Chief, Surgical Pathology | Roswell Park

About the Role The Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is seeking an accomplished academic pathologist to serve as Chief of Surgical Pathology.

The successful candidate will establish and implement the strategic clinical, academic, and scientific vision for the Surgical Pathology Service while collaborating closely with highly specialized multidisciplinary oncology teams across surgery, medical oncology, radiation oncology, pathology, radiology, and translational science.

We are seeking a visionary physician leader passionate about surgical pathology, translational research, mentorship, and advancing innovative approaches to cancer diagnosis and discovery.

What You’ll Do • Provide strategic leadership for the Surgical Pathology Service and establish long-term clinical, operational, academic, and scientific priorities • Deliver expert diagnostic interpretation across a broad range of complex oncologic surgical pathology cases • Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary oncology teams across surgical, medical, and radiation oncology programs • Support innovative and patient-centered diagnostic approaches within cancer care • Advance quality initiatives, operational excellence, and subspecialty pathology innovation within the division • Define and advance the translational and scientific vision for surgical pathology research • Develop and support independent and collaborative translational research programs • Utilize Roswell Park’s extensive shared resources, biorepositories, molecular platforms, and advanced analytical infrastructure • Collaborate with clinical investigators and multidisciplinary scientists on translational studies and clinical trials • Participate in department-sponsored pathology investigations and institutional translational research initiatives • Publish and present scholarly work advancing oncologic pathology and diagnostic innovation • Mentor faculty, fellows, residents, medical students, and trainees within pathology and oncology programs • Participate in educational conferences, tumor boards, lectures, and institutional academic initiatives • Foster a collaborative culture emphasizing mentorship, scientific rigor, innovation, and continuous learning • Support academic growth and faculty development within the department • Build strong interdisciplinary relationships across pathology, oncology, translational science, and institutional leadership • Contribute to strategic growth initiatives enhancing the national visibility of the Surgical Pathology Service • Foster a culture aligned with High Reliability Organization principles emphasizing accountability, innovation, patient safety, and teamwork

What You’ll Bring • MD, DO, or equivalent degree with Board Certification in Anatomic Pathology and expertise in Surgical Pathology • Strong diagnostic expertise in oncologic surgical pathology • Experience leading or contributing to translational research, academic pathology programs, or multidisciplinary oncology initiatives

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Roswell Park may provide employment-based visa sponsorship for qualified candidates. Individuals who currently require, or may require in the future, immigration sponsorship are encouraged to apply. Our immigration team will engage with eligible candidates as recruitment discussions progress to determine available sponsorship options

About Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has served its community for more than 125 years with care characterized by its compassion, innovation and effectiveness.

Founded in 1898 and operating from a 28-acre campus on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC) near downtown Buffalo, New York, Roswell Park today remains the only comprehensive cancer center designated by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Upstate New York, and one of only four NCI-designated comprehensive cancer centers in all of New York. In the past year, Roswell Park teams cared for more than 52,000 patients. Roswell Park helps set international standards in cancer care through its role as a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, and consistently earns patient-satisfaction scores that are among the highest in the country.

The work of the Roswell Park team encompasses many different disciplines and approaches, all rooted in some aspect of how cancer affects our lives — and in how a solution today can lessen that impact tomorrow. Roswell Park has been credited with establishing the model for today’s multidisciplinary approach to cancer care. The interface of scientific inquiry and clinical application affords patients access to promising breakthroughs in cancer diagnostics, technologies and therapies. We also educate the next generation of cancer experts, with hundreds of learners coming to us each year for enrichment or education opportunities ranging from shadow days and internships to clinical training, fellowships and graduate degree programs in cancer science.