DIVISION CHIEF OF SURGERY

DIVISION CHIEF OF SURGERY:

BANNER MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER, PHOENIX, AZ

The Division of Surgery at Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center is actively recruiting for a Chief of Surgery to lead our team on the Banner Gateway Medical Center campus and at additional facilities in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Banner MD Anderson seeks in its next Chief of Surgery an exceptional clinician with proven skills and values to lead a highly successful clinical enterprise. Candidates should have excellent subspecialty clinical training and experience in advanced surgical oncology, in addition to a strong interest in clinical research. Qualified candidates are required to be board certified with demonstrated leadership experience. Candidates from all surgical specialties will be considered for the position.

The Division of Surgery currently includes 17 clinicians (22 with current recruitment) who provide outstanding surgical care for patients with all types of malignancies. Designed with experts from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the center has an evidence-based design and, state-of-the-art technologies including advanced surgical tools, the Da Vinci robotics system, and advanced treatment capabilities. The candidate will be expected to lead a highly integrated team of surgeons and interface closely with the multidisciplinary cancer program. The Chief’s role is to lead the effort to achieve the Division’s strategic, clinical, academic, operational, and financial goals. An active clinical research program has also been established, and the Chief will be expected to promote growth in research activities. This is an exciting and exceptional opportunity for a highly motivated surgical oncologist to direct a surgery division in a cutting edge, multidisciplinary cancer center.

Banner Health, a Top 10 Health System for clinical performance according to Thomson Reuters, has teamed up with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, one of the world’s most respected centers focused on cancer patient care, research, education, and prevention to open the Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center. As a partner member of MD Anderson Cancer Network, Banner MD Anderson is a fully integrated, clinical extension of MD Anderson and brings an unprecedented level of cancer care to the greater Phoenix area. MD Anderson’s mission to “eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation, and the world through outstanding programs that integrate patient care, research, education, and prevention” complements Banner Health’s mission “to make a difference in people’s lives through excellent patient care.” MD Anderson is one of only 41 comprehensive cancer centers designated by the National Cancer Institute. For the past 25 years, MD Anderson has ranked as one of the nation’s top two cancer centers in U.S. News & World Report’s annual “Best Hospitals” survey.

We offer a generous salary and benefits. Please submit your letter of interest and CV, for consideration, to: doctors@bannerhealth.com. For questions, contact Pamela Disney, at: 602-747-4397. Visit our web site at: www.bannerhealth.com EOE/AA Banner Health supports a drug free work environment. Please, No Agency Solicitation.

Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, or veteran status except where such distinction is required by law. All positions at Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center are security sensitive and subject to examination of criminal history record information. Smoke-free and drug-free environment. Not a J-1 opportunity.