Description

The Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology at the UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and the Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is recruiting a Full Time Allergy and Immunology Physician. The candidate must have completed an Allergy and Immunology Fellowship and be Board Certified/Eligible in Allergy and Immunology with the ability to obtain an unrestricted PA license.

Opportunity Details

• Join a group of 11 physicians and 4 advanced providers
• Help to further grow, build, and develop our existing practice
• Clinical responsibilities will include outpatient clinic and shared inpatient consultations.
• Serve a large and diverse community of patients in western Pennsylvania and beyond with asthma, allergies, eczema and inborn errors of immunity with well-established sub-specialty and multidisciplinary clinics for severe asthma, eczema, eosinophilic esophagitis, and immunodeficiency.
• Multiple subspecialty areas of focus, with an established multispecialty Asthma Center and Severe Asthma Clinic and a multispecialty research and clinical center caring for patients with inborn errors of immunity in our Pittsburgh Immunogenetics Discovery Center.
• Committed to research, with our own research assistant dedicated to our division, and access to our unique Pediatric Clinical and Translational Research Center, one of only a handful of centers in the nation funded by the NIH and devoted to pediatric research.
• Robust Food Allergy Center, with active clinical trials in food allergy, a dedicated nurse food allergy coordinator, and designation as a FARE center of excellence.
• The Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Division has a consult service and a vibrant ACGME-accredited combined fellowship program as well as a close relationship with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine adult allergists.

What we Offer

• Twenty days PTO plus holidays
• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience plus RVU based incentive bonus
• Outstanding benefit package including health, dental, vision and pension

About UPMC Childrens and UPMC

• UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh is a 313-bed, acute care teaching hospital located on 10 acres in Pittsburgh's Lawrenceville neighborhood.
• UPMC Children's was the nation's first pediatric transplant center. With a history spanning 130-plus years, UPMC Children's today is renowned for its outstanding clinical, research, and medical education programs and services - and for its frontline role in advancing standards of excellence in pediatric care.
• UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh has been consistently ranked in the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. News & World Report's list of "American's Best Children's Hospitals" for many years
• UPMC is a $23 billion world-renowned health care provider and insurer
• 92,000 employees, including 4,900 physicians
• Over 40 academic, community and specialty hospitals
• Over 800 doctors' offices and outpatient sites
• UPMC is inventing new models of accountable, cost-effective, patient-centered care
• Closely affiliated with University of Pittsburgh

About The Community

• Pittsburgh is a vibrant, mid-sized city with the feel of a small town. Located in the southwest corner of Pennsylvania, it offers the best of everything - an urban melting pot, historical landmarks, ethnic neighborhoods, a vibrant nightlife, picturesque countryside, and the famous three rivers.
• The city is renowned for its cultural institutions, including the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, the National Aviary, and a diverse cultural district.
• The city's major league professional sports teams include the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Pittsburgh Pirates.
• Pittsburgh has a reputation as an advancing leader in medicine, education, health care, robotics, software engineering, and high-tech industries.
• The city is consistently ranked as one of the top places for families in the U.S. and one of the most affordable, livable, and safest U.S. cities.

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