Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Thomas Jefferson University/Hospitals is currently seeking candidates to expand our outstanding Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

• BC/BE General Gastroenterologist

• BC/BE Advanced Endoscopist (Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship training required) with skills and special interests in advanced ERCP, therapeutic EUS, TSE, EBT and deep enteroscopy.

• BC/BE Gastroenterologist specializing in Barrett Esaphagus to Join our Barrett’s Center which is one of the largest on the East Coast

Jefferson is a large tertiary care academic medical center and a part of the 18 hospital Jefferson Health System. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Gastroenterology is ranked 25th in the nation by U.S. News and World Report. Jefferson Gastroenterology is a forward thinking, well published division that includes 40 physicians, many with national reputations and 8 APP’s. In the spring of 2024, the Division will move into the new state-of-the-art ambulatory building where it will occupy two floors, one clinical and one for our new outpatient Endoscopy Unit. The Pancreaticobiliary and Advanced Endoscopy Section has a robust inpatient service, performs nearly 5,000 advanced procedures/year and an Advanced Fellowship Program.

Responsibilities include:

• Patient centric evaluation, management, and care
• Ability to perform and teach advanced procedures
• Work as team including sharing patients
• Communication with all members of the academic and health care team

Jefferson Health offers a competitive compensation package including comprehensive benefits and work life balance.

Interested candidates should submit their CV’s to David Kastenberg, MD Chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, [Register to View]

As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.

Covid Vaccination is a requirement for employment at Jefferson for employees working at Jefferson’s clinical entities or at the University. If you are not currently vaccinated you will be required to receive the vaccination prior to hire date if you are offered employment, unless you request and receive an approved medical or religious exemption from Jefferson.

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet®-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jefferson’s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.