Division Chief, Pediatric Anesthesiology, and Associate Professor or Professor of Anesthesiology

Division Chief, Pediatric Anesthesiology, and 

Associate Professor or Professor of Anesthesiology at CUMC

The Department of Anesthesiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center seeks a distinguished academic anesthesiologist to serve as the next Chief of Pediatric Anesthesiology at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center. The position includes an academic appointment at the Associate Professor/Professor level with the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, one of the top-ranked multidisciplinary clinical and research teams in the country.

The Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology is committed to providing outstanding care for children of all ages, from neonates to young adults, and across a range of surgical and nonsurgical specialties at the Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York (MS CHONY). These specialties include general surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedics, otolaryngology, ophthalmology, plastic surgery, urology, cardiac surgery, and solid organ transplantation. Notably, MS CHONY is home to one of the nation’s busiest pediatric liver transplant programs. 

The clinical acuity at the MS CHONY is the highest of all children’s hospitals in the US. MS CHONY is an exclusively pediatric facility, with 10 operating rooms, an endo/bronchoscopy suite, and a diagnostic/imaging suite. The division provides specialized care for babies in the neonatal intensive care unit and children in the pediatric critical care unit and directs a dedicated pediatric pain management program and regional anesthesia service. Many of the activities and services of the Pediatric Anesthesiology division are integrated with the recently created Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology division, which serves the largest pediatric cardiac surgical program in New York. 

The ideal candidate is an accomplished physician with a strong record in clinical care, education, and scholarship in pediatric anesthesiology. The Division Chief will foster the scholarly activity of pediatric anesthesiology faculty and fellows; maintain the division’s exceptional standards of clinical care; and promote collaborative relationships with surgeons, pediatricians, and other clinical teams.

This leadership role is supported by a dedicated group of 16 board-certified pediatric anesthesiologists (faculty), pediatric anesthesiology fellows, and trainees from the highly-rated Columbia University anesthesiology residency program. Our anesthesia care team includes certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) and anesthesia technicians, all of whom are committed to the highest quality care. Extensive departmental resources, including a state-of-the-art simulation center, are available to support the pediatric anesthesiology program at Columbia. The Division Chief will recruit new faculty and further develop educational programs, including our ACGME-accredited Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship. The successful candidate will also support the growth of research initiatives. The division has a strong record of research, including leadership in multicenter studies such as the Pediatric Anesthesia and NeuroDevelopment Assessment (PANDA) study, and is committed to advancing the field through inquiry and discovery.

The Division Chief will hold an academic appointment at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor of Anesthesiology at CUMC, dependent upon the finalist’s experience in teaching, academic medicine, and scholarship. The Division Chief will also hold the E. M. Papper Chair in Pediatric Anesthesiology. Total compensation, including salary and benefits, is aligned with industry benchmarks in the United States Northeast region.

Qualifications: Candidates must be ABA board-certified or eligible (or hold equivalent certification) in anesthesiology and pediatric anesthesiology and be eligible for medical licensure in the state of New York.

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and CV via email to the Department of Anesthesiology at [email protected]. Address the cover letter to Meghan B. Lane-Fall, MD, MSHP, FCCM, E. M. Papper Professor and Chair of Anesthesiology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University in the City of New York, Anesthesiologist-in-Chief, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/CUIMC.

Additional information about Columbia University, this position, and a link to apply are available at https://academic.careers.columbia.edu/#!/166737.

Columbia University is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from all qualified candidates.