Job Type: Regular

Time Type: Full time

Work Shift: Day (United States of America)

FLSA Status: Exempt

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Job Description:

Surgical Vitreoretinal Specialist

Burlington & Peabody, MA

Beth Israel Lahey Health

Join our team! Lahey Hospital & Medical Center (a founding member of Beth Israel Lahey Health) seeks a skilled and enthusiastic Surgical Vitreoretinal Specialist to join our team of six retina doctors.

About Lahey:

Physician-led, multi-disciplinary group practice of 600+ doctors.Tertiary and quaternary care.Regional campus of UMass Chan School of Medicine.Part of Beth Israel Lahey Health.Located in Burlington and Peabody, MA (north of Boston).Excellent school systems, abundant cultural activities, and convenient access to Boston, mountains, and seacoast.

About the Role:

Join a collegial and supportive retina team of six doctors (five surgeons, one medical retina physician, and a uveitis specialist).Provide outstanding care to local, national, and international patients.Teach fellows (two per year in our AUPO-compliant fellowship) and residents.Opportunity for academic appointments at UMass Chan School of Medicine and Tufts University School of Medicine.See patients at two main clinics (Burlington and Peabody) and surrounding private practices.Perform surgeries in our state-of-the-art ambulatory operating room in Peabody.Support for investigator-sponsored and pharma-sponsored clinical research, CME, and attending meetings.Commitment to global health (past outreach in Turkey, Egypt, and Tanzania).Interest in uveitis is a plus, but not required.

About the Ophthalmology Department:

Dynamic and busy service with 16 ophthalmologists and 8 optometrists.Participation in the Tufts/New England Eye Center Ophthalmology Residency program.

To Apply:

Send a CV and brief cover letter to:

Jeffrey Chang, MD, Vice Chair of Ophthalmology: Jeffrey.Chang@lahey.orgRenee Castro, Physician Recruiter: Renee.Castro@lahey.org

Lahey is an equal opportunity employer with competitive salary and benefits.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.

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