Academic Trauma, Critical Care, Emergency Surgery and Elective General Surgery - West Virginia University School of Medicine is seeking a faculty General Surgeon with an emphasis in Trauma and a General Surgeon with added qualifications in Surgical Critical Care (BC/BE). The candidate would join four others in an ACS verified Level I trauma center. Responsibilities include trauma, surgical critical care, and elective and emergency general surgery along with teaching of residents and medical students. Opportunities are available for those interested in clinical/basic research.

WVU Hospitals, Inc., a 530-bed facility, includes a Level 1 Trauma Center and Children’s Hospital. There were 2,200 adult trauma admissions in 2006. A new 12-bed state-of-the-art surgical intensive care unit opened in 2007, bringing the total adult critical care beds to

West Virginia University is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, 60 miles south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Named by numerous publications as one of the best small towns in the US, Morgantown offers cultural diversity and large-city amenities in a safe, family-friendly setting.

Title and academic rank will be commensurate with experience. Applications will be accepted until position is filled. Interested candidates should send a current curriculum vita and letter of interest to:

Alison Wilson, MD
Director, Jon Michael Moore Trauma Center &
Chief, Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care
c/o Laura Blake, Director, Physician Recruitment
blakel@wvuh.com
Fax: (304) 293-0230 http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/som/surgery/divisions/trauma/index.asp

West Virginia University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.