Thomas Jefferson University Hospital is ranked among the best for both Cancer Care and Gastroenterology and GI Surgery by U.S. News & World Report. We bring together a team of internationally renowned experts to provide personalized treatment that addresses every aspect of care.

The Jefferson Digestive Health Institute offers a full range of clinical services in gastroenterology and hepatology, including diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, motility, and liver transplantation. Numerous Centers including celiac, inflammatory bowel disease, complicated polyps, fatty liver, viral hepatitis, liver tumors and more. Honickman needs to be included where outpt care will occur, and outpatient endoscopy. A separate unit dedicated to advanced endoscopy, located within the hospital complex, will soon complete renovations. ((The ambulatory care facilities at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital consist of a newly renovated suite that comprises the outpatient, administrative, and secretarial offices for the academic Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology.)) The institute is equipped with the latest diagnostic and therapeutic technologies for the management of everything from complex motility disorders and pancreatico-biliary diseases, to small intestinal conditions requiring deep, device-assisted enteroscopy and advanced endoscopic surgical techniques like POEM, ESD.

Leading education center with traditional GI fellowship and three advanced fellowships in transplant hepatology, IBD, and advanced endoscopy.

The Barrett’s Esophagus Treatment Center at Jefferson Health is one of only a few dedicated Barrett's centers in the country, and the first multidisciplinary center solely dedicated to treating Barrett's Esophagus in Philadelphia.

· 2,300 RFA procedures performed to-date

· Top 10 globally for total volume of RFA procedures performed

· Pioneers of RFA

The department of Medicine and the division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology at Sidney Kimmel Medical College is seeking a highly skilled and talented leader to be the Medical Director of our Barrett’s program. Responsibilities for the position include but are not limited to...

· Following a large cohort of patients in various phases of Barrett’s management

· Skill with all advanced endoscopic imaging modalities

· Skill with diagnostic and therapeutic technologies including RFA, APC, EMR, and cryotherapy desired

· Skilled in diagnostic EUS – tom is this necessary??

· Strong interest in Barrett esophagus related clinical research and innovation

· Passion for teaching and very strong interpersonal skills

The ideal candidate will provide the highest quality clinical care, provide strong leadership to the Barrett’s program, be intensely interested in education, and pursue academic research. The selected candidate must be mission-driven, able to work cooperatively and collegially within a multidisciplinary, diverse environment.

Opportunities exist for individuals of all experience levels with various clinical interests, including Motility and General GI.

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.