Pediatrics - Infectious Disease (Assistant or Associate Professor)

The Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at BCM and TCH was established in 1967 and has produced many of the nation’s leaders in the field over the past 50 years. With 897 licensed beds spread across three campuses, a wildly diverse patient population, and the proximity to Latin America, practitioners are presented with a wide array of challenging clinical scenarios ranging from common diseases to life threatening infections. The clinical cases that are encountered drive the academic career of many of the more than 25 members of the Division. The faculty conduct clinical, translational, and basic science research as well as excel in educational scholarship and quality improvement initiatives. Two inpatient consults teams plus separate solid organ transplant teams provide care at the Medical Center campus while the West Campus and The Woodlands hospitals each have their own infectious diseases teams. Current funding in the Division exceeds $2 million/year in grants and contracts. The Division has an ACGME approved fellowship program which matriculates up to 3 fellows per year and supports a one-year subspecialty fellowship in pediatric transplant infectious diseases. Since 1978, more than 90 physicians have been trained in the fellowship program. Many former BCM/TCH pediatric infectious diseases fellows hold academic positions in more than 30 institutions throughout the United States and several other countries. The faculty have served in leadership positions of pediatric and infectious diseases professional societies as well as in advisory positions for the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, and the Food and Drug Administration. Applications will be accepted immediately and until the position is filled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. BCM/TCH and the Division welcomes applications from all who would bring additional dimensions to the research, teaching and clinical missions.

The Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH) is seeking to recruit an outstanding pediatric infectious diseases academic clinician/physician investigator to join the Department of Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases Division as an experienced Assistant or Associate Professor. The successful candidates must have an M.D. or equivalent degree, have completed at least three years of postdoctoral fellowship training, be board certified or eligible (if feasible) in Pediatrics and Pediatric Infectious Diseases and have Texas Medical Licensure by the starting date of their academic appointment. The major criteria for appointment for faculty are excellence in clinical care, teaching, scholarly activity that advances clinical medicine, and institutional service appropriate to the division’s needs. Faculty rank and line will be determined by the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.

The successful candidate will direct the activities of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at Texas Children’s Hospital, participate in the care of patients followed by the inpatient and outpatient Infectious Diseases Services, further the academic research of the division and be involved in teaching infectious diseases fellows and other learners. As Medical Director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, the physician is supported by the hospital (0.5 FTE) and will work closely with the antimicrobial stewardship and infectious diseases clinical pharmacists to direct the activities of the program at Texas Children’s Hospital campuses. They will be responsible to provide oversight for the development, performance, and effectiveness of the program. The Medical Director will oversee and participate in a variety of activities including stewardship rounds with clinical services and unit leadership, development and implementation of clinical pathways, laboratory stewardship initiatives, and program educational activities. They will also serve as a member of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics and Infection Prevention and Control Committees.

If you are interested in learning more about this position or have a referral, please reach out to Deb Palazzi, MD at [email protected].

Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.