Physician - Plastic Surgeon, Division Chief
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- University of Kentucky
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- Lexington, KY
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Physician - Plastic Surgeon, Division Chief
Requisition Number:FE04617
Department Name:7H858:SURGERY/PLASTIC
Work Location:Lexington, KY
Type of Position:Faculty
Position Time Status :Full-Time
Tenure Track Status:Non-Tenure Track
Required Education:MD, DO or equivalent
Required Related Experience:Completion of a Plastic Surgery residency at an accredited institution
Currently Hold/Have Held position of Associate or Full Professor with sustained record of scholarly activity and national recognition
Board Certified in Plastic Surgery
Active, Unencumbered DEA
Current/Eligible for KY Medical License
The University of Kentucky College of Medicine invites applications and nominations for the position of Chief of the Division of Plastic Surgery within the Department of Surgery.
The University of Kentucky College of Medicine is seeking a visionary leader with a proven record of achievement in academic medicine and substantial administrative experience, ideally as a Division Chief or Program Director. The successful candidate will exhibit strong leadership qualities—serving as a thoughtful listener, decisive leader, and principled advocate for both the Division and its faculty. A commitment to collaboration, mentorship, and academic excellence is essential. In addition, the candidate must demonstrate exceptional accomplishments as both a surgeon and scholar, as the role includes maintaining an active and robust clinical practice.
The primary criteria for appointment as Chief include a demonstrated ability to provide outstanding patient care while educating and mentoring the next generation of leaders in plastic surgery. The ideal candidate will also have a strong track record of advancing the field through innovative research and meaningful scholarly contributions.
The ideal candidate will have experience leading collaborative initiatives and possess the personal presence and interpersonal skills needed to build trust among colleagues, institutional partners, and the broader university community. The Chief must demonstrate impeccable integrity and be a confident, effective communicator capable of fostering a culture of transparency, respect, and shared purpose.
The Division of Plastic Surgery is comprised of six faculty members, five advanced practice providers (APPs), and a dedicated team of support staff. It oversees a six-year Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency Program that matches two residents annually, as well as an ACGME-accredited Hand Surgery Fellowship, which accepts one fellow each year.
Candidates must hold the academic rank of Professor or Associate Professor and possess an MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent degree, with a sustained record of scholarly activity. They should have national recognition, demonstrated by active involvement in academic and professional societies at the national level. The ideal candidate will have proven leadership experience in administrative roles within a medical school or academic medical center. A strong track record of recruiting and retaining high-caliber faculty and staff, as well as a demonstrated commitment to mentorship, is essential. Board certification in Plastic Surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS) is required, and candidates must be eligible for medical licensure in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Interested applicants should submit their curriculum vitae and a letter of interest to caitlyn.joblon@uky.edu. All applications will be handled with strict confidentiality and in a security-sensitive manner. Applications will be reviewed immediately and continue until the position is filled.
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Open Until Filled:Yes
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Location: Lexington, Ky.
Founded: 1865
Endowment: $1.1 billion
Budget: $3.5 billion
Research Grants and Contracts Awarded: $316.5 million
Library Holdings: 4.3 million volumes
Enrollment: 30,76
President: Dr. Eli Capilouto
Provost: Dr. David W. Blackwell
Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration: Dr. Eric Monday
Executive Vice President for Research: Dr. Lisa A. Cassis
Executive Vice President for Health Affairs: Dr. Mark F. Newman
About the University
Adjacent to downtown Lexington, UK is nestled in the scenic heart of the beautiful Bluegrass Region of Kentucky. UK's campus covers more than 814 acres, with more than 30,700 students and 13,500 full-time employees, including nearly 2,400 full-time faculty and librarians.
Mission
The University of Kentucky is a public, land grant university dedicated to improving people's lives through excellence in education, research and creative work, service, and health care. As Kentucky's flagship institution, the University plays a critical leadership role by promoting diversity, inclusion, economic development, and human well-being.
Our Guiding Principles
The University is driven by the promise it has made to Kentucky, one that honors its land-grant mission and a heritage honed through 150 years of service to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Six principles guide our efforts. They are: creating a vibrant undergraduate learning community, advancing a high-quality graduate and professional education portfolio, cultivating a robust research environment, developing a strong and sustainable UK infrastructure, fostering a positive work environment for faculty and staff, and ensuring a meaningful impact on the Commonwealth and the community.
Employment/Benefits
As Central Kentucky's largest employer, the University of Kentucky supports the recruitment and retention of unparalleled talent - individuals who inspire learning, teaching, service and healing through innovation in work solutions, initiatives, policies and programs. Impressive benefits at the University include an excellent retirement package, with an employer match that doubles the employee's contribution, a dynamic work-life program to assist employees in balancing their work with their personal lives, a wellness program to protect, maintain and promote the health of employees, and a strategic plan that nurtures diversity of thought, culture, gender and ethnicity. For more information regarding benefits, visit http://www.uky.edu/hr/benefits.
Research
In fiscal year 2016, the University of Kentucky was awarded $316.5 million in external grants and contracts. UK is one of only eight universities across the country with the full range of undergraduate, graduate, professional and medical programs on one contiguous campus, leading to groundbreaking discoveries and unique cross-disciplinary research and scholarship. Moreover, UK is currently one of only 22 public institutions with a trifecta of federal designations of excellence in research: for aging, in cancer and in translational science. A new $265 million research facility, due to open in 2018, will bring together clinicians, scientists and scholars from across UK’s campus to reduce health gaps in Kentucky. These health gaps include cancer, cardiovascular disease & stroke, diabetes & obesity, substance abuse, and neuroscience & aging.
Research at UK is a dynamic enterprise encompassing both traditional scholarship and emerging technologies. UK is one of eight universities in the U.S. that has well-established programs in agriculture, engineering, medicine and pharmacy on a single campus, leading to groundbreaking discoveries and unique interdisciplinary collaboration.
In 2013, the UK Markey Cancer Center announced its designation as a National Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute. This designation places UK among an elite group of 22 research universities that can boast the "Triple Crown" of federal research awards: NCI designation, the Clinical Translational Sciences Award, and a federally supported Alzheimer's Disease Center.
UK HealthCare
UK HealthCare has strategically developed an incredible capacity to serve the Commonwealth through its state-of-the-art patient care pavilion and emergency rooms, advanced biomedical and biological research, and a network of affiliate health care agencies throughout Kentucky. Passion for people and a vision for the "medical campus of the future" have inspired leading physicians and researchers from across the United States to join UK. Their research agenda is balanced with outreach to affiliated and partner hospitals, so Kentucky families can receive high-quality health care at home and travel to Lexington for only the most advanced, complex medical care and procedures.
Living in the Bluegrass
Ranked as one of the nation's best places to live and work, Lexington offers many diverse educational, cultural and commercial opportunities. With a population of more than 314,000 people, Lexington supports cultural attractions such as opera, ballet, theater and musical events. Surrounded by rolling hills and horse farms, the Bluegrass Region is known for its natural beauty. For more information: http://www.uky.edu/hr/employment/working-uk/life-in-lexington.
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