Breast Surgery​/Cutaneous Oncology Surgery Assistant, Associate, or Professor

Job Description

The Department of Surgery at The University of Wisconsin is seeking an exceptional academic surgeon with a clinical practice focused in Breast Surgery and/or Cutaneous Oncology Surgery to join our Division of Surgical Oncology. Candidates should be board-eligible or board-certified in General Surgery. Completion of a breast surgery or surgical oncology fellowship is strongly preferred but not required.

A focused practice in breast and/or cutaneous oncology surgery is strongly preferred. Candidates could participate in the clinical care of breast disease only, cutaneous oncology only, or a mix of both. We will be hiring 2 full‑time surgeons to meet our clinical needs.

• Candidates interested in providing breast clinical care should be capable of evaluating and managing benign and malignant disease of the breast. Candidates should be comfortable engaging with a cohesive, multi‑disciplinary team that includes other breast surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, breast radiologists, reconstructive surgeons, and pathologists.
• Candidates interested in providing cutaneous oncology clinical care should be capable of managing a range of disease, including melanoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma. Candidates should be comfortable engaging with a cohesive and multi‑disciplinary team that includes other surgical oncologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, reconstructive surgeons, dermatologists, and dermatopathologists.

The selected finalist will have excellent communication skills and be a reliable team player. They will be able to demonstrate a track record of clinical excellence and academic contributions through education and/or research.

Applicants for this position will be considered for the following titles:
Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor on the Clinical Health Science (CHS) track, and Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Associate Professor, and Clinical Professor on the Clinical Teaching (CT) track. The title is determined by the experience and qualifications of the finalist.

Department:
School of Medicine and Public Health / Department of Surgery / Division of Surgical Oncology

The Division of Surgical Oncology at the University of Wisconsin includes 12 full‑time academic faculty surgeons who provide patient‑centered, multidisciplinary care to patients diagnosed with cancer. The Division is comprised of two sections:
Gastrointestinal Oncology and Breast/Cutaneous Oncology. The division also includes 9 advanced practice providers who provide inpatient, outpatient, and OR support. Education within the Division includes a commitment to medical students and General Surgery residents and an ACGME‑approved two‑year Surgical Oncology fellowship. The fellowship has been approved since 2016 and includes 1 fellow at a time. Operative cases, as well as inpatient services, are assisted by one of the 70 residents or fellows in our training program along with the inpatient Surgical Oncology APPs.

The Section of Breast and Cutaneous Oncology includes five surgeons. In addition, we have three independent, highly functioning Advanced Practice Providers who are an integral part of the UW Health Breast Center team, and see benign, high‑risk, and survivorship patients daily to improve surgeon’s efficiency. Both the Breast and Cutaneous Oncology surgical programs are integrated within highly functional multidisciplinary teams, with weekly tumor boards, subspecialty medical oncology, radiation oncology, and breast imaging, genetic counselors, and patient navigation.

On‑call services for breast and cutaneous oncology patients is shared among our Breast and Cutaneous Oncology section faculty. Candidates will be joining an established clinical program and will be clinically busy from day 1.

The UW Department of Surgery consists of more than 160 faculty across eleven specialty divisions, performing more than 25,000 operations annually. The Department also trains more than 70 residents and fellows and is consistently ranked amongst the top surgery programs nationally with extramural…