Section Chief of Breast Surgery​/Medical Director of Breast Program

The Department of Surgery at Houston Methodist Hospital in the Texas Medical Center is seeking an accomplished Breast Surgeon and academic leader to serve as Section Chief of Breast Surgery and Medical Director of the Breast Program at the Houston Methodist Neal Cancer Center. In this pivotal leadership role, the successful candidate will direct a system-wide breast program, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of specialists, and drive clinical, strategic, and academic initiatives.

Clinicians will benefit from institutional support for scholarly pursuits and academic appointments available through Houston Methodist and Weill Cornell Medicine.

Practice Info

• Clinically based at Houston Methodist Hospital in the Texas Medical Center
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of breast specialists, including radiologists, pathologists, reconstructive surgeons, and medical and radiation oncologists

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical, strategic, and academic leadership for the breast program, with responsibility for program development, quality improvement, multidisciplinary care, and education
• Participate in breast tumor boards
• Teach general surgery residents and medical students
• Develop breast surgery curriculum and conferences

Benefits

• Protected academic time and institutional support for clinical research, clinical trials, education, and other scholarly pursuits
• Academic appointments available through Houston Methodist and Weill Cornell Medicine

Shift & Schedule

• Shared, limited surgical oncology/breast surgery call coverage is available, if desired
• Work Shift:
  
  1 - Day

Qualifications

• Significant surgical leadership and administrative experience
• Demonstrated expertise in the management of benign and malignant breast disease
• Fellowship training in breast surgery and/or complex general surgical oncology (preferred)
• American Board of Surgery certification (preferred)
• Highly experienced breast surgeons without formal fellowship training will also be considered