Transplant Hepatologist in Memphis

Opportunity Criteria

• Candidate Type: MD
• Visa Accepted: J-1 or H-1B
• Salary Range: Negotiable
• Loan Repayment: No
• Bonuses Offered: Sign-on, Quality, Relocation

Job Description

The Transplant Institute provides specialized care designed around patients’ individual medical, financial, social, and educational needs.

The transplant team focuses on improving patients’ quality of life and life expectancy through excellence in patient experience, clinical quality, safety, innovation, and research. Services include liver, kidney, pancreas, living-organ, pediatric, hepatobiliary, and pancreatic transplantation and surgery, as well as transplant research.

Practice Information

• Join a dynamic practice as a full-time Transplant Hepatologist, working with three hepatologists and advanced practice providers.
• Provide exceptional patient care in a strong, clinically focused program with academic potential and a balanced work and lifestyle schedule.
• Education and research are encouraged and supported by dedicated research professionals, including a statistician, research manager, and research coordinators.
• Academic appointments and educational opportunities are available through the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
• The role is suited to a mid-career, transplant-focused hepatologist seeking a well-compensated clinical position with academic opportunities and balanced lifestyle.

Eligibility

• Completion of an ACGME-approved Internal Medicine residency program.
• Board certification by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
• Completion of an ACGME fellowship in Transplant Hepatology is preferred.
• Preference for clinical liver-transplant program experience and sufficient training to qualify as a UNOS primary physician for a liver transplant program.
• Preference for education or experience in medical administration and clinical research.

Clinical Duties

• Provide timely outpatient clinic coverage for new and established patients.
• Provide endoscopy services, including ERCP if trained, for pre- and post-transplant patients.
• Participate in inpatient call, not exceeding one in three weekends.
• Participate in interdisciplinary rounds and program-associated conferences and meetings.
• Collaborate with transplant physicians to ensure 24-hour service coverage.
• Provide in-person or telephone consultations to referring physicians during clinic business hours.
• Work with three advanced practice providers supporting care delivery.

Requirements

• Board Certified/Board Eligible in Gastroenterology and/or Hepatology.
• Unrestricted Tennessee MD or DO license, or ability to obtain an unrestricted license.
• U.S. ACGME residency.

Benefits

• Generous salary.
• Full benefits package.
• CME.
• Relocation assistance.
• 501(c)(3) organization.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.

About Memphis

Memphis offers one of the South’s largest medical centers, a friendly community, a thriving downtown, and a low cost of living.

• Warm summers and mild winters.
• Year-round outdoor activities.
• Jazz, blues, and a vibrant cultural scene.
• Convenient, centrally located international airport.
• Museums, art galleries, multiple colleges, and a metropolitan population of 1.2 million.