Anatomic Pathologist/GI - Duarte, CA - Full-time

Anatomic Pathologist/GI - Duarte, CA - (10033829)

Description

Department of Pathology| City of Hope | Duarte, CA

City of Hope Medical Group is seeking an Academic Gastrointestinal Pathologist to join our team in Duarte.

Join one of the nation’s leading comprehensive cancer centers. As Chair of the Department of Pathology at City of Hope, we invite applications for a full-time Gastrointestinal Pathologist to join our clinical faculty at our flagship campus in Duarte, California. This recruitment reflects our strategic commitment to strengthening subspecialty expertise and advancing academic programs in digestive system malignancies. We seek a mission-driven, board-certified academic pathologist with expertise in gastrointestinal cancers who will support growing clinical volumes, contribute to translational research initiatives, and engage in education and mentorship. Our faculty are dedicated to interdisciplinary collaboration, high-impact scholarship, and delivering subspecialized diagnostic excellence within a nationally recognized cancer program.

As an academic medical center, City of Hope expects faculty to actively engage in scholarship through research and publication while also fulfilling a required commitment to teaching and mentorship of fellows, residents, and students, making both academic productivity and education fundamental responsibilities of this role.

Position Highlights:

• Clinical responsibilities include diagnostic pathology services to support the clinical care of patients with cancers of the digestive system.
• Join a multidisciplinary team of physicians and scientists in Southern California.
• Use digital pathology to provide digestive system pathology expertise in the COH national network.
• Develop and support translational and clinical research in gastrointestinal cancers.
• Participate in the training of fellows in our ACGME-accredited programs.

Qualifications

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer. To learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, please click here.
* Applicants must have an MD or equivalent medical degree and possess or be eligible for an unrestricted California medical license.
* Anatomic Pathology and demonstrated multidisciplinary practice experience in the specialty of gastrointestinal pathology are required.
* An academic record consistent with appointment as Assistant or Associate Professor is preferred.
* Fellowship training in gastrointestinal pathology and experience in the diagnosis of complex gastrointestinal cancers in an academic cancer center is highly preferred. Additional subspecialty experience is also desired.
* The candidate must possess excellent communication skills and experience in collaboration with gastrointestinal medical and surgical oncologists and researchers.
* Demonstrated commitment to academic excellence through active teaching, mentorship, and meaningful contributions to scientific advancement and translational research is required.

About City of Hope

City of Hope is an independent biomedical research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases. Founded in 1913, City of Hope is a leader in bone marrow transplantation and immunotherapy such as CAR T cell therapy. City of Hope’s translational research and personalized treatment protocols advance care throughout the world. Human synthetic insulin, monoclonal antibodies and numerous breakthrough cancer drugs are based on technology developed at the institution.  AccessHopeTM, a wholly owned subsidiary, was launched in 2019 and is dedicated to serving employers and their health care partners by providing access to City of Hope’s exceptional cancer expertise. A National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center and a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, City of Hope is ranked among the nation’s “Best Hospitals” in cancer by U.S. News & World Report. Its main campus is located near Los Angeles, with additional locations throughout Southern California and in Arizona.

Recently, the organization extended its reach beyond Duarte to include clinical network sites in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties, steadily moving it to number one in Southern California for inpatient market share and pushing its capacity limits. In 2018, City of Hope began a transformational journey with ambitious goals in the areas of patient care, value-based care and precision medicine, hematology malignancies, stem cell transplants, and meaningful innovations and cures. Integral to the realization of these goals is the expansion of City of Hope to the Orange County market. 

Our community includes research associates, scientists, doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, graduate students, fundraising specialists, marketing professionals, volunteers and an extensive support staff. We are united by our desire to find cures, save lives and transform the future of health. Every discovery we make and every new treatment we create gives people the chance to live longer, better and more fully.

City of Hope continues to be a pioneer of patient-centered care and remains committed to its tradition of exceptional care for patients, families and and communities. Each day, we live out our credo:

"There is no profit in curing the body, if, in the process, we destroy the soul."