Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Duke Eye Center is accepting applications for a full-time pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus specialist.  The successful candidate will provide care for patients in a multi-specialty academic practice with six locations in the Raleigh-Durham/Research Triangle Park area.  The Duke Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus includes 10 faculty and serves as a referral center at the local, regional, and national level.   This faculty member will practice at our Holly Springs, NC satellite office, as well as at the main Duke Eye Center in Durham.

Candidates must have successfully completed a fully accredited ophthalmology residency training program, a fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus, and be American Board of Ophthalmology certified or eligible within one year of hire.  

This position requires both excellent clinical skills as well as a dedication to academic ophthalmology, and the faculty member will be expected to engage in teaching as well as clinical research activities.  Post-fellowship work experience and an interest in pediatric glaucoma and intraocular surgery are preferred but not required.  

Salary will be commensurate with experience and credentials.  Position can include a paid Duke University School of Medicine faculty appointment with appropriate level of academic effort.  Interested candidates should send a cover letter and CV to Mike Flintosh via email at [email protected].

Duke Eye Center (the department of Ophthalmology at Duke University Medical Center) specializes in all areas of ophthalmology, includes almost 100 clinical and research faculty, and is home to several unique centers of excellence focused on rare and complex diseases.  Since the Ophthalmology Department is an integral part of the world-class Duke University Health System and Duke University School of Medicine, our faculty have access to a broad spectrum of clinical and research activity. 

A top 10 ranked eye center in the US News & World Report Best Hospitals survey since the survey began more than 30 years ago, Duke Eye Center is dedicated to curing eye disease worldwide though excellence in research, education, and patient care.    

The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill/Research Triangle area — North Carolina’s famed “Triangle Area” - is home to three major research universities, and the nation's first public liberal arts institution for African American students. This region has been named among the best places in the U.S. to live, work and retire. 

The triangle area, with a combined triangle-wide population of more than a million people, is located halfway between the Great Smoky Mountains and the beaches of the Atlantic.   The area has a celebrated food scene, is rich with opportunities for hiking and biking, competitive semi- and professional baseball and hockey, and many other broad, culturally diverse activities.

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