Duke Health Surgical Pathology and/or Cytopathology Opportunities
Duke Health
Application
Details
Posted: 10-Jan-23
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Type: Full Time
Categories:
Allied Health
Sector:
Hospital, Public and Private
Internal Number: -
Duke University Hospital, Department of Pathology seeks Pathologists to fill two positions in Surgical Pathology, Cytopathology and/or Autopsy Pathology.
Applicants should be fellowship trained or have extensive experience in at least one desired subspecialty area (ENT, GI, bone and soft tissue and/or forensics). Cytopathology in addition to a surgical pathology subspecialty field is desirable for at least one of the positions, but is not required. Cytopathology applicants should be fellowship trained and board certified or board eligible in Cytopathology with experience performing fine needle aspiration biopsies. Board certification in anatomic (+/- clinical) pathology and eligibility for licensure in the State of North Carolina are required.
Competitive candidates are those highly committed to patient care and teaching, who have excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, and who seek to advance the field of pathology through original and collaborative scholarship. Academic rank and salary will be commensurate with training and experience.
Duke Surgical Pathology Division: Diagnostic responsibilities include covering general frozen sections. Participation in our autopsy service is an option. Diagnostic responsibilities for the cytopathologist include the full range of exfoliative cytology and fine needle aspiration biopsies, including pathologist-performed palpable and ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsies as well as rapid on-site evaluations of endoscopic, bronchoscopic, and interventional radiology specimens. Duke has a large diagnostic pathology division, and this work is supported by state-of-the-art histology, biomarker testing, molecular diagnostics, and cytogenetics laboratories, world-class bioinformatics and core facilities. An excellent training program with fellows, residents, and medical students complements the clinical functions.
Duke University School of Medicine provides an excellent environment for professional and academic career development. There is a broad referral foundation that drives a busy outreach and consultation service.
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