Assistant/Associate or Professor of Clinical Pathology (Transfusion Medicine) CHLA

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The Keck School of Medicine (KSOM) of the University of Southern California (USC) and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine are actively seeking a full-time faculty member; a Transfusion Medicine physician with research, clinical service, and teaching responsibilities.  This position is at the Assistant/Associate Professor level; salary is commensurate with qualifications, experience, and scholarly accomplishments.

Applicants must have an MD, MD/PhD, or DO degree, have a CA medical license upon hire, and have demonstrated excellence in clinical care, translational research, and education.  American Board of Pathology certification/eligibility in Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine or significant clinical experience in transfusion medicine is required. The Transfusion Medicine section includes a Transfusion Service with annual volumes of 18,000 blood transfusions, Therapeutic Apheresis Services with 550 cases (including stem cell harvests, extracorporeal photopheresis, plasma and red exchange), and a Blood Donor Center with 12,000 whole blood donors and 2,000 platelet donors. The position’s responsibilities will include Transfusion Medicine/Apheresis consults and procedures and blood bank and blood donor center physician coverage. Excellent opportunities for collaborative research exist in conjunction with our Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology as well as the Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases.

The annual base salary range for this position is $250,000 to $350,000.  When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations. Strong administrative, clinical, research, and financial support will be provided, including staff, infrastructure, endowments, and institutional resources.Children's Hospital Los Angeles has been named the best children's hospital in California and among the best in the nation for clinical excellence with its selection to the prestigious US News & World Report Honor Roll.  Children's Hospital is home to The Saban Research Institute, one of the largest and most productive pediatric research facilities in the United States.  The hospital is also one of America's premier teaching hospitals through its affiliation since 1932 with the

Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.  

Apply here and upload curriculum vitae, a statement describing experience and interest and three references.

For further information, contact:

Alexander R. Judkins, M.D.

Pathologist-in-Chief

c/o Anne Louit, MBA

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, MS #43

4650 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA  90027

Phone: 323-361-5408

Email: alouit@chla.usc.edu

Academic appointment through USC Keck School of Medicine is available at a level appropriate to training and experience..

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