The UT Southwestern, Department of Surgery, division of Burn, Trauma, and Acute Care Surgery is seeking a Burn Surgeon to join a vibrant group of over 20 fellow surgeons and one of the largest and most prestigious fellowships in the country. Applicants for the rank of assistant, associate, and full professorwill be considered. The successful applicant will join a team of 5 current surgeons in the Burn Section practicing the full range of acute and reconstructive surgery. Applicants should enjoy educating trainees of various levels and will be an integral part of training 2 burn fellows annually. The division offers formal Positive Intelligence/Mental Fitness education for faculty while focusing on wellness, diversity, equity, and inclusion. The applicant should be Board Certified in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care and be eligible for a Texas Medical License.
The Division of Burn, Trauma, and Acute Care Surgery performs more than 4500 operations per year while evaluating roughly 3500 trauma patients annually. The Burn Section provides care at Dallas County's Parkland Hospital which has more than 800 inpatient beds and admits over 800 burn patients annually. Additionally, the burn section provides reconstructive, and laser burn treatment at William P. Clements, Jr. University Hospital (US News & World Report's #1 hospital in DFW for the past 5 years) and outpatient surgery center and Children's Health Dallas. UTSW is in the heart of the Dallas medical district and ranks among the top academic medical centers in the world. Nearly 4200 medical, graduate and allied health students, residents and postdoctoral fellows are trained at UTSW each year.
The institution is the home of a NIH Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program and the department of surgery also has a robust research infrastructure with 24/7 clinical enrollment and regulatory, statistical and grant support. The division itself has nearly $10 million dollars in extramural funding from the NIH and DOD.
The Dallas area boasts a fantastic quality of life while maintaining a low cost of living, diverse neighborhoods, safety, and great schools. The DFW metroplex offers the largest contiguous urban arts district in the nation, phenomenal restaurants, numerous parks, lakes, golf courses, and seven professional sport franchises. DFW is third in the U.S for highest salaries and as a state institution, we are proud to match this standard with a generous benefits package that reflects our commitment to you.

Consideration may be given to applicants seeking less than a full-time schedule. Appointment rank will be commensurate with academic accomplishments and experience.

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status. To learn more, please visit: https://jobs.utsouthwestern.edu/why-work-here/diversity-inclusion/ .