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Pediatric Urology (DSD Leader)
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Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Pediatric-Urology
Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Academic/Training Program Long-Term Care/Facility Hospital Clinic/Private Practice
Location Orlando, Florida, United States
Visa Sponsorship Yes

Job Description

Last Update: 5/30/19

The Department of Surgery at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Orlando is seeking an additional BC/BE Pediatric Urologist to support the community based and system-wide pediatric Urology services, with an emphasis in the specialty areas of disorders of sexual differentiation (DSD) and transgender as well as complex genital reconstructive surgery. The Pediatric Urology Leader would develop and direct an enterprise-wide approach to the evaluation and management and educate providers within the enterprise and perform/assist in complex reconstructive procedures of the genitalia system-wide. The Pediatric Urology Leader would be expected to develop a strong collaboration with endocrinology/genetics/psychology to develop multidisciplinary clinics for DSD and transgender patients.

Candidates seeking a unique opportunity to help build-on an already strong urology surgery practice in Central Florida are encouraged to apply. There is strong interest in advanced minimally invasive surgery with accessibility to the existing 6 OR suites. This position offers a unique mix of academic and private practice rarely found elsewhere.

The faculty may have protected time for academic pursuits based on interests and will maintain a surgical practice. Academic rank will be commensurate with the candidate’s level of experience.
Nemours Children's Hospital (NCH) in Orlando is a free standing children’s hospital with a full breadth of pediatric specialties. NCH brings pediatric specialty care never before offered in Central Florida. The hospital even includes the area's only 24-hour Emergency Department designed just for kids. At Nemours, we have the ability to collaborate and develop multidisciplinary clinics with maternal fetal medicine and nephrology.

Many of Nemours’ board-certified specialists have come from top hospitals around the country because they share the desire to create a pediatric health care facility that empowers patients and their caregivers.