Emory University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (Children’s) and are seeking a visionary and collaborative physician leader with a strong clinical and academic foundation to serve as Chief of one of the largest clinical Divisions of Pulmonology/Sleep medicine in the country and a robust and highly productive research program.
The Division Chief will serve as the primary clinical leader for pediatric pulmonology/sleep services at the Egleston/Arthur M. Blank, Scottish Rite campuses, providing strategic leadership and oversight for quality, safety, and clinical operations. This leader will be dedicated to the implementation of professional and clinical care standards, team-based care driven by evidence-based care guidelines and mutual accountability. As the leader of the Division, the Chief will be responsible for clinical program development, faculty recruitment, the advancement of research, scholarly activity, and educational excellence of faculty and trainees within the Division.
The Division chief will have oversight of a vibrant and productive research program that includes 13 PhD scientists in addition to physician scientists bringing in $15M in extramural funding over the last year. Research is inclusive of wet lab basic science, translational science, and clinical and outcomes research. Wet and dry lab space is assigned in the Emory Children’s Center Building, Children’s Center for Advanced Pediatrics, and Children’s hospitals.
The Division Chief is a visible, inspiring leader with a clinical and academic presence to foster credibility and to develop an appreciation for Pulmonary, Asthma, CF & Sleep physicians and MD and PhD researchers. This position requires an individual who has a passion for providing outstanding care, a desire to improve systems to maximize efficiency, the leadership to engage clinicians in team-based care while supporting research, education, and advocacy. This Division Chief will craft the long-term vision for the PACS Division in the Department of Pediatrics, and for the pulmonology/sleep medicine at Children’s, holding the team accountable.
Reporting Relationships
Reports to the Pediatrician in Chief, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Emory School of Medicine.
Direct Reports:
• Practice Director, Hospital
• Practice Director, Ambulatory
• Practice Director, Quality
• Director Technology, Dependence
• Pediatric Pulmonology/sleep Research Director
- Practice Director, CF
- Practice Director, Rare Lung Disease
- Practice Director, Ambulatory Sleep
- APP manager
- Clinical academic and non-academic faculty
- Research intensive MDs and PhDs.
The Division Chief must be comfortable operating in a highly matrixed environment to be an effective leader at Children’s/Emory.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
People:
- Communication: Maintain clear lines of communication with leadership, campus medical/surgical directors, program medical directors, and staff within the Division. Assure that system-level strategic and operational messages from executive and campus leadership at Children’s and Emory are directly transmitted to team members, and concerns or recommendations are communicated to senior leadership for closed loop feedback.
- Leadership: Leadership of people is a top priority. People leadership includes: overseeing recruitment, performance management, coaching and mentoring, addressing conflict, determining long term clinical workforce and staffing plans (including models of physician/APP staffing), ensuring development and competency of clinical staff, retention and engagement of faculty, and development of strong succession plans for the next generation of leaders. Establish governance mechanisms that ensure faculty participation in the academic affairs of the Division. Hold regular academic Division meetings to fully involve Division members in the organization and operation of the Division.
Strategic Leadership:
- Strategy: Define Division clinical vision and strategy in alignment with Children's strategic plan. Define what constitutes excellence for the Division, develop the strategy to achieve and sustain it. Define the plan for national recognition, including USNWR. Balance the missions of patient care, research, and teaching in leading the Division. Lead program development, identify optimal distribution of services, resources, and compliance for the Division. Provide leadership, vision, and management in accomplishing the mission and goals of the Department and School in education, research, and service.
- Partnership and Collaboration: Partner with administrative dyads at Children’s Physicians Group and Department of Pediatrics, drive alignment through relationships with employed and faculty physicians and partnerships with community physicians; collaborate with leaders and staff across the system to support Children's and Department of Pediatrics’ goals. Maintain strong partnership with Georgia Tech, and other relevant academic institutions.
Quality Clinical Care & Outcomes:
- Clinical Care Delivery: Develop and enforce clinical standards, protocols and procedures, ensure effective clinical operation (patient access, throughput and patient experience).
- Quality and Patient Safety: Develop quality plan for Division (in alignment with the system QPS strategy), review and finalize key quality and outcome metrics, prioritize, and participate in clinical practice guidelines/process improvement efforts/RCAs, monitor quality, and lead continuous quality improvement and learning.
- Patient Experience: Lead patient experience efforts for Division, monitor performance data and drive improvement in alignment with the system patient experience strategy prioritization, and routinely assess the needs for the respective Division.
- Practice Management: Lead comprehensive practice management including: managing call/coverage schedules, staffing plans, developing budgets, overseeing physician productivity/clinical FTE assignment, providing feedback on physician compensation, and overseeing coding/documentation.
Academic and Research Role:
- Research: Develop the direction and goals of the Division’s research program in collaboration with the Chief Research Officer and relevant research center director(s) to align with the Department of Pediatrics research strategy, guardrails, and priorities; manage and oversee Division’s research portfolio, including funding, sustainability of research, and staff; ensure responsible and compliant research.
- Teaching: Create, support, facilitate, and implement the educational programs of the Division, including medical student, resident, and fellow training; and for graduate and postdoctoral training as relevant, to satisfy or exceed national and accreditation standards; communicate key departmental, university, medical group, and hospital information to executive leadership and appropriately assign faculty to carry out the educational programs; evaluates the performance of faculty, students, and graduates ensuring that goals and professional standards are met or exceeded; serve as a mentor or facilitates mentoring opportunities for Division faculty members
- Faculty Affairs: Responsible for overseeing faculty development and promotions within the specialty.
Business Management & Administration:
- Finance: Accountability for Division financial performance, demonstrate stewardship of resources, accountable for the case for support to achieve fundraising targets, partner with administrative dyad to drive optimum financial performance and viability.
- Fundraising: Partners with Foundation in fundraising efforts. Participates in meetings with key donors and on donor calls.
Candidate Qualifications
The candidate will have the following credentials:
Education and Certification Summary
- Graduate of an accredited, four-year medical school
- Graduate of an accredited, post-graduate residency program
- Board certified in a relevant specialty and current, unrestricted license to practice medicine in the state of Georgia
- Current DEA registration
- Meets eligibility requirements for credentialing as part of the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta medical staff
Experience and Skills
- In addition to clinical experience, 5-10 years administrative or leadership experience as a Division Director, Associate or Medical Director role in a pediatric hospital or health care setting
- Experience building and maintaining partnerships between clinical and non-clinical stakeholders
- Experience building a successful Division, inclusive of all missions (clinical, research, and teaching)
- Experience in acquiring philanthropic and governmental program support is a plus
Department of Pediatrics Division of Pulmonary, Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis & Sleep Clinical Program
Children’s and Emory are recognized as national leaders in pediatric pulmonology/sleep medicine advancing clinical, research, education, and community service with the goal of top performance across all key mission areas. The incumbent pulmonology/sleep medicine leader will have the opportunity to drive a vision and to shape the growth of a program across two hospitals and the opening of the new state-of-the-art Arthur M. Blank Hospital. The hospital, anticipated to open in 2025, will have 446 beds including 24 TICU beds providing a full spectrum of advanced respiratory support, including invasive mechanical ventilation and non-invasive positive pressure ventilation and will be a full-service facility for pediatric inpatient medical care, providing a once in a career opportunity for this leader to transition to a new facility. Children’s Pulmonology/sleep is national recognized for asthma, cystic fibrosis, complex pulmonary diseases, and sleep disorders. With over 30 physicians, 16 APPs, and 6 pulmonology and 4 sleep fellows, in 2022, Children’s provided care to over 17,000 pulmonology patients and 700 bronchoscopies and 5000 sleep patients along with 4500 sleep interpretations across our system. The Children’s + Emory CF Care Center is one of the largest in the country following over 700 CF patients aged a few weeks to 80 years old.
Department of Pediatrics Division of Pulmonary, Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis & Sleep Research Program
The PACS Division includes a strong, collaborative research program that includes 13 PhD scientists in addition to several clinician scientists. All researchers are members of the Emory + Children’s Center for CF and Airways Disease Research which also includes scientists participating from across Emory and Georgia Tech. Research areas include airway/mucosal immunology and inflammation and the pathophysiology and microbiome of CF. Available to researchers is a CF Biospecimen Core. Over 90% of the CF patients followed at the Children’s + Emory Pediatric CF Care Center have consented to provide biologic samples to the core, providing a rich resource for basic and translational research. In addition, a cloud-based “Georgia CF Data Warehouse” is in development that will serve as a data repository for CF-related clinical and laboratory data available to researchers. The PACS research program is funded through 11 NIH awards in addition to awards from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, other federal sources and foundations, and many industry-funded clinical trials.
Pulmonary and Sleep Fellowship Programs
Our Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep fellowship programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and offer a two/three-year training program. The programs include training and experience in clinical, epidemiological, and quality research with mentorship both within and external to the Pulmonology/sleep Division. Fellows have opportunities to pursue research projects through established collaborations the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health, as well as through collaborations within the Divisions in the Department of Pediatrics and School of Medicine. The faculty educate residents from the Emory University pediatric residency program, the Morehouse School of Medicine pediatric residency program, and other residency training programs within the Atlanta metropolitan area.
For more information on Children’s please visit www.choa.org.
Procedure for Candidacy
Qualified candidates should complete the online application and upload a CV. Inquiries should be sent to Megan Smith, Department of Pediatrics, at Megan.Smith2@emory.edu.
Additional Information
The Emory + Children’s Pediatric Institute is an affiliation between Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta that is improving the lives of children in Georgia and beyond. The Pediatric Institute combines the unique strengths and resources of each institution in support of our three-part academic missions of providing outstanding clinical care, conducting innovative basic science discovery and clinical research, and coordinating exceptional education of the future healthcare workforce. Our physicians, researchers, and educators have created a model where leadership, commitment and quality are fundamental components of success. Together, we are transforming pediatrics by achieving new levels of clinical excellence—driven by research, teaching and wellness. We look forward to our future together.
Emory University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (Children’s) are seeking a visionary and collaborative physician leader with a strong clinical and academic foundation to serve as Chief of a top 10 US News and World Report division. The Division Chief of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition will serve as the primary clinical and academic leader for the division of 18 clinicians and clinician scientists, 2 clinical psychologists, and 5 PhD faculty scientists. As the leader of the Division, the Chief will be responsible for clinical program development, faculty recruitment, the advancement of research, scholarly activity, and educational excellence of faculty and trainees within the Division.
The division chief will oversee Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology services at the Egleston/Arthur M. Blank Hospital and the Children’s Center for Advances Pediatrics (outpatient), providing strategic leadership and oversight for quality, safety, and clinical operations. In addition, this leader will be responsible for system clinical oversight including quality and safety for Scottish Rite Hospital. This leader will be dedicated to the implementation of professional and clinical care standards, team-based care driven by evidence-based care guidelines and mutual accountability.
The Division chief will have oversight of a vibrant and productive research program bringing in >$6M in extramural funding over the last year. Research is inclusive of wet lab basic science, translational science, and clinical and outcomes research. Wet and dry lab space is assigned in the Emory Health Sciences Research Building and clinical research is carried out in Children’s facilities.
The Division Chief role is a visible, inspiring leader with a clinical and academic presence to foster credibility and to develop an appreciation for gastroenterology and hepatology operations, clinicians, and researchers. This position requires an individual who has a passion for providing outstanding care, a desire to improve systems to maximize efficiency, the leadership to engage clinicians in team-based care while supporting research, education, and advocacy. This Division Chief will craft the long-term vision for pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition medicine and research at Children’s and Emory while advancing the key mission areas to engage and inspire the faculty to reach these goals while holding the team accountable.
Reporting Relationships
Reports to Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Emory School of Medicine, who also holds the role of Pediatrician in Chief, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Direct Reports to the Division Chief:
- Medical Director of Hepatology
- Medical Director of Advanced Pancreatic Care Program
- Medical Director of Advanced Nutrition Care Program
- Medical Director of Endoscopy Services
- Medical Director of Advanced Endoscopy and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Medical Director of Improved Care Now (ICN); Egleston Campus
- Medical Director of Improved Care Now (ICN); Scottish Rite Campus
- Senior Clinical Director, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
- Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship Director/Associate Director
- Pediatric Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Director/Associate Director
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
People:
- Communication: Maintain clear lines of communication with leadership, campus medical/surgical directors, program medical directors, and staff within the Division. Assure that system-level strategic and operational messages from executive and campus leadership at Children’s and Emory are directly transmitted to team members, and concerns or recommendations are communicated to senior leadership for closed loop feedback.
- Leadership: Leadership of people is a top priority. People leadership includes: overseeing recruitment, performance management, coaching and mentoring, addressing conflict, determining long term clinical workforce and staffing plans (including models of physician/APP staffing), ensuring development and competency of clinical staff, retention and engagement of faculty, and development of strong succession plans for the next generation of leaders. Establish governance mechanisms that ensure faculty participation in the academic affairs of the Division. Hold regular academic Division meetings to fully involve Division members in the organization and operation of the Division.
Strategic Leadership:
Strategy: Define Division clinical vision and strategy in alignment with Children's strategic plan. Define what constitutes excellence for the Division, develop the strategy to achieve and sustain it. Define the plan for national recognition, including USNWR. Balance the missions of patient care, research, and teaching in leading the Division. Lead program development, identify optimal distribution of services, resources, and compliance for the Division. Provide leadership, vision, and management in accomplishing the mission and goals of the Department and School in education, research, and service.
- Partnership and Collaboration: Partner with administrative dyads at Children’s Physicians Group and Department of Pediatrics, drive alignment through relationships with employed and faculty physicians and partnerships with community physicians; collaborate with leaders and staff across the system to support Children's and Department of Pediatrics’ goals. Maintain strong partnership with Georgia Tech, and other relevant academic institutions.
Quality Clinical Care & Outcomes at Children’s:
- Clinical Care Delivery: Develop and enforce clinical standards, protocols and procedures, ensure effective clinical operation (patient access, throughput and patient experience).
- Quality and Patient Safety: Develop quality plan for Division (in alignment with the system QPS strategy), review and finalize key quality and outcome metrics, prioritize and participate in clinical practice guidelines/process improvement efforts/RCAs, monitor quality, and lead continuous quality improvement and learning.
- Patient Experience: Lead patient experience efforts for Division, monitor performance data and drive improvement in alignment with the system patient experience strategy prioritization, and routinely assess the needs for the respective Division.
- Practice Management: Lead comprehensive practice management including: managing call/coverage schedules, staffing plans, developing budgets, overseeing physician productivity/clinical FTE assignment, providing feedback on physician compensation, and overseeing coding/documentation.
Academic Role:
- Research: Develop the direction and goals of the Division’s research program in collaboration with the Chief Research Officer and relevant research center director(s) to align with the Department of Pediatrics research strategy, guardrails, and priorities; manage and oversee Division’s research portfolio, including funding, sustainability of research, and staff; ensure responsible and compliant research.
- Teaching: Create, support, facilitate, and implement the educational programs of the Division, including medical student, resident, and fellow training; and for graduate and postdoctoral training as relevant, to satisfy or exceed national and accreditation standards; communicate key departmental, university, medical group, and hospital information to executive leadership and appropriately assign faculty to carry out the educational programs; evaluates the performance of faculty, students, and graduates ensuring that goals and professional standards are met or exceeded; serve as a mentor or facilitates mentoring opportunities for Division faculty members
- Faculty Affairs: Responsible for overseeing faculty development and promotions within the specialty.
Business Management & Administration:
- Finance: Accountability for Division financial performance, demonstrate stewardship of resources, accountable for the case for support to achieve fundraising targets, partner with administrative dyads at Children’s and Department of Pediatrics to drive optimum financial performance and viability.
- Fundraising: Partners with Children’s Foundation in fundraising efforts. Participates in meetings with key donors and on donor calls.
Candidate Qualifications
The candidate will have the following credentials:
Education and Certification Summary
- Graduate of an accredited, four-year medical school
- Graduate of an accredited, post-graduate residency program
- Board certified in gastroenterology and current, unrestricted license to practice medicine in the state of Georgia
- Current DEA registration
- Meets eligibility requirements for credentialing as part of the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta medical staff
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Experience and Skills
- In addition to clinical experience, 5-10 years administrative or leadership experience as a Division Director, Associate or Medical Director role in a pediatric hospital or health care setting
- Experience building and maintaining partnerships between clinical and non-clinical stakeholders
- Experience building a successful Division, inclusive of all missions (clinical, research, and teaching)
- Experience in acquiring philanthropic and governmental program support is a plus
Children’s Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (GHN)
The Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition leader will have the opportunity to drive a vision and to shape the growth of a clinical program across two hospitals and the opening of the new state-of-the-art Arthur M. Blank Hospital. The hospital, anticipated to open in 2025, will have 446 beds and will be a full-service facility for pediatric inpatient medical care, providing a once in a career opportunity for this leader to transition to a new facility.
The Division of GHN is actively engaged in a wide variety of clinical/research programs including: aerodigestive, eosinophilic GI diseases, IBD, intestinal rehabilitation, weight/wellness, feeding, autism, fatty liver disease, cholestatic and genetic liver diseases, biliary atresia, endoscopy/advanced endoscopy, pancreatic disorders, and liver transplant. The division is ranked at #9 nationally according to US News and World Report.
The Division includes 18 clinical faculty, 2 Clinical Psychologists, and 5 research PhDs. Program strengths include hepatology and IBD and members are engaged in national consortiums including the following: ICN, ChiLDReN, PUSH, NASH CRN, SPLIT, RISK, PROTECT, CAPTURE and multiple industry-supported trials. The division performs 900+ endoscopies, 100+ ERCP’s, 13K+ outpatient visits and 6K+ inpatient encounters at the Egleston campus.
Research linked to the Division reside within 2 Centers: the Center for Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, & Nutrition Innovation (GENI) and the Children’s Center for Immunity and Applied Genomics (CIAG)
The Division is proud of an exceptional training program including an NIDDK-supported T32 Training Program, and a transplant hepatology fellow. Our Fellowship Training Program recently increased to 3 fellows per year and provides exceptional clinical and research opportunities.
For more information on Children’s please visit www.choa.org.
Procedure for Candidacy
Qualified candidates should complete the online application and upload a CV. Inquiries should be sent to Megan Smith, Department of Pediatrics, at Megan.Smith2@emory.edu .
Additional Information
The Emory + Children’s Pediatric Institute is an affiliation between Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta that is improving the lives of children in Georgia and beyond. The Pediatric Institute combines the unique strengths and resources of each institution in support of our three-part academic missions of providing outstanding clinical care, conducting innovative basic science discovery and clinical research, and coordinating exceptional education of the future healthcare workforce. Our physicians, researchers, and educators have created a model where leadership, commitment and quality are fundamental components of success. Together, we are transforming pediatrics by achieving new levels of clinical excellence—driven by research, teaching and wellness. We look forward to our future together.
Emory University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (Children’s) (Emory) are seeking a visionary and collaborative physician leader with a strong clinical and academic foundation to serve as Division Chief of Neurology in a program ranked by USNWR among the top 20 pediatric programs in the country.
The Division Chief will serve as the primary physician leader for pediatric neurology services at the Egleston/Arthur M. Blank, Scottish Rite, and Hughes Spalding campuses, providing strategic leadership and oversight for quality, safety, and clinical operations. This leader will be dedicated to the implementation of professional and clinical care standards, team-based care driven by evidence-based care guidelines and mutual accountability, and growth in research. As the leader of the Division, the Chief will be responsible for clinical program development, faculty recruitment, the advancement of research, scholarly activity, and educational excellence of faculty and trainees within the Division.
The Division Chief role is a visible, inspiring leader with a clinical and academic presence to foster credibility and to develop an appreciation for neurology operations, clinicians, and researchers. This position requires an individual who has a passion for providing outstanding care, a desire to improve systems to maximize efficiency, the leadership to engage clinicians in team-based care while supporting research, education, and advocacy. This Division Chief will craft the long-term vision for pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition medicine and research at Children’s and Emory while advancing the key mission areas to engage and inspire the faculty to reach these goals while holding the team accountable.
Reporting Relationships
Reports to the Pediatrician in Chief, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Emory School of Medicine.
Direct Reports:
• Medical Director of Epilepsy Program
• Medical Director of Neurodevelopment
- Medical Director of Neuromuscular
- Medical Director of Neurogenetic and Metabolic Disease
- Medical Director of Neurology Quality
- Practice Director of Neuropsychology
- Neurology Residency Program Director
- Neurology Epilepsy Fellowship Program Director
The Division Chief must be comfortable operating in a highly matrixed environment to be an effective leader at Children’s/Emory.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
People:
- Communication: Maintain clear lines of communication with leadership, campus medical/surgical directors, program medical directors, and staff within the Division. Assure that system-level strategic and operational messages from executive and campus leadership at Children’s and Emory are directly transmitted to team members, and concerns or recommendations are communicated to senior leadership for closed loop feedback.
- Leadership: Leadership of people is a top priority. People leadership includes: overseeing recruitment, performance management, coaching and mentoring, addressing conflict, determining long term clinical workforce and staffing plans (including models of physician/APP staffing), ensuring development and competency of clinical staff, retention and engagement of faculty, and development of strong succession plans for the next generation of leaders. Establish governance mechanisms that ensure faculty participation in the academic affairs of the Division. Hold regular academic Division meetings to fully involve Division members in the organization and operation of the Division.
Strategic Leadership:
- Strategy: Define Division clinical vision and strategy in alignment with Children's strategic plan. Define what constitutes excellence for the Division, develop the strategy to achieve and sustain it. Define the plan for national recognition, including USNWR. Balance the missions of patient care, research, and teaching in leading the Division. Lead program development, identify optimal distribution of services, resources, and compliance for the Division. Provide leadership, vision, and management in accomplishing the mission and goals of the Department and School in education, research, and service.
- Partnership and Collaboration: Partner with administrative dyads at Children’s Physicians Group and Department of Pediatrics, drive alignment through relationships with employed and faculty physicians and partnerships with community physicians; collaborate with leaders and staff across the system to support Children's and Department of Pediatrics’ goals. Maintain strong partnership with Georgia Tech, and other relevant academic institutions.
Quality Clinical Care & Outcomes:
- Clinical Care Delivery: Develop and enforce clinical standards, protocols and procedures, ensure effective clinical operation (patient access, throughput and patient experience).
- Quality and Patient Safety: Develop quality plan for Division (in alignment with the system QPS strategy), review and finalize key quality and outcome metrics, prioritize and participate in clinical practice guidelines/process improvement efforts/RCAs, monitor quality, and lead continuous quality improvement and learning.
- Patient Experience: Lead patient experience efforts for Division, monitor performance data and drive improvement in alignment with the system patient experience strategy prioritization, and routinely assess the needs for the respective Division.
- Practice Management: Lead comprehensive practice management including: managing call/coverage schedules, staffing plans, developing budgets, overseeing physician productivity/clinical FTE assignment, providing feedback on physician compensation, and overseeing coding/documentation.
Academic and Research Role:
- Research: Develop the direction and goals of the Division’s research program in collaboration with the Director of Children’s Center for Neurosciences Research (CCNR) to align with the system research strategy, guardrails, and priorities; manage and oversee Division’s research portfolio, including funding, and staff; ensure responsible and compliant research.
- Teaching: Create, support, facilitate, and implement the educational programs of the Division, including medical student, resident, and fellow training; and for graduate and postdoctoral training as relevant, to satisfy or exceed national and accreditation standards; communicate key departmental, university, medical group, and hospital information to executive leadership and appropriately assign faculty to carry out the educational programs; evaluates the performance of faculty, students, and graduates ensuring that goals and professional standards are met or exceeded; serve as a mentor or facilitates mentoring opportunities for Division faculty members
- Faculty Affairs: Responsible for overseeing faculty development and promotions within the specialty.
Business Management & Administration:
- Finance: Accountability for Division financial performance, demonstrate stewardship of resources, accountable for the case for support to achieve fundraising targets, partner with administrative dyad to drive optimum financial performance and viability.
- Fundraising: Partners with Foundation in fundraising efforts. Participates in meetings with key donors and on donor calls.
Candidate Qualifications
The candidate will have the following credentials:
- Graduate of an accredited, four-year medical school
- Graduate of an accredited, post-graduate residency program
- Board certified in a relevant specialty and current, unrestricted license to practice medicine in the state of Georgia
- Current DEA registration
- Meets eligibility requirements for credentialing as part of the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta medical staff
Experience and Skills
- In addition to clinical experience, 5-10 years administrative or leadership experience as a Division Director, Associate or Medical Director role in a pediatric hospital or health care setting
- Experience building and maintaining partnerships between clinical and non-clinical stakeholders
- Experience building a successful Division, inclusive of all missions (clinical, research, and teaching)
- Experience in acquiring philanthropic and governmental program support is a plus
Children’s Division of Pediatric Neurology
The Division of Pediatric Neurology within the Emory + Children’s Pediatric Institute (Emory University School of Medicine + Children's Healthcare of Atlanta) is expanding to meet the needs of the growing pediatric community. We are committed to giving children a bright future by providing the highest quality state-of-the-art clinical care and improving how we care for children through scientific research, as well as, training the next generation of leaders in pediatrics.
Emory Pediatric Neurology services are offered through Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, ranked as one of the best hospital systems for children in the United States by U.S. News & World Report. Our pediatric neurology team consists of 22 neurologists, soon to become 25 who are all faculty members in the Department of Pediatrics at the Emory School of Medicine and continuing to grow. The Pediatric Neurosciences Program at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is ranked 1st in the Southeast and 19th in the USA by USNWR and one of the largest in the country, handling more than 2,400 pediatric neurological inpatient cases and performing over 1,400 neurosurgeries each year.
Our team offers a comprehensive epilepsy center that is level 4 NAEC accredited, offering comprehensive acute, chronic and tertiary care for epilepsy patients. The center has an eight bed Epilepsy Monitoring Unit with 24/7 monitoring. We offer state-of-the-art epilepsy investigations and therapeutics including intracranial electroencephalography, laser ablation, intra and extra operative functional mapping and neuro stimulation with implantable devices. Our program also includes a Comprehensive Concussion Program, Developmental Neurology Program, Leukodystrophy Clinic, Neurogenetic/Metabolic Clinic, New Onset Seizure Clinic, Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Clinic, Complex Headache Program, Ketogenic Diet Program, Infantile Spasms Clinic, Intractable Epilepsy, Neonatal Neurology Clinic, Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Clinic, PNES Clinic and Stroke and Neurovascular Clinics.
The neurology faculty is involved with many clinical research studies ranging from clinical trials to basic and translational research. Faculty progress their career by collaborating with our adult neurology, Emory neurosciences program, Georgia Tech and the Marcus Autism Center. With the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) nearby, there are many opportunities for collaborations on national and international projects as well.
For more information on Children’s please visit www.choa.org.
Procedure for Candidacy
Qualified candidates should complete the online application and upload a CV. Inquiries should be sent to Megan Smith, Department of Pediatrics, at Megan.Smith2@emory.edu.
Additional Information
The Emory + Children’s Pediatric Institute is an affiliation between Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta that is improving the lives of children in Georgia and beyond. The Pediatric Institute combines the unique strengths and resources of each institution in support of our three-part academic missions of providing outstanding clinical care, conducting innovative basic science discovery and clinical research, and coordinating exceptional education of the future healthcare workforce. Our physicians, researchers, and educators have created a model where leadership, commitment and quality are fundamental components of success. Together, we are transforming pediatrics by achieving new levels of clinical excellence—driven by research, teaching and wellness. We look forward to our future together.
We are seeking a highly experienced and skilled physician to lead our nation's largest inpatient pediatric cardiology unit. As the director, you will be responsible for managing a diverse range of cardiac disease states, including acute and chronic conditions in pediatric patients. This will involve overseeing the care of medical patients with cardiovascular diseases, as well as pre-operative and post-operative pediatric cardiac surgical patients.
In addition to providing clinical care, you will play a vital role in establishing a strategic plan for our acute care unit. This will involve collaborating with other services, such as cardiac surgery, nursing, and respiratory therapy, to ensure the highest quality of care for our patients. We are looking for someone with a strong foundation in quality improvement and outcomes science, as this will be essential in driving continuous improvement in our unit.
As the director, you will also have the opportunity to mentor junior faculty and supervise a medical team of trainees, including pediatric residents and pediatric cardiology fellows. Your leadership skills will be crucial in guiding and developing these individuals, as well as advanced practice providers.
This position will require expertise in managing a high acuity non-intensive care unit, where you will be responsible for delivering various therapies, including vasoactive infusions, mechanical support, and noninvasive respiratory support. Experience with heated high flow nasal cannula initiation and titration is preferred.
Your responsibilities will encompass all aspects of patient care, from admission to ongoing diagnostic and therapeutic management, to discharging a wide spectrum of patients. You will need to have a deep understanding of the indications for specific testing modalities, as well as the ability to interpret and effectively communicate results to families and referring physicians.
As part of our larger team of hospital-based providers, you will collaborate closely with cardiac surgeons, cardiac intensivists, cardiac catheterization specialists, and cardiac imaging specialists. Your expertise and contribution will be instrumental in providing comprehensive care to our patients.
This position also includes inpatient consultative services, as well as an outpatient continuity clinic. You will have the opportunity to make a lasting impact on the lives of our patients, both within the hospital setting and in the community.
You will hold an appointment in the Department of Pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine, further enhancing your professional development and academic opportunities.
We are seeking a talented and dedicated physician who is passionate about pediatric cardiology and driven to deliver the highest standard of care. If you are ready to take on a leadership role in a dynamic and challenging environment, we invite you to apply for this position.
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Cardiology and the Heart Center at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, is seeking to hire a non-invasive imaging pediatric cardiologist to join our team of dedicated imaging physicians. The position requires expertise in all facets of echocardiography with particular emphasis on transthoracic and transesophageal imaging. All levels of experience are encouraged to apply. The candidate will join the division of pediatric cardiology of Emory University School of Medicine, with 57 faculty members led by Dr. William Mahle.
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is the largest pediatric referral center in the Southeast, with 550 pediatric beds, and 1,400 pediatric general and specialist healthcare providers. The pediatric cardiac program at Emory is one of the largest in the United States, performing over 800 cardiac surgeries each year. Emory has large pediatric residency and pediatric cardiology fellowship programs, with five categorical fellows per year in addition to advanced training programs in imaging, catheterization, electrophysiology, intensive care, and heart failure. Our cardiac program has been consistently ranked as a top program nationally in US News and World Report.
The cardiac program performs more than 40,000 transthoracic and 650 transesophageal echocardiograms annually. The fetal cardiac program has a broad referral base and performs more than 2,500 fetal echocardiograms per year. Echo research support is provided by the cardiac imaging research core (CIRC), which includes research coordinators and statistical support, as well as core lab facilities for both echo and MRI studies.
The candidate should have completed categorical fellowship as well as advanced imaging training and be BC/BE in pediatric cardiology. In addition to clinical and research duties, teaching responsibilities include the education of pediatric residents and fellows. Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Interested individuals should complete the online application and submit a curriculum vitae to:
Dr William L. Border, MD, MPH
Director of Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Professor of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
borderw@kidsheart.com
Job Description
The Orthopedics Department, Division of Sports Medicine at Emory University is recruiting a full-time, non-operative sports medicine physician to join the rapidly expanding Orthopedic and Sports Medicine service line. Candidates must have completed an ACGME Sports Medicine Fellowship and be board-eligible or certified in Sports Medicine. We will emphasize those candidates who are greater than 5 years out of their fellowship training with a specific clinical and research interest and/or training in Female Health/Woman’s Sports Medicine to help lead our Woman’s Sports Medicine Program but will consider all eligible applicants.
We seek motivated candidates to join a premier academic sports medicine program who would like to deliver highest level of clinical care, community-based programs, with a goal to be a leader regionally and/or nationally in respective fields of interest. The position will focus on the evaluation and management of non-operative musculoskeletal patient care, comprehensive management of the female athlete, with an emphasis on an active patient population. There will be support to develop innovative research and programmatic opportunities in Woman’s Sports Medicine, and other interest areas. High school coverage and community involvement will be required as well as the potential for collegiate and/or professional sports opportunities for this desirable position.
A commitment to high quality patient care as well as the teaching of medical students, residents, fellows, and other healthcare providers is required. There will be opportunities for advancement and academic leadership positions within the department. An interest in research is preferred. Strong clinical, administrative and interpersonal skills are necessary. Emory Sports Medicine practice locations expand across the Atlanta metro and surrounding areas, but the candidate will likely be focused in a premier suburb in a new state of the art facility in Johns Creek and within the recently developed state of the art facility in Atlanta.
Qualifications include completion of an ACGME – accredited residency in family medicine, internal medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation, emergency medicine, or pediatrics. Must be board certified/board eligible and have excellent clinical skills. Salary and level of appointment will be commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the applicant.
Applications, including a cover letter, an up-to-date curriculum vitae, and complete information for three references should be submitted.
Positions will remain open until filled. Emory University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action and Veteran employer.
Additional info:
Emory Orthopaedics & Spine Center offers the benefits that come with an academic health system: pioneering research, innovative treatments that are available years before others can offer them, the latest technology and a seamless link to other specialized care within the most comprehensive academic health system in Georgia. Emory Healthcare’s orthopedic and spine programs are ranked among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report and Becker’s Hospital Review.
Our physicians also provide orthopedic and sports medicine care for the Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Dream, Georgia Tech, Emory University, Oglethorpe University, Agnes Scott College, U.S. Soccer and Track & Field teams, as well as over 20 area high schools.
Join a practice of Pediatric Surgeons in one of the largest Children’s hospitals in the country, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. You would join the faculty of the Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Emory University. Our minimally invasive surgery program is one of the busiest in the country.
We are seeking an individual who would:
1.) Serve as an attending Pediatric Surgeon at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University Hospitals
2.) Participate in the clinical education, training, and development of medical students, residents, and fellows through various teaching activities, and
3.) Participate in unique and collaborative clinical research.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Board certified in Surgery -- Pediatric Surgery
• Assistant/Associate level position
• Must possess a valid unrestricted medical license to practice in the State of Georgia.
• Must possess a valid controlled Substance Registration Drug Enforcement Administration Certificate.
Additional Information:
Employment will be in the Emory + Children's Pediatric Institute. The Emory + Children’s Pediatric Institute is an affiliation between Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta that is improving the lives of children in Georgia and beyond. The Pediatric Institute combines the unique strengths and resources of each institution in support of our three-part academic missions of providing outstanding clinical care, conducting innovative basic science discovery and clinical research, and coordinating exceptional education of the future healthcare workforce. Our physicians, researchers, and educators have created a model where leadership, commitment and quality are fundamental components of success. Together, we are transforming pediatrics by achieving new levels of clinical excellence—driven by research, teaching and wellness. We look forward to our future together.
The Heart Center at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, is seeking to expand our Cardiac ICU faculty by adding two pediatric cardiac intensivists to join our team of 13 cardiac intensivists at the assistant or associate professor level. The candidate will join the division of Pediatric Cardiology of Emory University School of Medicine, with more than 50 faculty members led by Dr. William Mahle and Dr. Paul Chai.
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is the largest pediatric referral center in the Southeast, with 550 pediatric beds, and 1,400 pediatric general and specialist healthcare providers. The pediatric cardiac program at Emory is one of the largest in the United States, performing more than 800 cardiac surgeries each year.
The dedicated Cardiac ICU is a 32-bed unit with over 1000 annual admissions and is complemented by a cardiac step-down unit with an additional 35 beds. The Cardiac ICU will expand to 36 beds in September 2024 when we will be moving into a brand new facility, The Arthur M Blank Children’s Hospital. The division of pediatric cardiology provides cardiac care for the vast majority of the children in the state of Georgia, with a catchment population of approximately 10 million. The heart transplant program, one of the busiest in the nation, has performed over 350 pediatric heart transplants to date, and is an important component of the ICU that includes a busy heart failure and VAD service.
The cardiac research enterprise includes clinical research, a cardiac outcomes center, and basic science research. Pediatric cardiac device development and use of innovative technologies occurs through our research partnership with Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University.
Candidates should have completed training and be BC/BE in pediatric cardiology, or pediatric critical care with additional training completed in pediatric cardiac intensive care, or dual Cardiology/Critical Care training. Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications. Teaching responsibilities include the education of residents, fellows, and advanced care practitioners.
Interested individuals should complete the online application and contact:
William Mahle, MD
Marcus Professor of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
Co-director – Cardiac Service Line; Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta mahlew@kidsheart.com
Kevin Maher, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
Director, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit; Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta maherk@kidsheart.com
The Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and the Emory University Department of Pediatrics invites interested applicants for the Aflac Solid Tumor Researcher position. The Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center provides a rich and collaborative environment for basic, clinical, and translational research and boasts a diverse faculty. Ideal candidates will have a strong record of scientific accomplishments and proven success in obtaining extramural funding to conduct independent research within a defined investigation area related to the development and/or treatment of pediatric solid tumors. In addition, the Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center has close affiliations with research investigators within the Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, and the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a willingness to collaborate across departmental or center boundaries is essential.
About the Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center
The successful candidate will join one of the country's most robust pediatric hematology/oncology programs.
- The Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center has 115 faculty and 35 Advance Practice Providers (APPs), conducting basic, translational, and clinical research related to pediatric oncology and hematology disorders, with expertise in leukemias, lymphomas, brain tumors, neuroblastoma, sarcomas, rare tumors, renal tumors, CAR T-cell therapies, hemoglobinopathies and hemophilia.
- More than 7,000 children with cancer and blood disorders are treated annually at the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
- The Aflac pediatric oncology program sees ~500 new cancer diagnoses each year. This includes ~150 new solid tumors, ~50 of which are sarcomas. Aflac is the pediatric component of the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.
- The Aflac pediatric hematology program is one of the largest in the country (including >2,000 active patients with sickle cell disease, and 600 with bleeding or clotting disorders)
- The Aflac blood and marrow transplantation program performs ~80 transplants each year, and is one of the leaders in curative therapies for hemoglobinopathies.
- In 2021, the Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center was ranked No. 6 in the nation for Pediatric Cancer by US News and World Report
- In 2020, Aflac faculty generated $21.5M in extramural funding, including more than $12.3M from the NIH
- The Aflac fellowship program accepts 6 fellows each year for intensive clinical and research training in pediatric hematology/oncology. We are one of the few pediatric programs with an NIH-funded T32 training grant in non-malignant hematology
- The Aflac Developmental Therapeutics Program offers a wide portfolio of clinical trials from cooperative groups, industry partners, and investigator-initiated studies, and has a larger referral base in the southeastern United States. Aflac is a member of the COG Pediatric Early Phase Clinical Trials Network (PEP-CTN), NANT, TACL, and PBTC.
- The MIBG and Relapsed Neuroblastoma Program is the largest in the southeast and has treated ~100 patients with therapeutic MIBG since its inception in 2013.
- Aflac is a leading contributor to the Children's Oncology Group, having been #1 in therapeutic trial enrollments for the past 2 years and annually in the top 4.
This position will allow a wealth of opportunities for research collaborations within the Department of Pediatrics, with Emory's NCI-designated cancer center (Winship Cancer Institute), as well as with Emory basic science departments, the Rollins School of Public Health, the American Cancer Society (located in Atlanta), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Georgia Institute of Technology.
Successful candidates will have:
- MD and/or PhD degree
- A strong record of scholarship and appropriate funding as an independent investigator, and will be expected to work in a collaborative fashion conducting nationally recognized research in pediatric oncology
- A history of academic excellence/achievement
- A strong interest in the mentorship of trainees and junior faculty to support growth in research and scholarship
- A history of service or leadership in a hematology-oncology program
Salary will be commensurate with experience and accomplishments. The primary focus of this position will be an emphasis on innovative research administrative duties. (100% effort).
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University have worked together since 1956, facilitating leading-edge pediatric research, training, and innovation. Together, our partnership advances research and facilitates evidence-based quality care for children. In 2020, the Emory Department of Pediatrics was the #1 ranked pediatric department in National Institutes of Health research funding.
To apply
Applicants interested in this position should complete the online application and send a curriculum vitae, a summary of research accomplishments, a description of future independent research plans, and three letters of reference to:
Kelly Goldsmith, MD
Director Neuroblastoma/MIBG Therapy Program
Co-Lead, Discovery and Developmental Therapeutics Research Program, Winship Cancer Institute
Professor of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
The Department of Radiation Oncology of the Emory University School of Medicine is recruiting for two physicians at the Instructor, Assistant, Associate or Professor level for positions at our large new Winship Tower recently opened in Midtown Atlanta to deliver multidisciplinary oncology care. Candidates for the position should have completed an accredited residency and be Board Certified or in the process of becoming Board Certified in Radiation Oncology through the American Board of Radiology. Candidates should ideally have a strong interest in research, including clinical trials, health services/outcomes/policy research, translational biology, or physics research. A commitment to residency education, the multi-disciplinary care of cancer patients, and quality and equity of care delivery are essential. These positions are tenure eligible. One position will focus primarily on a service delivering care for breast cancer and the other on a service delivering care for genitourinary/prostate cancer, including brachytherapy.
The Department of Radiation Oncology has a tripartite mission of providing outstanding patient and family-centered medical care, educating the next generation of cancer caregivers and researchers, and executing paradigm-defining cancer research. The department is growing in all three areas with over 60 faculty distributed among Divisions of Clinical Affairs, Cancer Biology and Medical Physics. Faculty members are nationally recognized for subspecialty care in areas including pediatric oncology, brain tumors, head and neck cancer, lymphoma, breast, genitourinary, and lung cancer. The department operates seven sites of care in the Atlanta area, including the Emory Proton Therapy center and Winship at Emory Midtown. These positions are optimal opportunities to lead in the development of multidisciplinary care with tremendous resources and opportunities to elevate the quality of care in a major metropolitan area.
Winship Cancer Institute is the only National Cancer Institute–Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in Georgia. The Winship Cancer Institute coordinates subspecialties of cancer diagnostic imaging, care, and research throughout the university. To learn more about Winship research, outreach, clinical trials, and faculty and staff, visit www.winshipcancer.emory.edu.
The School of Medicine, in addition to cancer research and care, is nationally recognized in areas of infectious disease, neurosciences, heart disease, transplantation, orthopedics, pediatrics, renal disease, ophthalmology, and geriatrics. Winship has over 500 faculty, who received $85 million in total research funding reported in CY 2021. Atlanta is home to two other large research universities, many other schools and colleges, vigorous technology and biomedical sectors, together with extensive parks and green space.
The successful applicant will show a history of academic scholarship and achievement as well as a strong clinical background.
Emory University is a leading research university that fosters excellence and attracts world-class talent to innovate today and prepare leaders for the future. We welcome candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of our academic community.
The Emory University School of Medicine/Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition is seeking exceptional physicians for full-time faculty positions at the Assistant, Associate or Full Professor level.
With planning for a new 430+ bed hospital to open in September 2024 we are seeking to expand our team. Children’s is in the midst of building a state-of-the-art 1.5 million-square foot Arthur M. Blank Hospital slated to open next fall. This will enable a single campus in the heart of Atlanta for outpatient and inpatient specialty care, endoscopy, liver transplant, and research coordination.
We are seeking applicants with experience and interests in:
- General Gastroenterology
- Intestinal Rehabilitation, Multi-Visceral Transplant and Nutrition
- Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders
The position includes both inpatient and outpatient care, as well as teaching colleagues, fellows, residents, and medical students. The Division is actively engaged in a wide variety of clinical/research programs including: aerodigestive, eosinophilic GI diseases, IBD, intestinal rehabilitation, weight/wellness, feeding, autism, fatty liver disease, cholestatic and genetic liver diseases, biliary atresia, endoscopy/advanced endoscopy, pancreatic disorders, and liver transplant.
The Division includes 18 clinical faculty, 2 Clinical Psychologists, and 6 research PhDs. Program strengths include hepatology and IBD and members are engaged in national consortiums including the following: ICN, ChiLDReN, PUSH, NASH CRN, SPLIT, RISK, PROTECT, CAPTURE and multiple industry-supported trials.
Research linked to the Division reside within 2 Centers: the Center for Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, & Nutrition Innovation (GENI) and the Children’s Center for Immunity and Applied Genomics (CIAG)
The Division is proud of an exceptional training program including an NIDDK-supported T32 Training Program, and a transplant hepatology fellow. Our Fellowship Training Program recently increased to 3 fellows per year and provides exceptional clinical and research opportunities.
Please visit our websites for more information
- Department of Pediatrics.
- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition. https://med.emory.edu/departments/pediatrics/divisions/gi/index.html
- Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Gastroenterology https://www.choa.org/medical-services/gastroenterology
Additional Information:
Employment will be in the Emory + Children's Pediatric Institute. The Emory + Children’s Pediatric Institute is an affiliation between Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta that is improving the lives of children in Georgia and beyond. The Pediatric Institute combines the unique strengths and resources of each institution in support of our three-part academic missions of providing outstanding clinical care, conducting innovative basic science discovery and clinical research, and coordinating exceptional education of the future healthcare workforce.
The Emory University Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta are recruiting a part-time, board certified or board eligible pediatric radiologist to join our large pediatric radiology division. This Pediatric radiologist will provide overnight coverage for 4-5 hours / shift at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. The position will partner with a team of four overnight radiologists who rotate working 10:00pm-8:00am. Studies covered overnight include radiographs, ultrasound, and emergent body studies. No neuroradiology CT/MRI expertise needed.
Qualifications:
• Qualified applicants must be American Board of Radiology (ABR) certified or Board-eligible. Candidates must have completed an ACGME-accredited fellowship in Pediatric Radiology or be Subspecialty-certified in Pediatric Radiology by the ABR.
• All candidates will have to obtain Subspecialty-certification in Pediatric Radiology, if not already certified.
• Faculty rank at Emory University will be commensurate with experience.
• This is a part-time position.
Highlights:
• Children’s is one of the largest pediatric clinical care providers in the country.
• To respond to the growing demands for access to our specialized pediatric care, Children’s is building a new pediatric medical campus that is scheduled to open in September 2024.
• Children’s has continually been named one of the best, ranking as one of the nation’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” by U.S. News & World Report and one of the “100 Best Places to Work” by Fortune magazine.
• The Emory University Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences is one of the preeminent academic radiology departments in the country.
About Atlanta:
Atlanta, one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the country, offers a full spectrum of cultural opportunities. Within the city, one can find top-ranked museums, major league sports teams, a vibrant restaurant scene, and a large airport allowing direct flights in the US and around the world. With a lower cost of living and a higher average salary than most other major cities, Atlanta is a great place to work, live, and raise a family.
Additional Details:
Employment will be in the Emory + Children's Pediatric Institute with a faculty appointment with the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences at Emory University. The Emory + Children’s Pediatric Institute is an affiliation between Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta that is improving the lives of children in Georgia and beyond. The Pediatric Institute combines the unique strengths and resources of each institution in support of our three-part academic missions of providing outstanding clinical care, conducting innovative basic science discovery and clinical research, and coordinating exceptional education of the future healthcare workforce. Our physicians, researchers, and educators have created a model where leadership, commitment and quality are fundamental components of success. Together, we are transforming pediatrics by achieving new levels of clinical excellence—driven by research, teaching and wellness. We look forward to our future together.
We are seeking an Academic Neurosurgeon specializing in complex spine to serve as an attending faculty neurosurgeon in the Emory affiliated hospital system. The primary clinical responsibilities will be at Emory John’s Creek Hospital but may also be responsible for patients at other hospitals as needed. Will be involved in the clinical education, training and development of neurological surgery residents, fellows and medical students through clinical rotation activities, department grand rounds and campus based conferences.
We are seeking a fellowship-trained Academic Neurosurgeon specializing in functional and epilepsy surgery to serve as an attending faculty neurosurgeon in the Emory affiliated hospital system. The primary clinical responsibilities will be at Emory University but may also be responsible for patients at other hospitals as needed. Will be involved in the clinical education, training and development of neurological surgery residents, fellows and medical students through clinical rotation activities, department grand rounds and campus based conferences.
The Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences at the Emory University School of Medicine is seeking a Board Eligible/Certified full-time faculty pediatric interventional radiologist for its Pediatric Radiology Division.
Qualified applicants should have interventional radiology training and prior clinical experience appropriate for our dynamic and growing practice.
Faculty rank will be commensurate with experience.
Full/Part Time
This position involves:
Working with radiactive materials or devices.
The Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences is comprised of a large multi-specialty collaborative faculty, and is one of the preeminent academic radiology departments in the nation. Emory Healthcare is a high-quality care provider in the Southeast. The Division of Pediatric Radiology currently provides interventional radiology staffing for the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta system, one of the largest pediatric health systems in the country. The pediatric interventional radiology group covers greater than 600 pediatric hospital beds and provides daily clinical services at both Egleston and Scottish Rite Hospitals.
State-of-the-art clinical equipment and extensive research facilities and collaborations are present across the enterprise. Atlanta is a highly desirable, growing metropolitan area with many attractions and an optimal climate.
Children’s is dreaming bigger to create healing spaces for the children of metro Atlanta, Georgia and the Southeast. The new Arthur M. Blank Hospital (opening in 2024) will consist of 19 stories and more than 1.5 million square feet of hospital space. This expansion includes the addition of four new interventional radiology suites. We are building capacity to provide specialty care in a high-tech environment dedicated to clinical research, training and innovation. For more information on the Arthur M. Blank Hospital, please go to choa.org/shapingtomorrow
Additional Information:
Employment will be in the Emory + Children's Pediatric Institute with a faculty appointment with the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences at Emory University. The Emory + Children’s Pediatric Institute is an affiliation between Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta that is improving the lives of children in Georgia and beyond. The Pediatric Institute combines the unique strengths and resources of each institution in support of our three-part academic missions of providing outstanding clinical care, conducting innovative basic science discovery and clinical research, and coordinating exceptional education of the future healthcare workforce. Our physicians, researchers, and educators have created a model where leadership, commitment and quality are fundamental components of success. Together, we are transforming pediatrics by achieving new levels of clinical excellence—driven by research, teaching and wellness. We look forward to our future together.
The Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology of Emory University School of Medicine and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta are seeking pediatric trained anesthesiologists to join our general anesthesiology staff at Children’s, the leading pediatric care provider in the state of Georgia. Our group practices at Children's Egleston campus providing anesthesia care for children undergoing surgical procedures of all types as well as care for children undergoing diagnostic and interventional procedures outside of the OR environment. We also provide the anesthesia services one of Children's ambulatory surgical centers. Care is provided with an anesthesia team model that includes pediatric anesthesiology fellows, anesthesiology residents, and anesthetists.
Teaching and research activities are important components of our mission and the ideal candidate will bring skills and experiences that can enhance these areas of our Division. Our program includes an ACGME accredited pediatric anesthesiology fellowship. Research and teaching activities are cultivated through strong relationships and affiliations with the other departments within the Emory School of Medicine, the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory, Georgia Institute of Technology and the Centers for Disease Control. This position includes an academic appointment with Emory University School of Medicine with rank commensurate with experience. Board certification or eligibility in Pediatric Anesthesiology is required.
Children’s is the largest pediatric healthcare system in Georgia and one of the largest in the country. We are in the process of a significant building program that will enhance our capacity to care for children in Georgia and the surrounding states. Children’s is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top pediatric hospital and consistently has been listed as one of Fortune magazine’s 100 best places to work.
Interested candidates should apply online and submit a curriculum vitae.
Additional Information:
Employment will be through the Emory + Children's Pediatric Institute. The Emory + Children’s Pediatric Institute is an affiliation between Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta that is improving the lives of children in Georgia and beyond. The Pediatric Institute combines the unique strengths and resources of each institution in support of our three-part academic missions of providing outstanding clinical care, conducting innovative basic science discovery and clinical research, and coordinating exceptional education of the future healthcare workforce. Our physicians, researchers, and educators have created a model where leadership, commitment and quality are fundamental components of success. Together, we are transforming pediatrics by achieving new levels of clinical excellence—driven by research, teaching and wellness. We look forward to our future together.
The Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and the Emory University Department of Pediatrics invites interested applicants for the position of Aflac Neuro-Oncology Researcher. The Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center provides a rich and collaborative environment for basic, clinical, and translational research and boasts a diverse faculty. Ideal candidates will have a strong record of scientific accomplishments and proven success in obtaining extramural funding to conduct independent research within a defined investigation area related to the development and/or treatment of pediatric solid tumors. In addition, the Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center has close affiliations with research investigators within the Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, and the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a willingness to collaborate across departmental or center boundaries is essential.
About the Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center
The successful candidate will join one of the country's most robust pediatric hematology/oncology programs.
• The Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center has 115 faculty and 35 Advance Practice Providers (APPs), conducting basic, translational, and clinical research related to pediatric oncology and hematology disorders, with expertise in leukemias, lymphomas, brain tumors, neuroblastoma, sarcomas, rare tumors, renal tumors, CAR T-cell therapies, hemoglobinopathies and hemophilia.
• More than 7,000 children with cancer and blood disorders are treated annually at the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
• The Aflac pediatric oncology program sees ~500 new cancer diagnoses each year. This includes ~150 new solid tumors, ~50 of which are sarcomas. Aflac is the pediatric component of the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.
• The Aflac pediatric hematology program is one of the largest in the country (including >2,000 active patients with sickle cell disease, and 600 with bleeding or clotting disorders)
• The Aflac blood and marrow transplantation program performs ~80 transplants each year, and is one of the leaders in curative therapies for hemoglobinopathies.
• In 2021, the Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center was ranked No. 6 in the nation for Pediatric Cancer by US News and World Report
• In 2020, Aflac faculty generated $21.5M in extramural funding, including more than $12.3M from the NIH
• The Aflac fellowship program accepts 6 fellows each year for intensive clinical and research training in pediatric hematology/oncology. We are one of the few pediatric programs with an NIH-funded T32 training grant in non-malignant hematology
• The Aflac Developmental Therapeutics Program offers a wide portfolio of clinical trials from cooperative groups, industry partners, and investigator-initiated studies, and has a larger referral base in the southeastern United States. Aflac is a member of the COG Pediatric Early Phase Clinical Trials Network (PEP-CTN), NANT, TACL, and PBTC.
• The MIBG and Relapsed Neuroblastoma Program is the largest in the southeast and has treated ~100 patients with therapeutic MIBG since its inception in 2013.
• Aflac is a leading contributor to the Children's Oncology Group, having been #1 in therapeutic trial enrollments for the past 2 years and annually in the top 4.
This position will allow a wealth of opportunities for research collaborations within the Department of Pediatrics, with Emory's NCI-designated cancer center (Winship Cancer Institute), as well as with Emory basic science departments, the Rollins School of Public Health, the American Cancer Society (located in Atlanta), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Georgia Institute of Technology.
Successful candidates will have:
• MD and/or PhD degree
• A strong record of scholarship and appropriate funding as an independent investigator, and will be expected to work in a collaborative fashion conducting nationally recognized research in pediatric oncology
• A history of academic excellence/achievement
• A strong interest in mentorship of trainees and junior faculty to support growth in research and scholarship
• A history of service or leadership in a hematology-oncology program
• Develop the SCD database and EPIC registry capabilities
• Support design and analysis of clinical, translational, and basic science hematology projects
• Pursue independent research projects, including the impact of cell based therapy on red cell rheology in SCD, and the effects of vitamin D supplementation on HbF levels and clinical outcomes in SCD.
Salary will be commensurate with experience and accomplishments. The primary focus of this position will be an emphasis on innovative research administrative duties. (100% effort).
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University have worked together since 1956, facilitating leading-edge pediatric research, training, and innovation. Together, our partnership advances research and facilitates evidence-based quality care for children. In 2020, the Emory Department of Pediatrics was the #1 ranked pediatric department in National Institutes of Health research funding.
To apply
Applicants interested in this position complete the online application and upload a curriculum vitae, a summary of research accomplishments, a description of future independent research plans, and three letters of reference to:
Vivien Sheehan, MD, PhD
Director of Translational SCD Research
The Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine
2015 Uppergate Dr Rm 422
Atlanta, GA 30322
404 727 7100 office
901 833 5435 cell
The Department of Pediatrics at Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta are seeking an outstanding physician to join the Division of Rheumatology.
The candidate will join our group of six pediatric rheumatologists, and one basic science faculty. The Division has a fully funded 3-year ACGME accredited Pediatric Rheumatology fellowship.
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is a top ranked children’s hospital with state-of-the art clinical and research facilities and excellent subspecialty staffing. It provides the majority pediatric tertiary care for metro Atlanta and North Georgia. At Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, more than 460 Emory University School of Medicine faculty cover more than 22 specialties.
Our division has active research endeavors in the genetics and epidemiology of JIA, Uveitis, SLE and JDM, and in outcome measures in childhood uveitis, as well as basic science research in immunology and cytokine biology. We have a musculoskeletal ultrasound program. We actively participate in CARRA. Emory has a dynamic adult rheumatology faculty with whom we share a very collaborative relationship including weekly rheumatology grand rounds. The adult rheumatology program also has strong research programs in B cell biology and clinical, basic and translational research in SLE.
Atlanta is a diverse city with everything from professional sports teams, entertainment, shopping, and recreational options. With its vibrant neighborhoods, Atlanta is a great place to work, live and raise a family. The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport provides ready global access.
The candidate must be board certified or eligible in pediatric rheumatology and qualify for licensure in Georgia. This position will be at the Assistant Professor level and will offer opportunities primarily in the areas of clinical service and teaching. Responsibilities primarily include patient care and teaching and participate in clinical and translational research activities in the division.
Compensation for this position will be commensurate with experience.
Interested candidates should complete the online application and upload a CV.
Additional Information:
Employment will be in the Emory + Children's Pediatric Institute. The Emory + Children’s Pediatric Institute is an affiliation between Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta that is improving the lives of children in Georgia and beyond. The Pediatric Institute combines the unique strengths and resources of each institution in support of our three-part academic missions of providing outstanding clinical care, conducting innovative basic science discovery and clinical research, and coordinating exceptional education of the future healthcare workforce.
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta in partnership with the Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics at Emory University are looking for a Pediatric Neurologist with special expertise in epilepsy/neurophysiology to join an academic/clinical team at an Assistant/Associate Professor level. The successful candidate will become an active member of the pediatric neurology clinical care team; contributing to the area of Epilepsy and neurophysiology and developing expertise as a clinical researcher. Epileptologists participate in the teaching of Neurology Residents and Epilepsy Fellows as well as staffing a 12 bed Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, Fast Access Neurology clinics and reading LTVM/EEG studies. Children’s has several epilepsy sub specialty clinical programs in Ketogenic diet, genetic epilepsy, Infantile Spasms/epileptic encephalopathy, psychogenic non epileptic events (PNEE) and Epilepsy Surgery. The successful candidate can be part of the any existing programs or can develop his/her own niche.
The Pediatric Neurosciences Program is part of the Brain Health Center at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and ranked 1st in the Southeast and 12th in the USA by U.S. News & World Report. It is one of the largest programs in the country, handling more than 2,400 pediatric neurological inpatient cases and performing over 1,400 neurosurgeries each year.
Children’s is the largest pediatric healthcare system in Georgia and one of the largest in the country, serving nearly 400,000 unique patients each year with 638 licensed beds. Children's has state-of-the-art facilities and technology, an electronic medical record, voice recognition software and access to more than 60 pediatric sub-specialties. As one of the top Children’s hospital in the nation, Children’s has been listed as one of Fortune magazine’s 100 best places to work for 13 consecutive years.
Emory's Department of Pediatrics is ranked number 3 in research funding by the National Institutes of Health. For interested candidates, there are lots of research opportunities available with Emory neurosciences, Georgia Tech, adult neurology and CDC. Working together, the Emory+Children’s Pediatric Institute supports the ongoing professional and leadership development of physicians while maintaining a healthy balance between academics and clinical work and rewarding excellence and productivity in both.
Emory + Children’s offers a competitive salary and an unmatched benefits program. The Department offers a courtesy scholarship, in addition to a faculty development and mentoring program designed to help faculty succeed in clinical programs, translational or basic research and to thrive as educators.
Interested individuals should apply online and upload a curriculum vitae.
Additional Information
Employment will be in the Emory + Children's Pediatric Institute. The Emory + Children’s Pediatric Institute is an affiliation between Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta that is improving the lives of children in Georgia and beyond. The Pediatric Institute combines the unique strengths and resources of each institution in support of our three-part academic missions of providing outstanding clinical care, conducting innovative basic science discovery and clinical research, and coordinating exceptional education of the future healthcare workforce. Our physicians, researchers, and educators have created a model where leadership, commitment and quality are fundamental components of success. Together, we are transforming pediatrics by achieving new levels of clinical excellence—driven by research, teaching and wellness. We look forward to our future together.
The Division of Pediatric Neurology at Emory University Department of Pediatrics and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta are seeking a Generalist in Neurology with interests in clinical services through Emory's pediatric faculty practice plan in the School of Medicine, the largest pediatric multispecialty practice in Georgia. We are expanding to meet the needs of the growing pediatric community. We are committed to giving children a bright future by providing the highest quality state-of-the-art clinical care and improving how we care for children through scientific research, as well as, training the next generation of leaders in pediatrics.
Our Pediatric Neurology Division
Our pediatric neurology team consists of 22 neurologists, soon to become 25 who are all faculty members in the Department of Pediatrics at the Emory School of Medicine, and we are looking to expand our division even further.
Emory Pediatric Neurology services are offered in collaboration with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, ranked as one of the best hospitals for children in the United States by U.S. News & World Report. The Pediatric Neurosciences Program at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is ranked 12th in the USA by USNWR and one of the largest in the country, handling more than 2,400 pediatric neurological inpatient cases and performing over 1,400 neurosurgeries each year.
The neurology faculty is involved with many clinical research studies ranging from clinical trials to basic and translational research. Faculty progress their career by collaborating with our adult neurology, Emory neurosciences program, Georgia Tech and Marcus autism center. With the Center for Disease Control and Prevention nearby, there are many opportunities for collaborations on national and international projects as well.
Certification Summary
-Board Eligible/Board certified
-Licensed to practice medicine in the state of Georgia
-Current DEA registration
-BLS certification is required. PALS certification
-Preferred Qualifications
-Experience in respective clinical area
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
-Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with patients and families and as a team member
-Meets eligibility requirements for credentialing as part of the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Professional Staff
-Demonstrates the following skills in accomplishing job duties and responsibilities:
-Personal organization and time management
-Human relations and teamwork
-Personal adaptability
-Personal motivation
-Listening
Responsibilities
-Provides patient care within the respective clinical area which complies with the Professional Staff Bylaws, rules and regulations and Children’s policies and procedures.
-Participates in and incorporates Quality Improvement and research findings into practice.
-Provides and/or serves as a resource for patient/family and staff education.
-Provides an authenticated report of all physician services rendered and maintains accurate and complete records in an acceptable manner.
-Completes necessary documentation and ensures communication to facilitate patent care and appropriate reimbursement.
-Participates in meetings/activities as required to support operations of the clinical area.
-Participates in activities that enhance professional development, complete and maintain certification in BLS, PALS, or NALS (by 12/31/01) and maintains any additional specialty training/certifications as required by the area assigned.
-Performs other responsibilities as required.
System Responsibilities
Safety: Practices proper safety techniques in accordance with hospital and departmental policies and procedures. Responsible for the reporting of employee/patient/visitor injuries or accidents, or other safety issues to the supervisor and in the occurrence notification system.
Compliance: Monitors and ensures compliance with all regulatory requirements, organizational standards, and policies and procedures related to area of responsibility. Identifies potential risk areas within area of responsibility and supports problem resolution process. Maintains records of compliance activities and reports compliance activities to the Compliance Office.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified.
Additional Information
Employment will be in the Emory + Children's Pediatric Institute. The Emory + Children’s Pediatric Institute is an affiliation between Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta that is improving the lives of children in Georgia and beyond. The Pediatric Institute combines the unique strengths and resources of each institution in support of our three-part academic missions of providing outstanding clinical care, conducting innovative basic science discovery and clinical research, and coordinating exceptional education of the future healthcare workforce.
Our physicians, researchers, and educators have created a model where leadership, commitment and quality are fundamental components of success. Together, we are transforming pediatrics by achieving new levels of clinical excellence—driven by research, teaching and wellness. We look forward to our future together.