Assistant Professor, University Medical Line, Dept of Cardiothoracic Surgery

There has been significant growth in thoracic aortic surgery and transcatheter aortic and valvular
therapies at the Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Health Care System. There is a programmatic need to
recruit a cardiothoracic surgeon with expertise in these areas to join the Stanford faculty in the
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stanford University as an Assistant Professor in
the University Medical Line at the Palo Alto VA. There will be robust opportunity to participate
in thoracic aortic surgery valvular surgery and other subspecialty areas in adult cardiovascular
surgery at the Palo Alto VA. There will be occasional clinical coverage responsibilities at the
Stanford main campus and at other Stanford-affiliated sites.

There is a great desire to develop an integrated research program related to thoracic aortic
diseases at the Palo Alto VA. Thus this individual will also be specifically tasked with
conducting basic science translational and engineering research in innovative aortic and
cardiovascular therapies with the goal of developing an independently funded laboratory. The
individual will also be involved in surgical resident and medical student education.

The major criteria for appointment for faculty in the University Medical Line shall be
excellence in the overall mix of clinical care clinical teaching scholarly activity that
advances clinical medicine and institutional service appropriate to the programmatic need
the individual is expected to fulfill.
Individuals appointed as Assistant Professors will have completed their house staff training
and where appropriate postdoctoral fellowship training. They must demonstrate excellence
or promise of excellence in the overall mix of contributions in clinical care teaching and
scholarly activity that advances clinical medicine appropriate to the programmatic need upon
which the appointment will be based. There should be evidence that candidates have the
promise to attain regional recognition for excellence in the overall mix of contributions. If
these individuals have not had formal teaching experience they should have demonstrated
during their house staff and fellowship training a commitment to teaching and they should
have the potential to meet or exceed acceptable standards in teaching.

The successful applicant must be board-eligible or board-certified in Cardiothoracic Surgery as
well as residency-trained in Cardiothoracic Surgery. We expect the successful candidate to
develop an active clinical practice be an active teacher of medical students residents and
fellows and to develop a robust research program.

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex
sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability protected veteran status or any
other characteristic protected by law. Stanford welcomes applications from all who would bring
additional dimensions to the Universitys research teaching and clinical missions.
Consistent with its obligations under the law the University will provide reasonable
accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable
accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact


The universitys central functions of research and education depend on freedom of thought and
expression. The Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery School of Medicine and Stanford
University value faculty who will help foster an open and respectful academic environment for
colleagues students and staff with a wide range of backgrounds identities and perspectives.
Candidates may choose to include as part of their research and teaching statements a brief
discussion about how their work and experience will further these values.

Candidates are asked to submit CV a brief letter of inquiry and the names of three references
via For questions
please contact Eunice Lin Faculty Affairs Administrator Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
at .

The expected base pay range for this position is:
Assistant Professor: $300000 $365000
This pay range reflects base pay which is based on faculty rank and years in rank. It does not
include all components of the School of Medicines faculty compensation program or pay from
participation in departmental incentive compensation programs. For more information about
compensation and our wide-range of benefits including housing assistance please contact the
hiring department.

Stanford University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the
university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate
will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and
qualifications of the selected candidate including equivalent years in rank training and field or
discipline; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs.