Description

DIVISION CHIEF

ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY

Department of Pathology

Texas Children's Hospital

The Department of Pathology at Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH) is seeking a M.D. (or D.O.) or M.D. /Ph.D. board-certified pathologist to lead its Division of Anatomic Pathology. Academic appointment will be at the level of Associate Professor or Professor (with candidacy for tenure) in the Department of Pathology & Immunology at Baylor College of Medicine.

Texas Children’s Hospital is the nation's largest children's hospital and is    consistently ranked among the best children's hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report (USNWR), holding the #1 position in Texas and being part of the USNWR's Honor Roll of Best Children's Hospitals. TCH is home to nationally top-ranked clinical programs, including pediatric cardiology and cardiovascular surgery (#1), nephrology (#1), pediatric pulmonary medicine (#2), neurology and neurosurgery (#2), urology (#2), neonatology (#3) and cancer (#4). The hospital has a premier pediatric solid organ transplantation program that is the largest of its kind in the USA.  Since 2012, the Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women has steadily grown as a leading center for maternal-fetal medicine, adolescent gynecology, and fetal medicine/fetal surgery. In addition, the recently announced first-of-its-kind pediatric cancer care joint venture between Texas Children’s Hospital and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center will unite the nation’s largest pediatric cancer center with the nation’s leading comprehensive cancer center.

Texas Children’s is searching for a physician leader to direct its highly regarded Anatomic Pathology Division comprised of pathologists, pathologists’ assistants, laboratory and administrative staff. The Department has launched digital pathology and is ready to expand this initiative for clinical practice. This individual should be well established in an AP subspecialty and have leadership experience in academic pathology. Subspecialties within the AP Division include pediatric pathology, cytopathology and neuropathology. AP services include surgical, cardiac, autopsy, gynecologic, placental/perinatal, renal, transplant and ultrastructural pathology.

Other Divisions within the Department of Pathology include Community Pathology, Discovery, Genomic Medicine, Laboratory Medicine, Pathology Informatics, and Transfusion Medicine & Coagulation.

Faculty members are expected to contribute to scholarly activities, as well as pathology resident and fellow education. Our suburban West, Woodlands, Austin and Texas Medical Center campuses offer exceptional opportunities for clinical collaboration and translational research activities.

Interested individuals must possess primary Board certification in either Anatomic Pathology (AP only) or Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Pathology (AP/CP) by the American Board of Pathology. Board-certification in Pediatric Pathology is highly desirable. Individuals must be eligible for an active, unrestricted Texas medical license.

Academic rank and salary will be commensurate with experience. Candidates should send a curriculum vitae and personal statement of professional goals to: Lola Lopez-Terrada, MD, PhD, Department of Pathology, Texas Children’s Hospital, 6621 Fannin Street, Suite AB1195, Houston TX 77030, dhterrad@texaschildrens.org.

Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, Equal Access Employer.