Assistant/ Associate Professor

Yale School of Medicine
Ophthalmology and Visual Science

The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, at Yale School of Medicine, is expanding its clinical practice and is seeking an outstanding Comprehensive trained Ophthalmologist for an available position as Assistant or Associate Professor level.  The rank will be based on experience. The department is rapidly growing its clinical footprint and seeking a candidate to join our team. Candidates who have additional training in an anterior segment subspecialty such as cornea, refractive surgery, Glaucoma, etc. will also be considered.

The Department has a long-standing tradition of excellence in clinical care and research in multiple subspecialty areas of ophthalmology. Our faculty provide clinical services for patients with over 75,000 visits annually at Yale Medicine Ophthalmology, the Smilow Cancer Hospital, the Dana Clinic at Yale New Haven Hospital, and the West Haven Veterans Affairs Hospital. We have a strong and competitive residency program, which consists of 15 residents, and fellowship programs.  The Department is located within the Yale University School of Medicine, which is one of the nation’s oldest and most competitive medical schools, consistently ranking in the top few in federal research funding. Clinical services are delivered through Yale Medicine, which is the largest multispecialty physician practice in New England, containing 1400 providers.

The Department is affiliated with the Yale New Haven Health System, a growing health care system including Yale-New Haven Hospital, Saint Raphael’s Hospital, Bridgeport Hospital, Greenwich Hospital, and Lawrence and Memorial Hospital. We have outpatient offices in New Haven, Guilford, Norwalk, Mystic and Stratford. The Department is expanding into Fairfield County, New London County and beyond. Our department is growing, with plans to double its clinical and academic footprint over five years, adding multiple new clinical and research faculty members to coincide with this geographic expansion.

This is an outstanding opportunity for candidates who are interested in building a solid career in academic medicine in a superb setting for clinical practice, education, and research.

The ideal candidate will be devoted to clinical excellence and have a firm commitment to the education of residents and medical students. Candidates should have an MD degree and be board certified or board eligible in ophthalmology and be eligible for medical licensure in the state of Connecticut.

 

How to Apply


Please submit a CV and Cover Letter electronically, via Interfolio:  http://apply.interfolio.com/122813

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Contact


Lucian V. Del Priore, MD, PhD Lucian V. Del Priore, MD, PhD Lucian V. Del Priore, MD, PhD, Lucian V. Del Priore, MD, PhD

40 Temple Street
New Haven, CT 06510
United States

Email
lucian.delpriore@yale.edu

Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. Yale values diversity among its students, staff, and faculty and strongly welcomes applications from women, persons with disabilities, protected veterans, and underrepresented minorities.

Posting #

2023-03-22 (AdID:935)