Gastroenterology Physician

West Virginia University School of Medicine and the Department of Medicine seek Gastroenterologist (ranks available: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor). Successful candidate will be expected to practice in Uniontown, PA.

Duties: The successful candidate will practice in the areas of gastroenterology and hepatology. In addition to providing excellent patient care, the successful candidate will also be actively involved in teaching medical students, residents, and fellows.

Qualifications: Candidates must have an MD or DO degree or foreign equivalent and be eligible for state medical license. Candidates must have completed an accredited internal medicine residency program and gastroenterology fellowship and be board eligible/board certified in gastroenterology and hepatology. All qualifications must be met by the time of appointment.

Tremendous institutional support for academic pursuits particularly pertaining to chronic viral hepatitis and inflammatory bowel disease is available. We offer treatment to those in Pennsylvania, West Virginia as well as patients from other states.

There is a culture of professionalism and cooperation within the Department of Medicine. The growing Section of Digestive Diseases offers opportunities to build and design programs within a large referral academic center.
 

WVU Medicine is West Virginia University’s affiliated health system, West Virginia’s largest private employer, and a national leader in patient safety and quality. The WVU Health System is comprised of a network of 25 hospitals and their affiliated clinics, anchored by its flagship hospital, J.W Ruby Memorial in Morgantown, an 881-bed academic medical center that offers tertiary and quaternary care. The WVU Medicine System, has more than 35,000 employees; 4,000 clinicians; and serves hundreds of thousands of people annually from across the region and the nation with more than 4.5 million patient visits annually.

Uniontown, PA is located approximately an hour south/east of Pittsburgh, PA and approximately 30 minutes east of Morgantown, WV.  Morgantown is located just over an hour south of Pittsburgh, PA and three hours from Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, MD.

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West Virginia University & University Health Associates are an AA/EO employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran – and WVU is the recipient of an NSF ADVANCE award for gender equity.

When you need care, you can count on Uniontown Hospital, as it is your community partner for better health and wellness. By combining decades of experience and state-of-the-art technology, Uniontown Hospital provides services to fit every patient’s needs.

WVU Medicine Uniontown Hospital is a compassionate, dedicated community hospital providing a full range of medical care to residents of Fayette County and the surrounding area for more than a century.

Located in southwestern Pennsylvania, a hub for coal mining and steel production during the industrial revolution, Uniontown Hospital was founded in 1902 in response to the healthcare needs of local miners and coke plant employees. The Hospital’s first patient, a child who suffered severe burns, arrived by horse-drawn carriage on Thanksgiving Day 1903.

In 2020, Uniontown Hospital joined the West Virginia University Health System with the mission to provide exceptional care close to home. Since joining the WVU Medicine family, the Hospital has expanded primary and specialty care services throughout the county and surrounding region.

Today, the 161-bed facility employs more than 1,000 individuals and 300+ medical staff representing more than 30 medical specialties.

WVU Medicine Uniontown Hospital provides a full range of medical, surgical, and diagnostic services and remains committed to delivering high-quality, compassionate care.