Urologic Oncologist

Stanford University and Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS) are seeking a Urologic Oncologist to join their Department as an Assistant Professor in the University Medical Line and a staff surgeon at VAPAHCS. This role offers a full-time academic appointment at Stanford University School of Medicine and a clinical appointment at VAPAHCS. The ideal candidate will possess outstanding surgical skills in both open and robotic surgery and will pursue scholarship in basic/translational, clinical, or health services research.

Practice Info

• The Department of Urology is based within the Surgical Service.

• VAPAHCS is a major academic affiliate of Stanford University School of Medicine.

• VAPAHCS consists of 3 inpatient facilities (Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and Livermore) and 4 community-based outpatient clinics (San Jose, Capitola, Marina, and Fremont).

• VAPAHCS operates approximately 600 beds and serves more than 67,000 unique Veterans.

• The Community Resource Hub leverages tele-urology to bring specialty urologic care to rural and remote Veterans across California, Nevada, Hawaii and the Pacific Islands.

• VAPAHCS operates one of the largest integrated health care systems in VA in terms of specialized programs, research, and graduate medical education.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care.

• Engage in clinical teaching.

• Conduct scholarly activity that advances clinical medicine.

• Perform institutional service appropriate to the programmatic need.

• Develop a robust research program with the goal to attain national recognition and independent extramural funding.

• Engage in teaching and serve as an integral member of training programs.

Compensation

• The expected base pay range for this position is $391,000 - $427,000.

• This pay range reflects base pay, which is based on faculty rank and years in rank.

• It does not include all components of the School of Medicine's faculty compensation program or pay from participation in departmental incentive compensation programs.

Benefits

• Professoriate appointment in the University Medical Line at Stanford School of Medicine.

• Competitive compensation and Stanford and VA benefits including superb retirement plans, tuition benefits, health coverage and family care resources.

• A culture of collaboration, innovation, and academic excellence.

• Opportunities to grow in leadership, education, and research, including career development programs.

• Housing assistance.

Requirements

• MD or MD/PhD (or equivalent).

• Fellowship training in urologic oncology.

• Board-certified or board-eligible.

• Outstanding surgical skills in both open and robotic surgery.

• Completed house staff training and, where appropriate, postdoctoral fellowship training.

• Demonstrate excellence or promise of excellence in the overall mix of contributions in clinical care, teaching and scholarly activity that advances clinical medicine.

• Open to visa sponsorship.

• Track record of innovative peer-reviewed publications and extramural career development awards (highly desired).