Hepatology/GI-trained Physician sought for Erie County Medical Center, Jacobs School of Medicine, University of Buffalo
Job at a glance
Job description
Join us as a Hepatology/GI trained Physician in Buffalo, NY. The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (JSMBS), University of Buffalo (UB), seeks an innovative physician for a full-time position at ECMC. A qualified candidate will be appointed at the Clinical Assistant/Associate Professor level commensurate with experience.
Position Highlights:
- Consultations and patient follow-up:
- Teaching students
- Providing and attending lectures and educational lectures
- Training and supervising residents and fellows; conducting clinical research and participating in clinical trials.
- Participation in all academic activities of the Division and the Department is required.
Job Responsibilities
• Manage complications of portal hypertension and decompensated cirrhosis, including ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, variceal bleeding, and hepatorenal syndrome.
• Conduct hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance and coordinate multidisciplinary care with oncology, interventional radiology, and surgery.
• Evaluate and optimize patients for liver transplant referrals and provide pre- and post-transplant co-management with regional transplant centers.
• Perform general GI endoscopic procedures (EGD, colonoscopy) with emphasis on variceal screening, band ligation, and management of portal hypertensive bleeding.
• Interpret liver-related diagnostics including elastography (FibroScan), imaging, and liver biopsy results; perform or coordinate biopsies as credentialed.
• Provide inpatient hepatology consultation and participate in the GI call schedule, including management of acute liver failure and alcohol-associated hepatitis.
Qualifications
-Board-certified in Internal Medicine- Hepatology preferred
-MD/DO
-Academic experience teaching residents and fellows a plus
Working Hours
Skills
-Inpatient
-Direct patient care
-Hepatology
-GI
-Hospital experience
-Academics