Thoracic Surgeon

The George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates (MFA) is seeking a full-time faculty member with a focus on thoracic surgery, in the Division of Thoracic Surgery in the Department of Surgery. The MFA is an independent, non-profit clinical practice group affiliated with the George Washington University. This non-tenure track appointment will be made at a rank (Assistant/Associate Professor) commensurate with experience. 

Responsibilities include performing thoracic procedures, teaching residents and medical students, and participating in research.

This position is based at The George Washington University Hospital, a 385-bed tertiary referral center in Washington, D.C.  The thoracic surgery team is supported by a dedicated physician assistant and nurse navigator.

Minimum qualifications: Applicants must be board-eligible or board-certified in thoracic surgery and eligible for licensure in the District of Columbia and Maryland at the time of appointment. Applicants must have demonstrated excellence in teaching as evidenced by teaching evaluations. Demonstrated excellence in research is required, as evidenced by scholarly publications or works in progress. Applicants must have demonstrated skills in clinical care as evidenced by experience and fellowship training, with an ability to treat the entire spectrum of benign and malignant thoracic disorders (exclusive of transplantation) and have demonstrated minimally invasive skills as evidenced by training and experience. Applicant must have the willingness to work with surgical residents and medical students.

Application procedure: To be considered, please complete an online faculty application at https://www.gwu.jobs/postings/83380 and upload a curriculum vitae and cover letter that includes your skills and experiences as they relate to each of the basic qualifications. Review of applications will begin on July 6, 2021 and will continue until the position is filled. Only complete applications will be considered. Employment offers are contingent on the satisfactory outcome of a standard background screening.

The George Washington University and the George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates are Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers that do not unlawfully discriminate in any of their programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.