Academic/Clinical Surgical Oncologist

Outstanding Surgical Oncologist Opportunity to Join Drs. Mark Cohen and Claudius Conrad at Carle Foundation Hospital/the Carle Illinois College of Medicine in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois.

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Carle Cancer Institute and Carle Illinois College of Medicine are excited to add an academic surgical oncologist to their team. The candidate should have experience with a broad range of surgical oncology conditions and have expertise in GI malignancies, such as stomach, liver, pancreas, and biliary tract cancers, as well as small bowel cancer, adrenal tumors, melanoma, soft tissue sarcomas, and when occasionally necessary assist oncology team in Urbana with rare excisional nodal biopsies and feeding tube placement. Training and interest in Minimally Invasive Surgery are preferred.

The candidate will enjoy a very generous compensation package in a stable, vertically integrated Carle Health System, while practicing in a multi-disciplinary setting. The health system has over 17,000 employees across several hospitals, covering a population of about 2.5 million people. The candidate would participate in our weekly Upper GI Tumor Board, outpatient clinics at the Carle Cancer Institute, and have strong support from Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology and Advanced GI Endoscopy. Carle Cancer Institute has strong clinical cancer research with an NCORP Grant (PI: Ken Rowland, MD) from the National Cancer Institute and currently > 100 open clinical trials.

This candidate will work with two other surgical oncologists in practice. Carle is at the forefront of technological advances in medicine and surgery through its collaboration with the Carle Illinois college of Medicine, the world’s first fully accredited engineering based medical school leading the world in integration of AI, data science, and global health medical innovation.

The ideal candidate would have post-fellowship clinical experience, be board-certified in general surgery and complex general surgical oncology and have excellent interpersonal skills for program building. The Carle Illinois College of Medicine (CI COM) was founded in 2015 and has graduated the best medical students in the country who over 92% have obtained their #1 program choice in the match. Opportunities for interdisciplinary research and collaboration are unmatched and an academic appointment in the college of medicine will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

The position will include dedicated time for teaching CI COM medical students and General Surgery Residents at Carle’s General Surgery Residency Program. For candidates with a strong academic background, a 0.2 FTE of protected research/academic time would be available. For clinical research, Carle Cancer Institute is a home of Stephens Family Clinical Research Institute with an existing opportunity to support investigator-initiated studies. For basic science and translational research, UIUC Basic Science Cancer Center of Illinois houses over 75 basic and translational cancer investigators bringing in over $50M annually in federal and industry funding grants as well as a new $145M partnership with Deerfield Partners to develop new drugs for the clinic using AI-infused chemistry and synthesis around molecular targets for drug development.

About Carle Health

Find it here. Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. The supportive and inclusive team where you can thrive. The place where growth meets balance – and opportunities meet flexibility. Find it all here at Carle Health. Based in Urbana, IL, Carle Health is a healthcare system with nearly 16,500 team members in its eight hospitals, physician groups and a variety of healthcare businesses and is recognized as a Great Place to Work®. Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital and Carle Health Pekin Hospital hold Magnet® designations, the nation’s highest honor for nursing care. The system includes Methodist College and Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world’s first engineering-based medical school. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.