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Position Title: Director of Interventional Oncology

Department of Radiology

HMFP at BIDMC

Harvard Medical School

The Radiology Department at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is seeking a Director of Interventional Oncology for a full-time interventional radiologist position for our Longwood Medical Area location.

The Radiology department will be part of the exciting new clinical collaboration between Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), BIDMC, and Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians (HMFP) to establish New England’s only freestanding adult inpatient cancer hospital. The collaboration will bring together world-class clinicians to deliver transformational, precision medicine in an environment solely dedicated to defying cancer.  The Director of Interventional Oncology will work jointly with the newly formed Division of Cancer Radiology, as well as the Division of Interventional Radiology and Division of Abdominal Imaging in the Department of Radiology.  The individual will work primarily with the DFCI Disease Center leadership and referring providers to build, lead and grow successful interventional oncology services, including a robust and standardized diagnostic biopsy service and expand the existing well-established therapeutic tumor ablation and embolization clinical programs with the BIDMC Radiology and DFCI Imaging Departments, under the leadership of the Chair of the Department of Imaging at DFCI.  The individual will be expected to support clinical service excellence, develop research in interventional oncology imaging, participate in multidisciplinary collaborations, support education and training in interventional oncology. Candidates should have an established reputation, appropriate publication and research record, and requisite clinical experience in the practice of Interventional Oncology.  Additional expertise in establishing new interventional oncology service lines, leading a cancer-focused interventional clinical trials group, and working with cancer center leadership in developing combination therapy trials and supporting research biopsies would be welcome.      

The BIDMC Interventional Radiology Division has 12 full-time faculty members, ACGME-accredited IR/DR Integrated and Independent Residency programs, and 7 advanced practitioners. Hospital-based facilities span two adjacent campuses and include 4 primary multi-modality advanced angiography suites (with intra-procedural CT capabilities and in-room ultrasound), 3 additional fluoroscopy rooms, procedural CT suites, and a shared bi-plane angiography suite. Additionally, the section staffs an off-site outpatient vein center, an outpatient dialysis access care center, has initiated IR services at two community affiliate hospitals, and interprets diagnostic studies from an ICAVL-accredited vascular lab.  The practice has a robust formal inpatient consult service and outpatient clinic.  The division has close collaborative relationships with referring services and staffs several multidisciplinary conferences per week and are embedded in several multispecialty cancer clinics.

Candidates eligible for appointment to the faculty of Harvard Medical School at Associate Professor level are preferred, but will consider candidates eligible for appointment at the Assistant Professor level based on experience. 

• MD from an accredited medical school
• Board-certified or eligible in Diagnostic Radiology
• A valid MA medical license or the ability to obtain one
• Minimum 5 years of experience
• Excellent clinical and communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a 743-bed hospital and Level 1 Trauma Center, is a founding member of Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH).  BILH, a health care system with 14 hospitals, brings together academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, community and specialty hospitals, and more than 4,000 physicians and 39,000 employees in a shared mission to expand access and advance the science and practice of medicine through groundbreaking research and education.

Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (HMFP) is one of the largest physician organizations in New England, dedicated to excellence and innovation in patient care, education, and research. As a physician-led organization, HMFP partners with more than 2,400 providers to support the delivery of exceptional care, promote professional development and foster balance at work and home. HMFP physicians have faculty affiliations with Harvard Medical School (HMS) and provide care throughout BILH system and additional hospitals across Massachusetts.

Interested candidates should apply directly to HMFP Workday using the link provided and uploading CV and cover letter: https://hmfp.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/HMFP/job/BIDMC---Main-Campus/Director--Interventional-Oncology_R1372

For further information about the position, please contact Muneeb Ahmed, MD at mahmed@bidmc.harvard.edu

HMFP/APHMFP offers equal employment opportunity to all applicants for employment and to all employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, citizenship, sexual orientation, ancestry, marital status, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, physical or mental disability, medical condition or status as a disabled veteran or a veteran of the Vietnam era or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.