Department of Anesthesiology Faculty Position - Pain Division

Overview

Emory University is a leading research university that fosters excellence and attracts world-class talent to innovate today and prepare leaders for the future. We welcome candidates who can contribute to the excellence of our academic community.

The Department of Anesthesiology at Emory University School of Medicine is seeking pain medicine board eligible/board certified physician to join our Emory University Hospital Midtown Pain Division.

• Evaluate patients in clinic for chronic pain of varying etiologies, including but not limited to chronic low back pain, neuropathy, cancer-related pain, headaches and facial pain, and fibromyalgia.
• Perform interventional procedures for chronic pain at the ambulatory surgery centerand operating room
• Provide perioperative nerve blocks for the operating room, including but not limited to thoracic epidural catheter placement, brachial plexus blocks, low extremity nerve blocks, and truncal blocks.
• Inpatient consults for acute pain
• Teaching, via didactics and/or during patient care, of anesthesiology residents and pain management fellows.
• Abundance of committee, leadership, and research opportunities depending on areas of interest.

The Emory Pain Center is part of Emory Healthcare and, as part of an academically-based health system, our pain specialists are also Anesthesiology faculty members at Emory University School of Medicine and involved with research and clinical trials that result in innovations and improved treatments for pain therapy. Staffed exclusively by Emory University School of Medicine faculty, Emory University Hospital is a qua ternary-care academic medical center which performs 25,000 anesthetic cases per year and is one of the nation's leading hospitals in solid organ transplants, cancer, neurosurgery, and more.

Emory University Midtown Hospital, located in downtown Atlanta delivers excellent anesthesia care for cardiothoracic, orthopedic, vascular, major abdominal and pelvic surgery. There is a robust inpatient Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine Service (RAAPM). Knowledge of management of acute pain in hospitalized patients with chronic pain is desired. There are 3 advanced practice providers (APP’s) who work collectively on the RAAPM service, between the Emory University and Emory University Midtown Hospitals.

Anesthesiology residents and a RAAPM fellow are also involved on the service.

Emory University’s anesthesiology program includes 48 residents, 20 fellows in ACGME accredited programs such as Pain Medicine, Adult Cardiothoracic, Critical care, OB, Pediatric, and non-ACGME accredited programs in RAAPM, Neuro anesthesia and liver transplant.

• M.D., D.O., or foreign equivalent.
• Eligible to apply for a medical license in the state of Georgia.
• American Board of Anesthesiology board certified/eligible preferred.
• Fellowship in Pain Medicine
• Criteria for faculty appointment include excellence across clinical care, clinical teaching, and scholarly activity.

• Benefits begin day of hire
• Matching 403b
• Paid Malpractice provided
• Access to University facilities and resources
• Emory University Courtesy Scholarship benefits for eligible faculty and their family members

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