TCH Orthopedic Surgery (Assistant or Associate Professor)

Austin presents a clear and compelling opportunity to extend Texas Children's mission to a large and growing population of children and women where there is currently a need for programmatically integrated health care. Our Austin Urgent Care opened in March 2018, fourteen pediatric practices currently operate in the Austin area, and our first Specialty Care Center opened in October 2019. The Specialty Care Center is located at 8611 North Mopac Expressway, approximately 10 miles south of the North Austin Campus. The North Austin Campus will provide a full scope of care for both pediatric and women's services. Texas Children's presence in Austin helps deliver regional coordination of care and is synergistic to the core services offered at our Texas Medical Center campus in Houston.

Position Description: Assistant or Associate Professor of Pediatrics, depending on qualifications, in the Division of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine.

Professional Responsibilities:

• Overseeing clinical and community athletic trainers.
• Providing direct clinical services to patients of all ages with an emphasis on the pediatric and young adult populations for musculoskeletal and other sports-related problems.
• Teaching medical students, residents, fellows (virtually), and in the community about sports medicine issues.
• Scholarly activities will include participation in monthly journal club, annual research retreat and collaboration with other providers.
• Will share call with other Sports Medicine physicians. Team physician responsibilities will include high school and community-based teams.

Requirements: Board Certified /Eligible in Pediatrics and Board Certified /Eligible in Primary Care Sports Medicine.