Academic Plastic Surgery Opportunity In Philadelphia

Thomas Jefferson University Health System (TJUH) and the Sidney Kimmel Medical College in Philadelphia is seeking a Plastic Surgeon at the associate professor or professor rank to join our Plastic Surgery Division, in the Department of Surgery. The successful candidate will join an established plastic surgery team of three physicians and a nurse practitioner that works collaboratively with peers and other multidisciplinary providers, advanced practitioners and specialty staff (licensed and non-licensed). The candidate must have excellent communication skills with a focus on patient access and patient satisfaction. Microsurgery experience or fellowship training is ideal but not essential.  The position also offers the opportunity to join a thriving academic, clinical and research department that provides exceptional patient care and innovation throughout the region. 

Job Description:

• Provide a broad range of services including general plastic surgery, cosmetic surgery (body contouring, breast augmentation, breast lift, abdominoplasty, face lift, liposuction, eyelid lift, brow lift), breast reconstruction, and cancer/trauma reconstruction.
• Active involvement in the education of surgery residents.  Participation in teaching, research, and program development.
• Benefit from an established reconstructive and cosmetic referral base, generated from internal, external/private practice physicians and surgeons
• Research or scholarship responsibilities may include clinical and/or basic science investigations in the field of plastic surgery
• Fully integrated Electronic Health Record (EHR) – EPIC
• Highly competitive base salary with incentive plan

Minimum Qualifications:

• MD or DO degree from an accredited institution
• Board eligible/certified in Plastic Surgery.
• The ability to obtain a medical license in the Commonwealth of PA prior to start date.      
• Candidates must have a record of providing excellent clinical care, possess academic credentials that will qualify for an academic appointment in department of surgery. 

Jefferson Plastic Surgery is located at the corner of 9th and Walnut Streets in Center City, Philadelphia on the 15th floor of the Wills Eye Hospital Building.  Our 10,000 square foot office has eight exam suites as well as a full service aesthetician suite.  All major surgeries are performed at TJUH, smaller procedures with local anesthesia such as scar revision and excisions of skin lesion can be performed in the office. 

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet®-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jefferson's mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing