Transplant Surgery Job In Fort Worth, Texas
Transplant Surgeon Physician
Description
Specialization:
Surgery Transplant
Job Summary:
Medical City Fort Worth Transplant Institute is seeking a Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Surgeon to join their premier program in Fort Worth, TX.Qualified Candidates:
- Completed an ASTS certified abdominal transplant surgery fellowship
- Laparoscopic or robotic nephrectomy experience preferred
- 150 + kidney transplants potential per year
- Pancreas transplant experience required (eligible for Pancreas Directorship Per UNOS guidelines)
- 5+ years of experience is preferred
- HCA Employed position
- Competitive salary
- Benefits including health, life, vision, dental and disability insurance
- 401(k) plan
- CME allowance and relocation assistance
- Occurrence based malpractice coverage
- 348-bed multi-specialty, acute care facility
- 24-hour emergency department
- Heart and vascular care
- Brain and spine services
- Kidney/Pancreas transplant program
- Inpatient and outpatient surgery
- Bariatric center
- Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute
- GME teaching hospital
- 115 Kidney Transplants in 2023
- One of the Highest transplant rates in the country
- Utilize pediatric kidneys into adult recipients (en bloc and split)
- Utilize paired donation to transplant difficult to match patients
- National kidney registry (NKR) participant, only North Texas transplant program enrolled
Fort Worth is the sixteenth most populous city in the United States of and the fifth most populous city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly 350 square miles in Tarrant, Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise counties, serving as the seat for Tarrant County. According to the 2010 Census, Fort Worth had a population of 741,206. The city was established in 1849 as an Army outpost on a bluff overlooking the Trinity River. Today Fort Worth still embraces its Western heritage and traditional architecture and design. USS Fort Worth (LCS-3) is the first ship of the United States Navy named after the city.
Fort Worth is home to the Kimbell Art Museum, considered to have one of the best collections in the world, and housed in what is widely regarded as one of the world's foremost works of modern architecture. Also of note are the Museum of Modern Art and the Amon Carter Museum, the latter of which houses one of the most extensive collections of American art in the world, in a building designed by Philip Johnson. The city is also home to Texas Christian University and Texas Wesleyan University and many multinational corporations including Bell Helicopter, Lockheed Martin, and others.
Medical City Healthcare is one of the region's largest, most comprehensive health care providers in the Dallas- Ft. Worth area and is comprised of 14 North Texas Hospitals, 11 Ambulatory Surgery Centers, 30 CareNow Urgent Care Centers, 7 Off Campus Emergency Rooms, 6 Pediatric Urgent Care Centers, 4,400+ Physicians, and 17,000+ Employees. Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life.