Interventional Pulmonologist | Buffalo, NY

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Department of Thoracic Surgery is seeking an Interventional Pulmonologist at the Assistant or Associate level to join a growing, innovative lung cancer program. This is an opportunity to practice the full spectrum of interventional pulmonary medicine while working in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment focused on improving outcomes for patients with thoracic malignancies and complex pulmonary conditions.

You’ll join an established program alongside an experienced interventional pulmonologist and work closely with thoracic surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, and pulmonology specialists. This role is ideal for a physician who enjoys procedural work, multidisciplinary collaboration, and advancing care through research and innovation. 💙🫁

What You’ll Do

Clinical Care & Procedures 🩺 • Perform a wide range of interventional pulmonary procedures, including: Rigid bronchoscopy, Tumor ablation, Airway stenting, Pleuroscopy • Utilize advanced technologies, including robotic-assisted bronchoscopy and catheter-based tumor ablation • Diagnose and manage benign pulmonary conditions such as: • Advanced emphysema (bronchoscopic lung volume reduction) • Interstitial lung disease (lung cryobiopsy) • Provide lung cancer screening and general pulmonary care

Clinical Practice Structure 📅 • Manage outpatient pulmonary clinics • Two dedicated procedural days in a state-of-the-art endoscopy suite • Participate in inpatient consults • Optional critical care coverage, depending on interest

Research & Innovation 🔬 • Participate in clinical and translational research • Contribute to clinical trials and innovative procedural approaches • Opportunities for leadership in research initiatives

Education & Mentorship 🎓 • Teach and supervise pulmonary fellows from the University at Buffalo • Contribute to an academic environment focused on learning and growth

What You’ll Bring • Board certified or board eligible in Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine • Eligibility for New York State medical licensure • Eligibility for or diplomate status in the Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology • Experience or interest in interventional pulmonary procedures • Commitment to multidisciplinary, patient-centered care • Interest in teaching, research, and academic medicine

Why You’ll Love Working Here • Practice in a high-volume, comprehensive cancer center with a dedicated thoracic program 🏥 • Access cutting-edge technologies including robotic bronchoscopy and advanced ablation tools 🔬 • Collaborate with multidisciplinary experts in lung cancer care 🤝 • Protected procedural time in a state-of-the-art endoscopy suite • Opportunities for clinical trials, translational research, and academic growth 🌱 • Joint academic appointment with the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine 🎓 • Supportive, mission-driven environment focused on improving patient outcomes 💙

At Roswell Park, you’ll combine advanced procedural medicine with innovative research — helping to shape the future of lung cancer diagnosis and treatment.

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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.