Associate/Assistant Professor (CHS/CT) Clinician-Educator Track/ Clinical Track

The Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin Madison is seeking a Transplant Pulmonologist to join our Lung Transplant program /Advanced Pulmonary Service.

Program highlights:

• Established in 1988, The lung transplant program at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics is the only Medicare-certified program in Wisconsin. It has performed over 825 lung transplants. Our program includes multi-organ transplant and adolescent transplants,
• We are affiliated with the William S Middleton Memorial VA- the oldest transplant center in the VA and currently the most active. 
• We are recognized as a Care Center by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Pulmonary Hypertension Association, and Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation; and have an active ECMO program.
• We have the shortest wait list times in the region with waitlist mortality below the national average and a long history of exceptional patient outcomes. 
• Planning is under way for an expanded, state-of-the-art transplant clinic at UW Hospital.
• Rich opportunities to collaborate on research studies of transplant rejection, tolerance, and interstitial lung diseases.

This position will have clinical responsibilities including:

• Provision of care (inpatient and outpatient) for patients with Advanced Pulmonary Disease and Lung Transplant in the UW Health and VA hospital and clinics.
• Evaluation of patients for lung transplant listing
• Additional areas of potential clinical involvement include interstitial lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, general pulmonary disease, and critical care.
• Opportunity to serve as Associate Director for the Lung Transplant Program based on qualifications.
• Participate in teaching of fellows, residents, and medical students.
• Opportunities to be involved in QI and research within the Lung Transplant program.

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UW-Madison is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

Qualifications:

• MD/ DO or equivalent, eligible for a Wisconsin Medical License
• BE/BC in Pulmonary and CC Medicine with added experience/training in Lung Transplant and other Advanced Pulmonary Diseases patients are required.
• Professionalism and strong interpersonal and communication skills are expected.
• Women and members of underrepresented minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.

About University of WI School of Medicine and Public Health

Since our founding in 1924, members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Medicine have worked together to heal patients, discover ways to advance care and train the next generation of doctors. We focus on internal medicine: the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases in adults. With 11 divisions and over 400 full-time faculty members, we are the largest academic department in the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and in the University of Wisconsin system. Our clinical faculty and staff are affiliated with UW Health, the integrated health system of UW-Madison. They provide adult primary and specialty care in hospitals, clinics and outreach locations throughout Dane County, Wisconsin and the region. Our researchers conduct laboratory-based biomedical studies to better understand the cellular and molecular underpinnings of disease, carry out clinical studies to yield new tests and therapies and lead health services research to improve the effectiveness of health care systems. Our faculty lead nationally-recognized, innovative medical education programs for every career stage: under...graduate, medical school, residency, fellowship and continuing medical education. We are committed to collaboration, professionalism, compassion and innovation—and we invite you to learn more about us.

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