Faculty job openings

The Department of Pediatrics at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio is seeking a division chief for the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Hepatology. The department is actively recruiting pediatric gastroenterologists, hepatologists and mid-level providers to support a thriving clinical practice, and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to lead these recruitment efforts. Opportunity exists for a diverse clinical and academic practice including an active pediatric liver transplant program. Appointment will be at the rank of associate professor or professor depending on qualifications and experience. Qualified physician candidates must be board certified in pediatric gastroenterology and eligible for an unrestricted Texas medical license. Candidates must show demonstrated leadership and program development experience and must have a desire to develop a balanced division across all three missions, education, research and clinical care. The Department of Pediatrics is affiliated with CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital, a 200+ bed facility providing care to more than 150,000 children each year, and with University Hospital, providing trauma and transplant care to children. The UT Health Science Center at San Antonio is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer. All faculty appointments are designated as security sensitive positions. Candidates interested should submit letter of interest and curriculum vitae to Thomas C. Mayes, M.D., M.B.A., professor and chairman, Department of Pediatrics, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, MC 7807, San Antonio, Texas 78229-3900 or via email addressed to pedschair@uthscsa.edu.

The Department of Pediatrics at The UT Health Science Center at San Antonio has immediate openings for four key leadership positions. The department has recently created a Division of Inpatient Pediatrics and seeks a physician leader at the associate professor or professor rank to serve as the inaugural division chief. The Department currently has 7 hospitalists in the Divisions of Critical Care Medicine and General Pediatrics and these faculty members will be integrated into the new division. The successful candidate will have demonstrated strengths in inpatient hospital patient management and in creative educational programs at the undergraduate and graduate medical education levels. The department currently operates three general pediatric inpatient ward services at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children's Hospital, a 200+ bed facility providing care to more than 150,000 children each year, and one general pediatric inpatient ward service at University Hospital. A successful track record in clinical research is required and the chief will be responsible for developing clinical research initiatives within the division. Candidates must be board certified in general pediatrics, licensed to practice medicine in the state of Texas or be eligible to obtain an unrestricted Texas medical license.

The department is seeking a physician/scientist at the associate professor or professor rank, tenure-track, to serve as chief of the Division of Pulmonology. The successful candidate will join a division of five pediatric pulmonologists whose clinical activities focus on pediatric sleep medicine, cystic fibrosis, thoracic insufficiency syndrome and general pulmonary disorders. The division has emerging clinical research activities in several areas and the leader will be instrumental in facilitating the further development of clinical research and/or establishing a basic research portfolio for the division. Candidates must be board certified in pediatric pulmonology, licensed to practice medicine in the state of Texas or be eligible to obtain an unrestricted Texas medical license, and have demonstrated success in research activities, particularly federally-funded projects.

The department is also seeking a physician at the associate professor or professor rank, tenure-track, to serve as chief of the Division of Academic General Pediatrics (currently the Divisions of General Pediatrics and Community Pediatrics). The successful candidate will have a demonstrated track record of leadership in academic general pediatrics with an emphasis on clinical research and innovative teaching methods at both the undergraduate and graduate medical education levels. The successful candidate will join a faculty of motivated clinician/ educators and health services research faculty and will be instrumental in creating bridging opportunities to further expand on the clinical, educational, and research missions of the department. The Department of Pediatrics currently has 45 residents in its general pediatrics training program and the School of Medicine has over 200 students in each of its classes. Candidates must be board certified in general pediatrics, licensed to practice medicine in the state of Texas or be eligible to obtain an unrestricted Texas medical license. Additional training in clinical research, public health, or fellowship training in academic general pediatrics is desirable.

The department is seeking a doctorally prepared geneticist (M.D./Ph.D. or Ph.D., associate professor or professor, tenure-track position) to serve as chief of the Division of Genetics and Metabolic Disorders. The successful candidate will join a division of three clinical geneticists with expertise in dysmorphology and metabolic disease. The division also hosts six research faculty in nationally and internationally recognized programs such as the National Newborn Screening and Genetics Resource Center, directed by Dr. Bradford L. Therrell, and the Chromosome 18 Clinical Research Center, directed by Dr. Jannine Cody. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated track record in clinical and/or basic research and will be responsible for further developing the research portfolio for the division. Physician candidates must be board certified in genetics, licensed to practice medicine in the state of Texas or be eligible to obtain an unrestricted Texas medical license.

Candidates interested in the above positions should submit letter of interest and CV to Thomas C. Mayes, M.D., M.B.A., Professor and Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive MC 7802, San Antonio, Texas 78229 or via email addressed to pedschair@uthscsa.edu. All faculty appointments are designated as security sensitive positions. The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer.