Transplant Nephrologist

The Division of Nephrology Department of Medicine at the University of Virginia (UVA) is seeking a fulltime boardcertified or boardeligible Transplant Nephrologist to join our renal team in Charlottesville Virginia. This is an open rank tenureineligible position. Rank and salary will be dependent upon qualifications.The successful candidate should possess outstanding clinical technical and interpersonal skills and training from toprated institution.

The transplant nephologist candidate will provide direct patient care and lead multidisciplinary teams in the inpatient and outpatient setting to manage recipient of kidney and pancreas transplant conduct pretransplant evaluation perform living donor candidate evaluation and determine suitability of organs from medically complex deceased donor. The candidate will participate in clinical and operational meeting such as selection committee candidate review board HLA review posttransplant review and living donor meeting. It is expected that the candidate will actively engage in quality improvement project and clinical problembased taskforces including serving as lead transplant nephrologist on certain projects. Participation in teaching programs for transplant nephrology and surgery fellows general nephrology fellows medical house staff medical students and transplant advanced practice providers and coordinator is required. Research experience ispreferable but not mandatory.

The UVA kidneypancreas transplant program is a large volume transplant center with sustained growth over the last 5 years. In 2023 UVA performed 203 adult kidney and/or pancreas transplants and with excellent patient and graft survival. We strive to create a collaborating working environment which fosters professional growth and provide the platform for the faculty to become leaders in the field of transplantation. The faculty is encouraged to critically appraise the current established practices in transplantation explore new therapeutic and diagnostic paradigms and embrace emerging technologies to increase access to transplantation and promote longevity of patient and allografts.

For additional information about the position please contact Dr. Mark D. Okusa Chief Division of Nephrology via email ator phone.

The University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains providing an idyllic setting that blends one of Americas premier public institutions an inspiring history and a picturesque small but cosmopolitan city perennially ranked as one of the best places to live in the U.S. by Money Magazine and USA Today.