Section Chief of Breast Surgery

Breast Surgeon or Surgical Oncologist

Baylor University Medical Center (BUMC), a nationally ranked cancer center and flagship tertiary/quaternary care hospital in Downtown Dallas, is seeking a dynamic, fellowship-trained Breast Surgeon or Surgical Oncologist with a concentration in breast surgery to lead our multidisciplinary breast surgery team. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of breast surgery at a leading academic medical center, working alongside a dedicated team in a collaborative, innovative environment.

Job Description

• Leadership opportunity at a USNWR-ranked cancer center and Level I Trauma Center
• NAPBC-accredited program with a robust High-Risk Breast Screening Program
• Collaborative environment with established surgical oncologists and integrated multidisciplinary specialty support
• Employed through HealthTexas Provider Network (HTPN), affiliated with Baylor Scott & White Health
• Unified EPIC electronic health record system across the Baylor Scott & White network
• Opportunities for graduate and undergraduate medical education, including teaching breast fellows, residents, and academic appointments through Texas A&M Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine
• Access to research infrastructure via Baylor Scott & White Sammons Cancer Center and Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, including participation in a statewide biorepository with robust portfolio of cutting-edge diagnostic and therapeutic breast cancer studies for early and late-stage disease, academic affiliation with TGEN and soon to open state of the art Texas Cancer Interception Institute

Requirements

• Mid-Career fellowship-trained in breast surgery or surgical oncology with a focus on breast surgery
• Demonstrated leadership skills and commitment to multidisciplinary care
• Interest in clinical research, education, and program development

Community Overview

As the flagship referral center of Baylor Scott & White Health North Texas, Baylor University Medical Center is the Level I Trauma Center, and one of the largest not-for-profit hospitals in the state. We are nationally recognized for quality and excellence, with U.S. News & World Report ranking BUMC among the country's top 50 hospitals in gastroenterology, cancer, pulmonology and lung surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, and orthopedics.

Baylor University Medical Center is also a major academic teaching hospital, training over 330 residents and fellows across 40+ programs and serving as a clinical campus for the Texas A&M School of Medicine, where more than 200 medical students receive hands-on education each year.

Baylor Scott and White Health (BSWH) is the largest not-for-profit health care system in the State of Texas and one of the largest in the United States. Serving a large and diverse population across North and Central Texas, BSWH has the vision and resources to provide its patients continued quality care while creating a model system for a dramatically changing health care environment. The BSWH system includes 52 hospitals, 1,300 health care sites, over 7,200 active physicians, over 57,000 employees, plus a state certified Health Maintenance Organization, the Scott and White Health Plan (Health Plan), and Baylor Quality Health Care Alliance LLC (BSWQA), a high performing network of clinical providers and facilities focused on improving quality, managing the health of patient populations, and reducing the overall cost of care.

BSWH includes a robust spectrum of owned, operated, ventured and affiliated hospitals; satellite outpatient clinics; free standing ambulatory surgery centers; free standing emergency medical centers; free standing imaging centers; numerous retail pharmacies; and geographically dispersed physician clinics in the North Texas and Central Texas regions.