Academic Pediatric Pathologist - UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

RANK/TITLE: Assistant Professor (1-5 years of experience) or Associate Professor (6-10 years of experience); non-tenure track

DEPARTMENT/DIVISION DESCRIPTION:

Pediatric Pathology, Department of Pathology, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh; University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

• The Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh has 313 licensed beds and over 13,000 admissions per year

• The John G. Rangos Research Center is a 300,000 sq ft state-of-the-art facility on our campus, housing a large group of researchers and academic departments performing world-class research

• The Anatomic Pathology section is staffed by six faculty members and has extensive subspecialty support from members of other divisions in the Department of Pathology of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

DESCRIPTION OF WORK:

• The Department of Pathology at CHP handles approximately 10,000 surgical pathology accessions: 1,500 cytological specimens and 35-40 pediatric autopsies per year

• Material ranges from the routine examples of pediatric disease to cases of the highest complexity of modern medicine

• The department has an ACGME-accredited fellowship program in Pediatric Pathology, which emphasizes academic work with the fellows and requires faculty mentoring

JOB DUTIES:

• Sign out of surgical pathology cases, review cytological specimens, and pediatric autopsies

• Teach pathology fellows and pathology residents

• Participate in research initiatives as needed

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Candidates must have an MD, MD/PhD, DO degree, or equivalent

• Board certification is required in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology or Anatomic Pathology

• Preference will be given to candidates who have completed formal training in an ACGME-accredited Pediatric Pathology Fellowship program and are either board-certified or eligible for special certification in Pediatric Pathology

• Applicants with additional formal training in Molecular Pathology will be preferred

SALARY AND BENEFITS:

• The individual will be a full-time faculty member at the University of Pittsburgh, and a participant in the UPMC/UPP faculty practice plan. Salary will be competitive and commensurate with experience

APPLICATION:

• Send CV and letter of interest to the University of Pittsburgh Talent Center Requisition 25005786; www.join.pitt.edu

• Contact the following person ONLY for more information:

Jennifer Picarsic, MD

Chief of Pathology and Head of Laboratories

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

e-mail: picarsicjl@upmc.edu