Assistant/Associate Professor - Urologic Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (URPS)

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Description:
The Emory University School of Medicine Department of Urology is seeking a full-time fellowship-trained faculty member specializing in urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery(URPS) to join our well-established Emory Urology faculty practice based in Atlanta, GA.

The Department of Urology seeks to add urologist(s) with academic appointments as Assistant Professor or Associate Professor to a growing urology practice. The practice currently serves the Emory Healthcare System, Georgia's most comprehensive academic medical center, as well as affiliated health systems. The Department's general and sub-specialized urologists enjoy a large internal referral base from within the Emory network as well as across Georgia and neighboring states. This position may be based at Emory University Hospital - Midtown and have concurrent roles at an affiliate location such as Grady Memorial Hospital, with potential concurrent roles or the Atlanta VAMC. Eligible candidates will also have the opportunity to assume urology leadership roles at Grady Memorial Hospital, a Level I trauma center in Atlanta.

The successful faculty candidate will maintain a productive clinical portfolio and develop a clinical practice complemented by patient-oriented, health services and/or health policy research. Other duties will include teaching and supervision of trainees and students, and scholarly activity. Candidates may start as early as the academic year.

General Qualifications:

Board-certified/eligible urologist who must have completed an ACGME-accredited Urology residency

Fellowship trained in Female Pelvic Medicine Reconstructive Surgery

Must hold, or be able to obtain, a valid, unrestricted medical license to practice medicine in the State of Georgia.

Must possess a controlled Substance Registration Drug Enforcement Administration Certificate.

About Emory Healthcare: Emory Healthcare, with more than 22,600 employees and 11 hospitals, is the most comprehensive academic health system in Georgia. Emory Healthcare has $4.4 billion in annual net revenue. System-wide, it has 2,691 licensed patient beds, more than 2,800 physicians practicing in more than 70 specialties and serves metro Atlanta with 250 locations. For more information, visit (url removed).

Emory University Hospital is consistently ranked by U.S News & World Report as the hospital in Georgia. The hospital is recognized as the state's top provider for complex medical, surgical and diagnostic care, and is well-known for its services in urology, cardiology, cardiac surgery, neurosurgery/neurology, organ transplant, infectious diseases, advanced stroke care, cancer care at Winship Cancer Institute, and psychiatric care at Emory University Hospital at Wesley Woods. Emory University Hospital is a Magnet hospital, a designation earned by only seven percent of U.S. hospitals for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Emory University Hospital Midtown offers comprehensive services in cardiology and cardiac surgery, ENT (ear, nose and throat), emergency medicine, cancer diagnosis and treatment at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, and women's health services, including OB/GYN, reproductive medicine and high-risk pregnancy, breast health and more. Some of its smallest patients are cared for in the hospital's Level III neonatal intensive care unit. The hospital has also been designated a Baby-Friendly Hospital for exceptional breast-feeding support after delivery and recognized for excellence in stroke care by the American Heart Association.

Emory Johns Creek Hospital is a 110-bed acute care facility located in the heart of Johns Creek. Since 2007, the hospital has delivered outstanding community-based health care to a fast-growing and diverse population of metropolitan Atlanta. The hospital offers a comprehensive range of services, including a birth center with Level III neonatal intensive care, adult intensive care, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory Eye Center, breast imaging with 3-D tomography, a certified bariatric center, advanced cardiac and stroke care, orthopaedics, sleep medicine, wound care center, gynecology, neurology, urology, emergency medicine and a pain center.

Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital is noted for its urology, cardiac, neurologic, vascular, gastrointestinal, respiratory, and orthopaedic care services. The 410-bed acute-care hospital is ranked among the top 25 hospitals nationally for joint replacement by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Emory Saint Joseph's is also a designated location of the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, and is the first community hospital in the world to earn a fifth consecutive Magnet designation for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Grady Health consists of the 953-bed Grady Memorial Hospital, six neighborhood health centers, Crestview Health & Rehabilitation Center, and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spalding, which is operated as a Children's affiliate. With its nationally acclaimed emergency medical services, Grady has the premier Level I trauma center in the Metro Atlanta region and serves as the 911 ambulance provider for the city of Atlanta. Grady's American Burn Association/American College of Surgeons verified Burn Center is one of only two in the state.

Atlanta VA Medical Center the Atlanta VAMC has a highly active research program which is near the top ten in the nation and is largely conducted by VA physician-scientists who are also faculty members at Emory University School of Medicine. The program is fortunate to include one of the national VA Rehabilitation Research Centers of Excellence, a growing HSR&D program, and research programs focused on medical and clinical problems, rehabilitation medicine and engineering, as well as health services and outcomes research.

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