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Assistant or Associate Professor of Clinical Urology-CHLA

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The University of Southern California (USC), founded in 1880, is the largest private employer in the City of Los Angeles. As an employee of USC, you will be a part of a world-class research university and a member of the "Trojan Family," which is comprised of the faculty, students and staff that make the university what it is.

The Keck School of Medicine (KSOM) of the University of Southern California (USC) and Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) in the Department of Surgery in the Division of Urology, are actively seeking a full time faculty member for the position of Assistant or Associate Professor of Urology

The Division of Urology at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) and the Keck School of Medicine at USC are seeking candidates for full-time, non- tenure track faculty positions at the Assistant and /or Associate Professor level.

The Division of Urology at Children's Hospital Los Angeles comprises a large group of fellowship-trained and board-certified Pediatric Urologist in the United States, offering car in 14 community locations. Our physician provide comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care for infants, children, adolescents and young adults with congenital and acquired pediatric urology disorders. We are affiliated academically with the Department of Urology at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California. We provide training for urologic and pediatrics residents affiliated with this program and at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

The Division of Urology is ranked among the top hospitals in the nation for Urology care on the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals List. Our Surgeons perform approximately 2,200 surgeries annually – one of the largest numbers of pediatric urology surgeries in Southern California and the Southwestern United States.

Children's Hospital offers the latest treatments and advanced technology, including endoscopy, laparoscopic surgery, laparo-endoscopic single-site (Less) surgery and robotic surgery through our Minimally Invasive Surgery Program. The program is among the top five programs that perform these types of surgeries in the country.

Active research includes stem cells, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, etiology of human cryptorchidism (undescended testicles), nanotechnology, and a variety of other clinical outcomes research.

Doctors in the Division of Pediatric Urology at Children's Hospital Los Angeles provide comprehensive diagnosis and care for a multitude of genitourinary conditions including bladder exstrophy / and other complex conditions that require genitourinary reconstruction, fetal urology, oncology, nephrolithiasis, spina bifida / neurogenic bladder, and voiding dysfunction.

Requirements:

Must hold an MD degree

Must be Fellowship Trained from Accredited Pediatric Urology Program

Board certified / eligible in Urology

Board certified / eligible in Pediatric Urology

Desirable qualifications:

Strength in teaching

Experience in patient-oriented basic research

Strong oral and written communication / interpersonal skills

Ability to work comfortably in a high-intensity clinical and academic environment

If interested, please apply using the link above. For further inquiries, please contact:

Roger DeFilippo, MD, FACS, FAAP

Chief, Division of Urology

Associate Professor

Children's Hospital Los Angeles

4650 Sunset Blvd, MS #114

Los Angeles, CA 90027

rdefilippo@chla.usc.edu

Ph: 323-361-2247

Fax: 323-361-8034

USC Institute of Urology

Keck School of Medicine

www. CHLA.org/Urology

Academic appointment through USC Keck School of Medicine is available at a level appropriate to training and experience. USC is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. CHLA and USC greatly values diversity and is committed to building a vibrant and culturally diverse community of faculty that best reflects the patients and families that we serve. Individuals from underrepresented groups in medicine are especially encouraged to apply.

REQ20120551 Posted Date: 07/26/2022 Apply