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Posted: 05-Jul-24
Location: Hollywood, Florida
Type: Full Time
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Internal Number: FY24-119-01
Memorial Transplant Institute at Memorial Healthcare System is seeking a Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Surgeon to join our growing team at Memorial Regional Hospital. Eligible candidates should be BE/BC in General Surgery or Urology and successfully completed an ASTS certified fellowship or its equivalent in transplantation. The physician must meet qualifications as per Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Bylaws. The candidate is expected to possess strong clinical proficiency in kidney and pancreas transplantation and would be integral to the programmatic growth strategy. Candidates with significant experience or interest in minimally invasive living donor nephrectomy and robotic surgery would be highly desirable. Interest in general surgery and dialysis access surgeries would be preferred. Strong interest and demonstrated abilities in delivering patient care in a multidisciplinary academic medical setting is required as the physician would be expected to participate in the education and training of medical students and surgical residents in fulfillment of the academic missions of Memorial Healthcare System.
Since its inception in 2017, the kidney transplant program has been among the fastest growing and consistently ranked among the nation’s best programs based on SRTR reporting criteria. Memorial Transplant institute received UNOS approval for pancreas transplants in 2023. Memorial Transplant Institute has a stable referral base with over 1,000 new referrals annually. The program performed 146 kidney transplants in 2023 with an anticipated yearly volume approaching 200 transplants by 2025. The program is currently supported by experienced transplant surgeons with multidisciplinary support from ancillary services within the healthcare system.
About Memorial Transplant Institute
Memorial Transplant Institute is the only center in Broward County to offer kidney and heart transplants to both adults and children. In 2017, with federal approval from UNOS (United Network for Organ Sharing), Memorial Transplant Institute launched the adult kidney transplant program with pediatric transplant capabilities at Memorial Regional Hospital and Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital in Hollywood, Florida, respectively. The Institute established a living donor kidney recovery component, including open and laparoscopic nephrectomies. The program offers cadaveric and living donor kidney transplants. The newly launched pancreas program was approved by UNOS in 2023 and is the only program in Broward County to offer pancreas transplants.
About Memorial Healthcare System
Memorial Healthcare System is one of the largest public healthcare systems in the United States. A national leader in quality care and patient satisfaction, Memorial has ranked 11 times since 2008 on nationally recognized lists of great places to work – in Modern Healthcare magazine, Florida Trend magazine and Becker’s Hospital Review, just to name a few.
Memorial’s facilities include its flagship, Memorial Regional Hospital, one of the largest in Florida; Memorial Regional Hospital South; Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, the only freestanding children's hospital in Broward and Palm Beach counties; Memorial Hospital West; Memorial Hospital Miramar; Memorial Hospital Pembroke; and Memorial Manor, a US News five-star-rated nursing home.
Memorial’s work environment has been rated by employees and physicians alike as an open-door, inclusive culture that is committed to safety, transparency and, above all, outstanding service to patients and families.
About South Florida
South Florida offers a dynamic urban/suburban lifestyle with an abundance of cultural and recreational amenities, miles of beautiful beaches, top-rated golf courses, zoos and wildlife refuges, a vibrant arts community, museums and world-class dining. South Florida’s high quality of life – including year-round summer weather, exciting multiculturalism and no state income tax – attracts new residents from all over the country and around the world.