The Department of Pediatrics, Division of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, and the UVA Children's Hospital seek candidates for a faculty position at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level. The position is ideal for a motivated candidate committed to excellence in clinical practice, teaching, quality improvement, and advocacy. Clinical and translational research opportunities are also available and encouraged as well. The candidate will have expertise in general pediatric pulmonary medicine, with special interest in asthma, bronchoscopy, cystic fibrosis (where a leadership position is available), or sleep medicine being especially welcomed. Rank, track, and compensation are dependent upon qualifications.
The division currently has five pediatric pulmonologists and a dedicated support staff including 2 nurse practitioners, three RN clinical coordinators, and two administrative assistants. Our cystic fibrosis program is the largest in Virginia and has an outstanding team that is highly engaged in formal quality improvement (including participation in the CF Learning Network). We are an active clinical trials site within the CFF Therapeutics Development Network, with multiple ongoing observational and interventional studies as well as a strong local collaboration with our Department of Radiology on applications of hyperpolarized gas imaging. UVA is also one of only eighteen sites nationwide who have been formally accredited as a care center for Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia based on meeting stringent criteria for offering diagnostic testing and providing specialized care. In addition, we are one of only twenty-eight Certified Duchenne Care Centers in the country. We have developed several multidisciplinary care clinics incorporating a dedicated outpatient respiratory therapist for complex patients such as technology dependent children, patients with neuromuscular disorders, follow up of premature infants, and patients with pulmonary complications of congenital heart disease.
We currently have one of the largest accredited pediatric sleep labs in the state of Virginia and the medical center has just made a major commitment to further expand pediatric sleep services including a 100% expansion of the lab along with the hiring of a sleep psychologist and sleep program coordinator to go along with a recently hired advance practice provider focusing on sleep. We also have an expanding aerodigestive program that is in high demand and offers clinical and research opportunities.
From a basic science perspective, our division is home to an RO1-funded asthma research program that focuses on adaptive and specific mucosal immune responses to viral pathogens. Opportunities abound on campus to collaborate with basic science departments as well as clinical departments and our recently launched School of Data Science which focuses on the application of “big data” analysis. Our department’s Child Health Research Center provides a framework for collaborative science.
Patient care is provided on grounds in Charlottesville at our state-of-the art outpatient facility that is complemented by robust satellite programs in the Richmond and Lynchburg areas with anticipated creation of future satellite programs. Outpatient care is complemented by an active inpatient consultation service. We contribute to the teaching of medical students and pediatric housestaff, and our residency training program is exceptional.
The University of Virginia Medical Center and Children's Hospital are located adjacent to the main university grounds of the University of Virginia. The University of Virginia is annually ranked as one of the premier public institutions in the United States. University of Virginia Health is composed of the School of Medicine, School of Nursing, University Physicians Group, and the Medical Center. The Medical Center is a 735-bed, level 1 trauma center that serves as the primary, specialty, and sub-specialty hospital for central Virginia. We are ranked the #1 children’s hospital in Virginia by U.S. News and World Report and nationally ranked in 9 subspecialties including pediatric pulmonology and sleep.
The University of Virginia is in Charlottesville, a cultured, cosmopolitan community with a charming, small-town feel, yet just one hundred miles from Washington, DC. Located in a beautiful setting surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains, the region is home to several historical places of interest. Outdoor enthusiasts will appreciate the easy accessibility of hiking, biking, and even skiing. Some of the state’s finest restaurants and music are showcased on the Downtown Mall and the region has become a mecca for both foodies and oenophiles, with the region boasting more than forty wineries as well as numerous breweries, cideries and distilleries. We are ranked as one of the best places to live in the United States by Money Magazine and USA Today, and Outside Magazine just rated us the fifth happiest place to live.
Qualifications
Applicants must be board certified/eligible in pediatric pulmonary medicine and have an M.D. degree or equivalent.
Application Instructions
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For additional information about the position, please contact Dr. Richard Kravitz, Division Chief, at cav2zf@uvahealth.org. For questions about the application process, please contact Karon Harrington, at fak3ph@virginia.edu.
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