Track Clinical Faculty, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Virginia School of Medicine seeks an MD or equivalent Physician with subspecialty training in pediatric infectious diseases to join our Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. The successful candidate will be expected to be board-certified or board-eligible with a commitment to the clinical care of children with infectious diseases. Rank, tenure status and compensation (including a generous fringe benefits package) are dependent upon qualifications.

This position will include opportunities to establish a research program, and be involved in antimicrobial stewardship, Infection Prevention and Control and/or Transplant .

The University of Virginia and affiliated UVA Health form the premier medical research institution in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Our UVA Children’s Hospital was recently named the Number 1 children’s hospital in Virginia for the fourth consecutive year by the U.S. News & World Report. The appointee will join an outstanding division comprised of outstanding clinicians, nationally prominent educators, and internationally-renowned experts in infectious diseases research.

The faculty member will be welcomed into the highly collaborative environment of the University of Virginia and have ready access to a number of research-oriented schools and centers across grounds provide a rich platform for shared discovery.

UVA Health is a world-class academic medical center and health system with a Level I trauma center, an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center, a Level IV NICU, and a Comprehensive Stroke Center. Its footprint encompasses 4 hospitals and 2 physician groups with an integrated network of primary and specialty care clinics throughout Charlottesville, Albemarle, Nelson and Augusta counties, Culpeper, and Northern Virginia.

Through its teaching and research, UVA Health continues to innovate and advance medicine while providing high-quality care. UVA is the number 1 rated Children’s Hospital in Virginia. The Children’s Hospital is a hospital-within-a-hospital structure, and currently provides 111 inpatient beds with plans for expansion. UVA Children’s has an active neonatal ICU, a pediatric ICU, and a large population of transplant and other immunocompromised patients.

Founded in 1819 as just the 10 th medical school in the United States of America, the University of Virginia School of Medicine (UVA School of Medicine) with its 21 clinical departments, 8 research departments, and 6 research centers consistently attracts some of the nation’s most prominent researchers to develop breakthrough treatments that benefit patients around the world. These research efforts are backed by more than $230 million in grant funding.

UVA Health is an academic health system that strives to provide excellence, innovation, and exceptional quality to the care of patients, the training of health professionals, and the creation and sharing of knowledge. UVA Health is an expansive network comprised of the UVA Medical Center, UVA Community Hospitals, UVA Community Medical Group, UVA School of Nursing, UVA School of Medicine (SOM), University of Virginia Physicians Group, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, and other strategic partnerships and alliances.

Newly announced October 2024:

UVA Health Children’s is the No. 1 children's hospital in Virginia for the fourth consecutive year () as ranked by U.S. News and World Report () . Among children’s hospitals, UVA was nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report:

• #26 in neonatology

• #28 in pediatric nephrology

• #33 in pediatric cardiology and heart surgery

• #43 in pediatric pulmonology

• #43 in pediatric gastroenterology and GI surgery

• #46 in pediatric orthopedics

• #48 in pediatric neurology and neurosurgery

• #49 in pediatric diabetes and endocrinology

Clinical Care: UVA Health prides itself in providing exemplary care ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).) to patients from across the Commonwealth of Virginia and surrounding regions. The Medical Center includes the flagship 696-bed Magnet recognized University Hospital, which houses a Level I trauma center, the UVA Children's Hospital, the Emily Couric Clinical Cancer…