"Academic Scholar - Clinical Geneticist - Assistant, Associate or Full Professor, Division of Genetics"

The Department of Pediatrics, University at Buffalo (UB), Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and Oishei Childrens Hospital is recruiting for an Academic Scholar - Clinical Geneticist. We are looking for a candidate who has experience both in the area of general genetics/dysmorphology and metabolism and is eager to help grow and support our regional genetics program.

The Division of Genetics runs an active outpatient clinic with a diverse patient population. Our providers also support the pediatric inpatient units, Maternal Fetal Medicine Center, Great Lakes Cancer Care, and several multidisciplinary clinics at Oishei Childrens Hospital (OCH). The division will be the primary training site for a newly approved genetic counseling masters program at the medical school. We are also part of the Regional New York State Newborn Screening Center (NBS) in Buffalo, New York. The Division includes one BC MD and six genetic counselors.

Duties/Responsibilities: Clinical duties will include inpatient consultation for children admitted to Oishei Childrens Hospital and outpatient care in our pediatric multispecialty clinic in collaboration with our genetic counselors. The successful candidate will have experience in the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of children with genetic conditions and have a proven record of excellence in patient care in a family-centered environment. The successful applicant will be an academic physician who exhibits a balanced commitment to clinical care, education and/or bench research. This position will offer potential research opportunities with protected time.

Oishei Childrens Hospital and the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences are located on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC), a consortium of the regions premier health care, life sciences research and medical education institutes, all located on 120 acres in downtown Buffalo. This promotes strong interactions with the Clinical and Translational Research Center, the institute for Healthcare Informatics and the New York State Center of Excellence for Bioinformatics and Life Sciences including the Buffalo Institute for Genomics and Data Analytics, Center for Computational Research and Hunter James Kelly Research Institute. This proximity provides outstanding research opportunities in metabolism, genetics, genomics and bioinformatics.

UBMD Pediatrics is one of 18 practice plans within UBMD Physicians Group, the single largest medical group in Western New York. We provide premier health care to infants, children, adolescents and adults. In addition to primary care pediatrics, we have 17 pediatric subspecialties. Our physicians make up the academic teaching faculty within the Department of Pediatrics at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Buffalo and at Oishei Childrens Hospital.

About The University at Buffalo: The University at Buffalo (UB) is one of Americas leading public research universities and a flagship of the State University of New York system, recognized for our excellence and our impact. UB is a premier, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence. Our research, creative activity and people positively impact the world.

Minimum Qualifications: MD, PhD or equivalent degree; Board certified in Pediatrics and Medical Genetics by ABMGG.