Neuro-Oncologist

The Mayo Clinic in Florida is searching for a highly motivated academic neurooncologist to join a rapidly expanding Brain Tumor Program in Jacksonville.Over the last 5 years the Programhasseena3foldincreaseinclinicalvolumeandadded eleven additional faculty with specialty interests directly related to brain tumor research and clinical care including in neurosurgery neuropathology radiation oncology neuropsychology neuroradiology and neurooncology and we arenowlooking toexpandfurther. TheBrainTumorProgramat Mayo Clinic Florida is closely integrated with corresponding braintumorprograms atMayoClinic RochesterandMayoClinic Arizona.Examples of this integration include participation in Mayo Clinicwide brain tumor clinical trials which is facilitated bytheMayoClinicsdesignationasthe organizing center for the U19 Glioma Therapeutics Network (NCI);jointresearchandclinicalconferences;andleadershipin U54 P01 and P50 multiinstitutional and multiinvestigator awards.Mayo Clinic is a Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center by NCI including participation in NCI cooperative group studies. Ample opportunitiesforclinicalandtranslationalresearch areavailable through highly collaborative basic and translational science departments and this will be enhanced further with the planned acquisition of both proton beam and heavy particle beam facilities in the next several years.

The successful applicant will contribute to the clinical care of braintumorandcancerneurologypatientstotheteachingof students residents and fellows and to the development of clinical trials in neurooncology including studies based on translational research within the Mayo Clinic enterprise.The applicant should be ABPN Board certified or eligible in NeurologyandqualifiedforaFlorida Medicallicense.UCNS board eligibility in NeuroOncology is strongly encouraged.

InterestedapplicantsshouldsubmittheirCVandalistofthree references. If you have questions about the position please contact:

Wendy Sherman MD

Department of Neurology

Mayo Clinic

4500 San Pablo Road

Jacksonville FL 32224