Radiation Oncologist Faculty Position

The Department of Radiation Oncology at Loyola University Chicago ( LUC) Stritch School of Medicine in conjunction with Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, is seeking a Radiation Oncologist at the Assistant, Associate or Full Professor level. Applicants must be board-certified in radiation oncology, have an MD or DO degree and have successfully completed a residency training in an ACGME accredited program. The applicant will be the chief of the CNS radiotherapy service. CNS malignancies experience / expertise including but not limited to stereotactic radiosurgery and proton therapy is preferred. This position will include oversight of the clinical, educational, and research programs in collaboration with the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center multidisciplinary neuro-oncology team. The successful candidate will expand the clinical trial portfolio, including participation in NCI cooperative group trials, as well as conduct investigator-initiated trials through intramural and extramural grant funding.

Loyola University Medical Center ( LUMC) is a 547-licensed-bed quaternary hospital in Maywood, Illinois that includes the William G. & Mary A. Ryan Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine, the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, a Level 1 trauma center, Illinois's largest burn center, a certified comprehensive stroke center and a children's hospital. Loyola also trains the next generation of caregivers through its academic affiliation with Loyola University Chicago's Stritch School of Medicine and the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing. Loyola has 7,221 employees including 859 physicians, 491 residents and 108 fellows. Loyola is consistently ranked among the top hospitals in Illinois, and is currently ranked No. 4 in the state by both U.S. News & World Report and Newsweek. LUMC is part of Loyola Medicine, a three-hospital system that includes LUMC, Gottlieb Memorial Hospital and MacNeal Hospital, as well as convenient locations offering primary care, specialty care and immediate care services from more than 1,800 physicians throughout Cook, Will and DuPage counties. Loyola Medicine is part of Trinity Health, one of the largest Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation with 92 hospitals in 22 states.

Loyola University Medical Center has a close partnership with Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, which lies immediately east of Hines' campus. Most faculty members of LUMC have joint appointments at Hines VA, and Loyola students, resident physicians, and fellows rotate through Hines VA as part of their training. Researchers from Loyola and Hines collaborate closely on many federally funded studies.

Applicants must be board-certified in radiation oncology, have an MD or DO degree and have successfully completed a residency training in an ACGME accredited program.

Interested candidates should email cover letter and CV to Dr. William Small Jr., c/o Katie Delaney, Physician Recruitment Office, at Katie.Delaney@luhs.org as well as apply online at www.careers.luc.edu.