Summary

The Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine is seeking a clinician-educator or clinician-researcher faculty member with a focus on transplant infectious diseases to join our academic practice at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center at the Assistant, Associate or Professor level. The faculty member will provide both inpatient and outpatient clinical care in infectious diseases, especially for solid organ recipients. The transplant infectious diseases faculty are also responsible for developing and refining transplant protocols for the transplant program from the infectious diseases perspective and working with other transplant team members to meet CMS and UNOS benchmarks. The position includes engaging in scholarly activities and participating in the education mission by supervising and training medical students, residents, and fellows. Applicants with leadership or substantial clinical experience will have the opportunity to take a leadership role in the transplant infectious diseases program. Incoming academic rank will be based on previous academic and clinical experience.

Applicants must be board certified or board eligible in adult Infectious Diseases and possess or be eligible for a Texas Medical License. Applicants who have completed a transplant infectious diseases training program or who have at least 3 years relevant experience are preferred. Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without need for visa sponsorship.
 

This is an exciting opportunity to join a top medical and research institution. Baylor College of Medicine (www.bcm.edu) is recognized as one of the nation’s premier academic health science centers and is known for excellence in education, research, and healthcare and community service. Located in the heart of the world's largest medical center, the Texas Medical Center (https://www.tmc.edu/), BCM is affiliated with multiple educational, healthcare and research affiliates. Baylor College of Medicine is an intellectually exciting, collegial, and supportive environment with a NIH-funded Developmental Center for AIDS Research, a NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center, a NIH-funded Digestive Diseases Center, research expertise in phage therapy, >25 NIH-funded advanced technology core laboratories, robust graduate and post-doctoral programs and extensive opportunities for inter-departmental and inter-institutional collaboration. Houston offers excellent educational, cultural, sporting and recreational facilities. The region is one of the most culturally diverse in the country. Not a J-1 opportunity. Please send your curriculum vitae and cover letter to Dr. Thomas Giordano (tpg@bcm.edu) and Dr. Rizwan Sohail (msohail@bcm.edu) at Baylor College of Medicine.

Job Duties

1. Provide leadership for the transplant infectious diseases consult service at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center and the McNair Clinic
2. Provide infectious diseases clinical leadership for the transplant program at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center and the McNair Clinic including collaborating with the transplant team at listing meetings, protocol reviews, quality improvement activities, and other leadership tasks
3. Provide direct patient consultant care and outpatient care for pre- and post-transplant patients
4. Develop and refine transplant protocols for the transplant program from the infectious diseases perspective
5. Work with other transplant team members and as a team to meet CMS and UNOS benchmarks
6. Engage in scholarly products to include on average at least 2 publications per year
7. Participate in the education mission by supervising and training medical students, residents, clinical and research fellows, and other trainees

Minimum Qualifications

1. MD or equivalent
2. Board Certified or Board Eligible in Infectious Diseases
3. Completion of a transplant infectious diseases training program or at least 3 years relevant experience
4. Authorized to work in the US without need for Visa sponsorship