Description
The Department of Radiation Oncology at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri has faculty opportunities for a Radiation Oncologist with interest in the treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies with consideration for other disease sites.
Specific position and rank will be commensurate with experience and track-record. The Washington University Medical School and faculty practice is affiliated with the Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children’s Hospitals and the NCI designated Siteman Cancer Center. In addition to the main campus, we have 6 off-campus multidisciplinary facilities in the metro St. Louis area.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital has one of the largest hospital-based radiation oncology facilities in the US. There are 11 external beam treatment devices including a Mevion proton system, Gamma Knife, ViewRay and Ethos adaptive radiotherapy systems, along with 2 simulators (8 including our off-campus facilities), a dedicated brachytherapy suite, a world-renowned cardio-oncology program, and a cutting edge Theranostic program. We typically treat over 4,000 new patients with external beam radiation therapy and 1,200 brachytherapy or radio-isotope treatments yearly.
The department features a fully-accredited four-year Radiation Oncology residency training program (ACGME certified), and a two-year residency Medical Physics training program (CAMPEP certified). Our department has a long history of significant contributions to academic radiation oncology. Department faculty are actively involved in multidisciplinary disease teams to provide clinical care, research, and teaching of medical students and fellows. All our treatment centers achieved APEx accreditation.
Requirements
We are seeking individuals committed to a career in academic medicine with interest in education, clinical, and/or translational research.
Applicants should be board certified or eligible by the American Board of Radiology-Radiation Oncology and for Missouri and Illinois medical licenses.
Washington University School of Medicine’s culture of collaboration and inclusion is the foundation for success in everything it does. The School of Medicine recognizes that by bringing together people from varying backgrounds, experiences and areas of expertise, it can develop richer solutions to complex scientific questions, train culturally sensitive clinicians and provide health care in a way that best serves our diverse patient population.
