Plastic Surgeon/Medical Director of Breast
Reconstruction
Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ
Date available: Immediately
The Division of Plastic Surgery in
the Department of Surgery at Cooper University Hospital is recruiting for a
faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor of Surgery or above. Qualified candidates should possess or be
eligible for certification by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. The ideal candidate will have completed
fellowship training in microsurgery, will have prior clinical practice
experience in breast reconstruction and have a strong interest in
reconstructive microsurgery, teaching and clinical research, and leadership and
program development. The selected
candidate will provide general plastic surgery services but will focus on comprehensive
breast reconstruction services as part of multi-disciplinary teams working at
the Cooper University Hospital and MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper. The selected candidate will also function as
a member of the teaching faculty at the Cooper Medical School of Rowan
University training residents in the Cooper Plastic Surgery Integrated Residency
program and teaching medical students and rotating surgery residents. Specific duties will include:
•
Sharing in leadership decisions for the breast
cancer program
o Representing the Plastic Surgery Program to MDA,
Surgical Institute and senior leadership
•
Facilitating program development including
strategy, operations, and pathway development
•
Providing input to capital and operating budget
for the cancer center
•
Participating in marketing and planning meetings
for breast surgery
•
Functioning as a new member of:
o
Cancer Leadership Team meeting
o
NAPBC team
o
Cancer Committee
o
Quarterly Surgical Services Update team
Cooper University Hospital, the clinical campus of Cooper Medical
School of Rowan University, is the leading provider of health services to
Southern New Jersey. Cooper’s main hospital is located in Camden, NJ, right
across the river from Philadelphia. Cooper also has satellite offices in the
surrounding suburbs, including Cherry Hill, Moorestown, Voorhees and Washington
Township with a surgery center based in Voorhees.
MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper supports nearly 125,000
patient visits annually treating all types of oncologic diseases. Today,
MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper is one of the leading cancer centers in the
region. In a state-of-the-art facility, over 400 clinicians,
nurses, therapists, and technicians provide clinical excellence, compassionate
care, and a collaborative, disease-site-specific approach to fighting
cancer.
The Division of Plastic Surgery at Cooper University Hospital is
an expanding program with 6 surgeons who function in a team-based
atmosphere.
This is an outstanding and unique opportunity for an experienced
plastic surgeon to lead, to establish and grow an academic practice and be part
of a very strong and growing residency program.
Academic appointment and compensation commensurate with training
and experience.
Contact: Interested candidates please send your CV
and cover letter to:
Steven Bonawitz, MD, FACS
Division Chief of Plastic Surgery
Cooper University Hospital
3 Cooper Plaza
Suite 411
Camden, NJ
08103
Bonawitz-Steven@CooperHealth.edu
