Description
The Fox Chase Cancer Center is currently seeking to hire a full-time Breast Surgeon to join five Breast Surgery faculty and four Advanced Practice Providers in the Division of Breast Surgery within the Department of Surgery. Knowledgeable individuals with SSO-accredited fellowship training in Breast Surgery or Complex General Surgical Oncology who have definitively demonstrated a clinical interest in breast disease will be considered. The position is 100% focused clinically on breast disease.
Candidates should have an interest in teaching residents, students, and fellows both formally, and in clinics and the operating room. Responsibilities include inpatient and outpatient care of benign and malignant breast disease. The recruited faculty member will build a practice, see patients, and operate at Fox Chase Cancer Center and/or one of its satellite centers (Chestnut Hill Hospital, East Norriton, Vorhees, Buckingham). The recruited faculty member should be enthusiastic and knowledgeable and will participate in the Fox Chase Cancer Center tumor board, Breast Service Line, and other programmatic meetings. The position confers full faculty privileges and status. Although the position is primarily clinical, an interest in clinical research would not be discouraged. Candidates must have an MD or DO degree, be board-certified/eligible, and be able to obtain an unrestricted license in Pennsylvania.
The Fox Chase Cancer Center is one of only two NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in Philadelphia and is among the largest providers of breast care in the Philadelphia region. It is one of the nation’s oldest cancer centers and is a high-volume tertiary and quaternary referral center for both routine and highly complex cancer cases. It is a self-contained 100-bed CoC- and NAPBC-accredited institution with a commitment to teaching and advancement of the cancer field, with fellowships in Breast Surgery, Complex General Surgical Oncology, Plastics Microsurgery, Advanced Minimally- Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Gynecologic Oncology, Urological Oncology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hematology-Oncology, Surgical Pathology, and Hospice and Palliative Medicine, among other training programs. Surgical residents from multiple institutions, nurse practitioners and physician assistants, medical students, physician assistant students, and others, are important parts of the team. Fox Chase Cancer Center is situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the nation’s birthplace of freedom and the sixth-largest city in the United States. Philadelphia provides a highly diverse environment with tremendous history and cultural resources. Designated by Time Magazine in 2021 and by U.S. News and World Report in 2022 as one of the top 100 places in the world to visit, the region is a fantastic place to settle and raise a family.
Outstanding candidates should send curricula vitae to shelly.duffin@fccc.edu
