Gastroenterologist

The Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit is seeking an IBD Specialist who is a board eligible/certified Gastroenterologist. The Henry Ford Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center is comprised of 5 IBD Specialists with dedicated APP and support staff. We offer innovative care for patients with Interventional IBD procedures, a combined Maternal Fetal Medicine / IBD Clinic, GI Dietician and Health Psychology support, and locations throughout Metro Detroit. Using the Specialty Center model for remote care, we have become a leading referral center throughout Michigan and Northern Ohio. The IBD Specialist position involves educating GI fellows from both our internal fellowship program, and many of the regional programs. Research is encouraged and HFH provides opportunities to collaborate with leaders across disciplines while also promoting collaborative opportunities with national research projects.

Henry Ford Medical Group is one of the nation’s largest group practices with 1,900 physicians and researchers in more than 40 specialties.  The Division of Gastroenterology employs 47 physicians as well as 15 Advanced Practice Providers and provides outpatient clinic and endoscopy services at Henry Ford Hospital, Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital and 7 suburban satellites in Metro Detroit.  The Division provides additional inpatient consultative services at Henry Ford Hospital, Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital and Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital. The Division includes several subspecialty services including IBD, Hepatology, Liver and Intestinal Transplantation, Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy, Functional Bowel Disease and Motility.  Fellowship training for 15 category GI fellows as well as training in Advanced Therapeutics and Transplant Hepatology is provided.  The Division enjoys an active research portfolio with studies in a wide variety of GI, Hepatology and Transplant disorders.

Responsibilities will include evaluation and management of patients with a wide variety of GI disorders, teaching of fellows, residents and students in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, supervision of GI-focused advanced practice providers and opportunity to participate in clinical trials. Candidate will work in a multidisciplinary capacity with colorectal surgeons as well as maternal-fetal-medicine colleagues. Academic appointment through affiliation with Michigan State University and  Wayne State School of Medicine is commensurate with training and experience.

Qualifications - External

• Must have completed an ACGME approved Internal Medicine residency program.
• Must have completed or are currently completing an ACGME approved Gastroenterology fellowship program.
• Training and/or patient care experience in Inflammatory Bowel Disease is preferred.
• Interest in teaching and clinical research participation 

The Henry Ford Health's flagship institution, Henry Ford Hospital (HFH), is an 802-bed tertiary care hospital, education and research complex in Detroit's New Center area. The hospital is recognized for clinical excellence and innovation, particularly in the fields of cardiology and cardiovascular surgery, neurosurgery, neurology, orthopaedics and sports medicine, organ transplantation, and treatments for brain, prostate, breast and lung cancers. HFH is a Level 1 trauma center.

• Level 1 Trauma Center - Henry Ford Hospital provides the full continuum of services to the most critically ill and wounded patients. In-house surgical and critical care staff is available 24/7 and is experienced in multiple trauma, difficult tumors and complicated surgeries. 
• Critical Care- Henry Ford Hospital has 156 ICU beds making it the single largest ICU facility in Michigan and one of the largest in the country.
• Surgical ICU (SICU) -The 40-bed SICU is one of the largest in the United States, and is equipped to treat complex patients or those undergoing organ transplantation. The Department of anesthesia provides collaborative critical care coverage in the surgical intensive care unit and cardiovascular intensive care units at Henry Ford Hospital. Critical care certified anesthesiologists work with intensive care unit teams to provide multi-disciplinary care for the most complex post-operative patients.
• Center for Simulation, Education, and Research- The 12,000-square-foot Center for Simulation, Education and Research at Henry Ford Hospital is fully accredited as a Level 1 Comprehensive Education Institute by the American College of Surgeons and is the most advanced facility of its kind in Michigan and one of the largest in the United States. The Center offers procedural simulation technologies using computerized mannequins and other mechanical devices. It also is a venue for advancing education and assessing the competencies of residents, physicians and other health care workers in the areas of inter-professional team communications, patient safety and doctor-patient communication skills. Reconfigurable suites replicate the emergency department, operating room, intensive care unit, labor and delivery suite, and other hospital environments.
• Wayne State University School of Medicine (WSU SOM)- Henry Ford Hospital began a relationship with Wayne State University School of Medicine in 2002, and we has been expanding upon it ever since. In 2010, HFHS signed an affiliation agreement with Wayne State that increased the number of Wayne State medical students training in Henry Ford facilities, encourages collaborative research and seek efficiencies through programmatic integration. Third and four year medical students rotate thru Henry Ford Hospital. Members of the Henry Ford Medical Group have clinical faculty appointments at the Wayne State University School of Medicine.