"Surgical Oncology Melanoma Program Director, Open Rank"

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is a public research university serving more than 18,000 students. We award nearly 4,000 degrees each year, including more graduate and professional degrees than any other Colorado institution. With our solid academic reputation, award-winning faculty and renowned researchers, we offer more than 140 highly rated degree programs through 13 schools and colleges. The university receives over $757 million in research awards each year. In addition to the wide array of health-related programs and facilities offered at CU Anschutz in Aurora, Colo. a significant number of undergraduate and graduate degree programs are taught at CU Denver, our comprehensive campus in the heart of downtown Denver—one of America's most vibrant urban centers. CU Denver is located steps from the Denver Center for Performing Arts and the LoDo District affording our students, faculty and staff access to a broad array of academic, professional, community, recreational and cultural outlets.

A national leader in health care and life sciences, CU Anschutz is the only comprehensive academic health sciences center in Colorado and the largest in the Rocky Mountain region. Located in Aurora, Colo., it is one of the newest education, research and patient care facilities in the world. With six schools and colleges, CU Anschutz trains the health sciences workforce of the future by blending education, research and clinical care all in one place. This strategic collaboration among diverse health care fields allows knowledge to travel directly from the research bench to the patient's bedside.

The position is responsible for the full spectrum of surgical oncology diseases with an emphasis on Melanoma. Will participate in medical student, resident and fellow education as well as research and scholarly activity commensurate with qualifications.

Key Responsibilities:

• All aspects of melanoma/surgical oncology surgery
• Education of students, residents and fellows
• Development of a melanoma focused research program
• Scholarly activities related to surgical oncology melanoma and sarcoma
• Scope of work will span both the Anschutz Medical Campus and affiliated satellite practices
• Co-Manage and expand Melanoma clinical program across the Denver metro area (including all locations where the division currently operates); develops and grows collaboration across the entire system; partners with Co-Director in Medical Oncology.
• Support growth and expansion of research and scholarly activity within the Melanoma Surgery Group and the Division of surgical oncology and collaborating divisions.
• Supports and manages relationships across the entire system as it relates to melanoma surgery and surgical oncology (including but not limited to other specialties that work with melanoma surgery and system leadership).
• Provide care to patients in the outpatient Surgical Oncology melanoma clinics.
• Close collaboration with general surgeons, sub-specialty surgeons, emergency medicine physicians, intensivists and hospital staff will be necessary.
• Professional interaction with referring physicians and staff, emergency medical personnel and multidisciplinary providers is essential.
• Surgeon may at times be asked to provide cross coverage clinical care on different services.
• Research
• Treatment, Payment or Health Care Operations
• Duties other than Research, Treatment, Payment or Health Care Operations
• Hazardous Chemicals: Yes
• Radioactive Materials/Ionizing Radiation: Yes
• Infectious Materials/Human Blood or Bodily: Yes