PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGIST, PULMONOLOGY & ALLERGY DIVISION CARILION CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL & VTCSOM, VIRGINIA

*Open to filling as a Section Chief*

Carilion Clinic and the Division of Pediatric Pulmonology & Allergy of Carilion Children’s Hospital in Roanoke, Virginia are seeking a third physician to replace the current physician who is retiring.

The new physician will work with a team of three other providers, consisting of one experienced Board-Certified Pediatric Pulmonologist, one Board Certified Allergy-Immunologist, and one Board Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in a clinic-based, academic program with remarkable opportunities for teaching and conducting research.

This position carries a faculty appointment with Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine.

We are looking for a dynamic pediatric pulmonologist with academic and research interest, great vision and creativity, and strong outpatient clinical and inpatient consultation experience. Pediatrics sleep experience is a plus. Carilion Clinic’s Sleep Center is the first to be accredited in the state. Patients requiring cystic fibrosis care, receive their care by the Cystic Fibrosis Team based at UVa Children’s Hospital in Charlottesville, Virginia who visit as a traveling clinic in Roanoke.

Our program provides comprehensive pediatric pulmonology, allergy and immunology care coverage to over 300,000 children in a multi-state area.  Clinical pathology is exceptionally broad, and our pediatric pulmonologists perform the full breadth of procedures of all levels of complexity.

Minimum Requirements:

• ABMS/AOA-BE/BC and fellowship trained in Pediatric Surgery
• Active and unencumbered medical license

There are few positions in the country that can boast such wonderful potential.

Carilion Children’s is a hospital-within-a-hospital model centrally located in the Level One 763-bed trauma and academic center at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital (CRMH).  Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital serves over one million people in Southwestern Virginia.  Our full-service children's hospital provides universal care and intensive care to neonatal, pediatric and adolescent patients, is the only Level One pediatric trauma center in the region and serves over 300,000 children annually. There are 24 Medical/Surgical, 6 PICU and 60 NICU beds in the Children’s hospital at CRMH and 5 inpatient pediatric beds at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center (CNRV).

Carilion Children’s offers the second largest neonatal intensive care unit in Virginia and the only pediatric intensive care unit and dedicated pediatric unit in Southwest Virginia. Carilion Children’s has an established pediatric residency program which offers the opportunity to mentor and teach emerging pediatricians. Pediatric subspecialties available include hematology/oncology, cardiology, gastroenterology, neurology, endocrinology, developmental pediatrics, radiology, nephrology, genetics/metabolism, pediatric surgery, pediatric anesthesia, orthopedics, neurosurgery, craniofacial, otolaryngology, and rehabilitation medicine.

Carilion Clinic is a progressive, emerging leader in American healthcare dedicated to improving outcomes and enhancing value for every patient, while advancing the quality of care through medical education and research in partnership with Virginia Tech and Virginia Tech Carilion Fralin Biomedical Research Institute.  Carilion Clinic Physician group is a physician led group operating within the Carilion Clinic.  It is a multi-specialty, not-for-profit healthcare organization based in Roanoke, Virginia.  Carilion Clinic operates 7 hospitals, 220 outpatient clinics, 700+ physicians representing more than 75 specialties, along with 280 residents and fellows in 25 ACGME programs in affiliation with Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. 

Education and research activities and opportunities abound through our academic alliances with Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (VTCSOM) and the Virginia Tech Carilion  Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, and Virginia Tech. Carilion Clinic maintains an active Office of Sponsored Projects to support and encourage the development of physicians to develop and grow clinical research projects.

We are actively involved in interprofessional education to include medical students from VTC School of Medicine and Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Blacksburg, residents from multiple Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech training programs, allied health science students, and VT undergraduate and graduate students.

Roanoke is a metro area of 300,000, located at the southern tip of Virginia's spectacularly beautiful Shenandoah Valley surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains and close to the 22,000-acre Smith Mountain Lake. The area offers sensational outdoor activities and an array of cultural activities from fine dining, to multiple musical venues and playhouses, to symphonies and ballets. Access to major air-travel hubs is remarkably easy through the Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport. The weather features mild winters, an abundance of sun, and extended springs and autumns. The region features top-notch schools and Universities and has been coined “the best kept secret in the East”.

About the Roanoke Valley

The Roanoke Valley is a metro area of 300,000 and has consistently been rated among the “best places to live” in the nation and features exceptional schools, low cost of living, inexpensive real estate, and abundant outdoor activities in an exceptional setting along the Blue Ridge Parkway, Appalachian Trail, Smith Mountain Lake, and surrounding areas.

The Roanoke Valley was named one of the ten most bike-friendly areas in the United States by USA Today Travel and our mountain biking has been featured by internationally known outlets such as Pinkbike, Singletracks, Men's Journal, and Mpora. The popular Carvins Cove is regarded as a bucket list trail system for mountain bikers from around the world.

Interested in hiking? Roanoke is the largest city on the Appalachian Trail, and the local trio of Dragon's Tooth, McAfee Knob, and Tinker Cliffs has become collectively known as the Triple Crown of Virginia - showcasing three of the most beautiful summits of the A.T.

The region is home to the Blue Ridge Parkway, regarded as "America's Favorite Drive" because of its spectacular beauty, Smith Mountain Lake - the "Jewel of the Blue Ridge," and four amazing Virginia State Parks.

Located at the southern tip of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, easy interstate access allows for driving distance to the Atlantic Ocean beaches and major metropolitan areas.

Interested candidates should contact the following:

Robert Way, Provider Recruitment at rjway@carilionclinic.org

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