RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is Seeking a Hepatologist in New Brunswick, NJ

Seeking Gastroenterology-trained Hepatologist: Rutgers Health at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey

The Department of Medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS) at Rutgers Health is seeking highly qualified gastroenterology-trained hepatologist for an open-rank faculty position within the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at RWJMS and the Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health System.

The practice encompasses work at outpatient facilities and hospitals in the health system, primarily at our state-of-the-art Ambulatory Medical Pavilion outpatient clinic and at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) at the Rutgers New Brunswick campus in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The presence of gastroenterology fellows, residents and students provides extensive teaching and research opportunities. Responsibilities include building a robust outpatient clinical practice in Hepatology, attending on the inpatient Hepatology Service at RWJUH, outpatient and inpatient endoscopy (at RWJUH or nearby ambulatory surgery centers), and education (UME and GME).

Those interested will be afforded outstanding opportunities to engage in clinical, translational or basic science medical research. Candidates trained in liver transplantation will have the opportunity to serve as an attending hepatologist (both inpatient and outpatient) at the Liver Transplantation Program at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark, New Jersey (22 miles from the New Brunswick campus), a program recognized as having the highest one- and three-year patient and graft survivals in the country.

Interested candidates should email a cover letter and CV to Steven Brant, MD, Professor and Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Rutgers RWJMS at steven.brant@rwjms.rutgers.edu and copy Susan Bethay, Sr. Physician Recruiter, RWJBarnabas Health at susan.bethay@rwjbh.org

All candidates must be board certified or board-eligible in Gastroenterology with either a focus on hepatology during their fellowship or completion of a PGY7 transplant hepatology fellowship. Education focused and administrative leadership positions are available based on candidate interest and expertise. Positions come with competitive base salaries, bonuses, and attractive benefits.  

The anticipated salary range for this position if hired to work is $355,000 to $660,000 per year.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate’s educational background, skills, and professional experience.

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

Founded in 1884, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) New Brunswick, is an academic medical center whose Centers of Excellence include cardiovascular care from minimally invasive heart surgery to transplantation, cancer care, stroke care, neuroscience, orthopedics, and women’s and children’s care, including The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital (BMSCH).

BMSCH serves as the focal point of New Brunswick’s growing children’s health campus, which includes the Child Health Institute of New Jersey, PSE&G Children’s Specialized Hospital, and Ronald McDonald House - New Brunswick. The free-standing, state-designated, acute care children’s hospital is a state-of-the-art facility that is specially designed to care for children. From pediatric surgery, urology, and cardiology to oncology, hematology, and pulmonology, BMSCH’s specialists and intensivists provide advanced care for children of all ages—from fragile newborns to adolescents.

As the flagship cancer hospital of Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and the principal teaching hospital of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, RWJUH New Brunswick is an innovative leader in advancing state-of-the-art care. Featuring a Level 1 Trauma Center and the first Pediatric Trauma Center in the state, RWJUH’s New Brunswick campus serves as a national resource in its ground-breaking approaches to emergency preparedness.

RWJBarnabas Health is New Jersey’s largest integrated health care delivery system, providing treatment and services to more than three million patients each year. With 12 acute care hospitals, 3 children's hospitals, a growing number of our outpatient facilities and physician practices, our healthcare system is committed to providing the highest quality of patient care and health education to the community and region.

Our dedication to serving the people of New Jersey extends far beyond the care we provide within our hospital walls. We support programs that promote health and wellness in our communities and provide access to services that would otherwise be unavailable. We are committed to the ongoing improvement of the health, quality of life, and vitality of our communities. We strive to bring the best healthcare to meet the evolving needs of residents in New Jersey — whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.

Our partnership with Rutgers University creates the state’s largest academic healthcare system dedicated to providing high-quality patient care, leading-edge research, and world-class health and medical education, further advancing our mission of providing high-quality healthcare in New Jersey.

The new collaboration also aligns RWJBarnabas Health with Rutgers’ education, research, and clinical activities, including those at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care.

Join RWJBarnabas Health’s commitment to cultivating a team of dynamic and diverse physicians. Our goal is to create an equitable environment in which to work and receive care, to champion a diverse workforce, and to foster an inclusive setting that meets the social, cultural and linguistic needs of the communities we serve state-wide. We welcome and embrace the unique perspectives of our physicians, recognizing that this leads to better patient care, satisfaction and outcomes.