Chair, Department of Anesthesiology

The School of Medicine of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks an accomplished and energetic leader to serve as Chair for the Department of Anesthesiology. The Department of Anesthesiology is nationally recognized for its excellence in clinical care, research, and education. The Department is comprised of more than 350 faculty, staff, and trainees who sustain and drive the tripartite mission, which is “to provide the highest quality patient care to all people through innovation, world-class research, and training the next generation of surgical health care professionals and scientists.” In FY22, the Department provided clinical anesthesia services for over 103,000 patient encounters. In addition to patient care, the Department teaches residents and medical students the specialty of anesthesiology and, through educational outreach programs, educates the medical community on the highest standards of anesthetic care. The selected individual will provide leadership and direction for clinical health care across 8 academic divisions and 12 program sections including Ambulatory, Cardiothoracic, Critical Care, General, Liver Transplant, Neuroanesthesia, Obstetric, PreAnesthetic Care, Endoscopy, Pain Management, Pediatric Anesthesia, Regional Anesthesia and Community Practice Anesthesiology. In addition to the academic practice locations, the department provides anesthetic care in some of UNC’s affiliated healthcare system hospitals utilizing an employed group of private practice physicians.

Consideration of candidates will begin immediately and continue until the search has been successfully concluded. Interested individuals should submit a cover letter describing their interest, current curriculum vitae, and an Administrative Summary via the following link:

https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/255240

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and welcomes all to apply regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We also encourage protected veterans and individuals with disabilities to apply.