What are the responsibilities and job description for the ACADEMIC TRANSPLANT SURGEON position at The University of Iowa?
Requisition # 76022
Position Basics
Type of Position CLINICAL-TRACK
Advertising Ends on: Extended Until Position is Filled
Advertising Started on: Thursday, September 10th, 2026
College: Carver College of Medicine
Department: Surgery
Salary
Salary: Commensurate
Position Details
Full/Part Time Status: Full Time
Position Description:
The Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery at the University of Iowa Health Care is seeking an outstanding academic, solid organ transplant surgeon with training in liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation. Appointment rank must be at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level in the clinical track, consistent with clinical experience. The ideal candidate will have expertise in liver transplant surgery.
University of Iowa Health Care has supported a UNOS-approved solid organ transplant program for over 40 years, and the Iowa Health Care Organ Transplant Center (OTC) is recognized as a regional and national Center of Excellence (www.UIHealthcare.org/transplant). The OTC is a multi-disciplinary, cross-institutional collaboration between the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, University of Iowa Physicians practice group, and the Carver College of Medicine, designed to manage patients across the arc of their care in a single locus. This position joins the division at a pivotal point in a broader five-year strategic vision for significant multiorgan transplant volume growth across the University of Iowa Health Care and VA platforms.
Iowa Health Care represents the integrated health care enterprise of the University of Iowa, which includes the UI Hospitals and Clinics, UI Stead Family Children's Hospital, UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, and UI Physicians. As one of the nation's leading academic medical centers and the state's only comprehensive academic medical center, University of Iowa Health Care is committed to excellence in medical education, research and patient care and service. To learn more, visit our website at https://www.uihealthcare.org/
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment and provide a related release and will be subject to criminal background and credential check.
University of Iowa Health Care offers a competitive salary and outstanding benefits package.
Education Requirement:
Candidates must hold MD, DO or equivalent degree.
Candidates must possess transplant training from an ASTS-approved liver transplant fellowship, preferably to include training in kidney and kidney-pancreas transplantation, as well as deceased and laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy.
Required Qualifications:
Experience with advanced perfusion and DCD liver transplantation required.
Candidates must meet OPTN criteria to be the Primary Surgeon for Liver Transplant Programs
Candidate must provide appropriate documentation of meeting primary liver surgeon and, if able, living donor liver surgeon requirements as outlined in the OPTN Bylaws
The successful candidate should demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills, be committed to ongoing performance improvement, and to providing care as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
Demonstrated commitment to teaching, research, and clinical excellence is required.
Desirable Qualifications:
Experience with living donor procedures, pediatric transplantation, robotic-assisted transplant and hepatobiliary surgery is desired.
Experience as a post-fellowship trained, attending liver transplant surgeon
Prior leadership experience in a transplant program
Experience in living donor liver transplantation
Experience with Normothermic Machine Perfusion & Normothermic Regional Perfusion
Interest and/or experience in robotic-assisted liver and kidney/pancreas transplant surgery
Professional job-related experience fostering or promoting a welcoming and respectful work/academic environment where people of all backgrounds and perspectives feel welcomed and appreciated; or demonstrated the ability to do so.
Online Application Required Documents
Curriculum Vitae
Name and Contact Information of References
Letter of Interest
Number of References: 4
To start the Online Application process for this position, click the "Apply for This Position" button located below the Contact Information.
Contact Information
Contact: Julie A Portz - julie-portz@uiowa.edu
Cmed-Surgery
Colloton Pavilion
160 Hawkins Drive
1562 JCP
Iowa City, IA 52242
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The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, or associational preferences.
Persons with disabilities may contact University Human Resources/Faculty and Staff Disability Services, (319) 335-2660 or fsds@uiowa.edu, to inquire or discuss accommodation needs.
Prospective employees may review the University Campus Security Policy and the latest annual crime statistics by contacting the Department of Public Safety at 319/335-5022.
Position Basics
Type of Position CLINICAL-TRACK
Advertising Ends on: Extended Until Position is Filled
Advertising Started on: Thursday, September 10th, 2026
College: Carver College of Medicine
Department: Surgery
Salary
Salary: Commensurate
Position Details
Full/Part Time Status: Full Time
Position Description:
The Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery at the University of Iowa Health Care is seeking an outstanding academic, solid organ transplant surgeon with training in liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation. Appointment rank must be at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level in the clinical track, consistent with clinical experience. The ideal candidate will have expertise in liver transplant surgery.
University of Iowa Health Care has supported a UNOS-approved solid organ transplant program for over 40 years, and the Iowa Health Care Organ Transplant Center (OTC) is recognized as a regional and national Center of Excellence (www.UIHealthcare.org/transplant). The OTC is a multi-disciplinary, cross-institutional collaboration between the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, University of Iowa Physicians practice group, and the Carver College of Medicine, designed to manage patients across the arc of their care in a single locus. This position joins the division at a pivotal point in a broader five-year strategic vision for significant multiorgan transplant volume growth across the University of Iowa Health Care and VA platforms.
Iowa Health Care represents the integrated health care enterprise of the University of Iowa, which includes the UI Hospitals and Clinics, UI Stead Family Children's Hospital, UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, and UI Physicians. As one of the nation's leading academic medical centers and the state's only comprehensive academic medical center, University of Iowa Health Care is committed to excellence in medical education, research and patient care and service. To learn more, visit our website at https://www.uihealthcare.org/
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment and provide a related release and will be subject to criminal background and credential check.
University of Iowa Health Care offers a competitive salary and outstanding benefits package.
Education Requirement:
Candidates must hold MD, DO or equivalent degree.
Candidates must possess transplant training from an ASTS-approved liver transplant fellowship, preferably to include training in kidney and kidney-pancreas transplantation, as well as deceased and laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy.
Required Qualifications:
Experience with advanced perfusion and DCD liver transplantation required.
Candidates must meet OPTN criteria to be the Primary Surgeon for Liver Transplant Programs
Candidate must provide appropriate documentation of meeting primary liver surgeon and, if able, living donor liver surgeon requirements as outlined in the OPTN Bylaws
The successful candidate should demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills, be committed to ongoing performance improvement, and to providing care as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
Demonstrated commitment to teaching, research, and clinical excellence is required.
Desirable Qualifications:
Experience with living donor procedures, pediatric transplantation, robotic-assisted transplant and hepatobiliary surgery is desired.
Experience as a post-fellowship trained, attending liver transplant surgeon
Prior leadership experience in a transplant program
Experience in living donor liver transplantation
Experience with Normothermic Machine Perfusion & Normothermic Regional Perfusion
Interest and/or experience in robotic-assisted liver and kidney/pancreas transplant surgery
Professional job-related experience fostering or promoting a welcoming and respectful work/academic environment where people of all backgrounds and perspectives feel welcomed and appreciated; or demonstrated the ability to do so.
Online Application Required Documents
Curriculum Vitae
Name and Contact Information of References
Letter of Interest
Number of References: 4
To start the Online Application process for this position, click the "Apply for This Position" button located below the Contact Information.
Contact Information
Contact: Julie A Portz - julie-portz@uiowa.edu
Cmed-Surgery
Colloton Pavilion
160 Hawkins Drive
1562 JCP
Iowa City, IA 52242
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The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, or associational preferences.
Persons with disabilities may contact University Human Resources/Faculty and Staff Disability Services, (319) 335-2660 or fsds@uiowa.edu, to inquire or discuss accommodation needs.
Prospective employees may review the University Campus Security Policy and the latest annual crime statistics by contacting the Department of Public Safety at 319/335-5022.
Benefits:
Health Insurance, Vacation & Paid Time Off, Retirement Plan