Pediatric Nephrology - Louisville, KY

Norton Children's Nephrology, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, and a part of Norton Children’s Medical Group, seeks a board-certified/board-eligible, fellowship-trained pediatric nephrologist. The selected candidate will function as part of a dynamic, growing team dedicated to meeting the needs of children through clinical care, research, education and advocacy. We are looking for candidates who wish to join our expanding and dynamic pediatric nephrology program, where innovation and a dedication to caring for children with kidney diseases and hypertension are highly valued. The pediatric nephrology service currently covers the 300-bed Norton Children’s Hospital, the region’s only free-standing, full-service pediatric hospital, and an outpatient clinic at Novak Center for Children’s Health.

The University of Louisville School of Medicine shares a vision with Norton Children’s Medical Group to grow and further expand our practice and the Division of Pediatric Nephrology, which is part of the medical school’s department of pediatrics. The pediatric nephrologist who joins our team of physicians and staff will have access to a broad range of clinical and academic pediatric nephrology services.

"Pediatric nephrology is a rapidly growing and dynamic field in Kentucky. Norton Healthcare presents an exceptional opportunity in this specialty to develop a practice that will further enhance the comprehensive range of services offered in clinical care, patient education and clinical research."

• Siddarth A. Shah, M.D., Division Chief, Pediatric Nephrology

​

About the Position

• Variety of practice pathways available in dialysis, renal transplantation, chronic kidney diseases and hypertension
• Participation in multidisciplinary clinics for comprehensive care of children with hypertension and kidney diseases
• Leadership and service line expansion opportunities through outpatient clinical projects
• Opportunity to develop research in various areas of nephrology, such as dialysis, transplantation, chronic kidney diseases, hypertension and glomerular diseases
• Faculty position through the UofL School of Medicine teaching medical students and residents in pediatrics and internal medicine/pediatrics
• Opportunity to lead the development of a fellowship program
• Competitive salary and academic rank commensurate with experience

About Norton Healthcare - Norton Children's

Norton Healthcare is a leading not-for-profit hospital and health care system serving adult and pediatric patients across Greater Louisville, Southern Indiana, the commonwealth of Kentucky and beyond. The system has six hospitals in Louisville — including Norton Children’s Hospital, which is a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center and the region’s only full-service, freestanding, dedicated pediatric hospital — and three hospitals in Southern
Indiana.

With nearly 24,000 employees, over 1,750 employed medical providers and more than 3,000 total providers on its medical staff, Norton Healthcare is Louisville’s second largest employer. It provides care at more than 480 locations throughout Kentucky and Southern Indiana. The six Louisville hospitals have a combined total of 1,907 licensed beds, and the Southern Indiana hospitals have 347 licensed beds. Services include inpatient and
outpatient general care as well as specialty care in heart, neuroscience, cancer, orthopedics, women’s health and pediatrics. The system also includes 10 outpatient centers, 20 Norton Immediate Care Center locations and an expanded telehealth program. A strong research program provides access to clinical trials in a wide range of areas.

Norton Healthcare is proud to be recognized nationally for excellence as a top employer and health care leader. Recent honors include:
• Forbes: America’s Best Employers for Company Culture, America’s Best Employers by State, America’s Best Large Employers, America’s Best Employers for New Grads
• Fortune: America’s Most Innovative Companies
• Newsweek: America’s Greatest Workplaces, America’s Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare, America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women, America’s Greatest Workplaces by State, America’s Greatest Workplaces for Inclusion & Diversity, America’s Greatest Workplaces for Mental Wellbeing