Geneticist

West Virginia University School of Medicine and the Department of Pediatrics seeks a Geneticist qualified for appointment at the Assistant, Associate, or full Professor rank to join our growing division and program. The primary practice location is Morgantown, WV, with occasional travel to Summersville, WV and South Charleston, WV. Clinical care will also be delivered via direct-to-home video visits, as well as through our groundbreaking clinic-to-clinic telemedicine program, offering service to Martinsburg, Princeton, South Charleston, Summersville, Vienna, and Wheeling, WV. 

Position: 

• Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor rank 

• Practice pediatric and adult genetics 

• Mix of inpatient consults, telemedicine, and clinic visits 

• Collaborate with geneticists, advanced practice providers, and genetic counselors 

• Teach medical students and residents 

Qualifications: 

• MD or DO (or foreign equivalent) with state medical license eligibility 

• Completed accredited genetics residency 

• Board certified in medical genetics 

• Preferred: Interest/training in metabolic patient care 

• For senior ranks: leadership experience, strong communication, and publications 

Work Environment & Facilities: 

• Part of a growing genetics division and state-funded newborn screening program 

• Access to a 150-bed Children’s Hospital with advanced pediatric care units 

• Facilities include NICU, PICU, Heart Center, Cancer Center, and Level 2 Pediatric Trauma Center (upgrading to Level 1) 

• J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital: only pediatric cardiac surgery and epilepsy monitoring unit in WV, Magnet nursing status 

About WVU Health System: 

• Largest health system and employer in WV 

• 2,400+ licensed beds, 3,900 providers, 30,000 employees 

• Multi-state service region (WV, MD, OH, PA) 

• New specialty expansions including transplant and children’s hospital 

Community & Lifestyle: 

• Morgantown rated highly for lifestyle and business climate 

• Safe, family-friendly with excellent schools and cultural amenities 

• Close to Pittsburgh (1 hr), Washington D.C. & Baltimore (3 hrs) 

We invite you to view this video and reach out today to learn why our physicians believe WVU Medicine is Like No Other!? 

• More info: WVU Children’s Hospital 

• Contact and apply: Megan Core, Senior Physician Recruiter, megan.core@wvumedicine.org 

WVU Medicine Golisano Children’s is home to the state’s largest—and most experienced—group of pediatric primary care physicians and specialists. We offer expertise in nearly every childhood condition, no matter how rare or serious.

Our 150 bed Golisano Children’s Hospital has a full suite of pediatric operating rooms, cardiac EP and interventional catheterization lab, and GI-endoscopy with dedicated pediatric anesthesia staff. The hospital includes 34 pediatric beds, the only level 4 NICU in the state, a dedicated Cancer Institute, a Pediatric Emergency Department with Rapid Care, 15 PICU beds, and is the mainstay for WVU Medicine Children’s Heart Center of Excellence including 8 CICU beds. WVU Medicine Golisano Children’s is a Level 2 Pediatric Trauma Center, with plans to become Level 1, as it is for adults currently. The Birthing Center houses a 30-bed obstetrical unit and the maternal-fetal medicine clinic. J. W. Ruby Memorial Hospital is the only hospital in West Virginia with a pediatric cardiac surgery program, the only epilepsy monitoring unit in the state equipped to serve children, and the only hospital in the state to receive Magnet status for nursing excellence.

Take a virtual tour of WVU Medicine Golisano Children's Hospital.

About the WVU Health System  

The West Virginia University Health System is West Virginia’s largest health system and the state’s largest employer with more than 3,400 licensed beds, 4,600 providers, over 35,000 employees, and $7 billion in total operating revenues. The Health System is comprised of 25 hospitals and counting – including J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, an 880-bed academic medical center, and the 150-bed WVU Medicine Golisano Children’s Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia – and five institutes. To learn more, visit WVUMedicine.org. 

We invite you to view this video and reach out today to learn why our physicians believe WVU Medicine is Like No Other!