Uveitis Division Chief Associate/Professor

The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science at Yale School of Medicine is seeking an outstanding Uveitis-trained Ophthalmologist to serve as the Chief of the Division. The candidate must be eligible for appointment as a Professor (preferably) or Associate Professor at the Yale  School of Medicine. The Division Chief will be responsible for ensuring the highest standards of patient care, leading and expanding the clinical footprint of the uveitis division, while mentoring and developing faculty and staff in a collaborative environment. Additionally, the Chief will play a key role in the academic development of the division, including curriculum development, teaching medical students, residents, and fellows, and enhancing the division's national and international reputation.

The department has a long-standing tradition of excellence in clinical care and research in multiple subspecialty areas of ophthalmology. Our department has a 50-year history of excellence, and is embedded within the Yale School of Medicine, which is one the nation’s top medical schools. The academic and research environment is outstanding. Our faculty provides clinical services for patients at multiple locations throughout the state of Connecticut along the I-95 corridor, in addition to the West Haven Veterans Hospital. We have a strong and competitive residency program, which consists of 15 residents, along with two fellowship programs. The department is affiliated with the Yale New Haven Health System, a growing healthcare system including Yale-New Haven Hospital, Bridgeport Hospital, Greenwich Hospital, and Lawrence and Memorial Hospital. We have outpatient offices in New Haven, Guilford, Norwalk, Madison, Waterford, Greenwich, and Stratford.

This is an outstanding opportunity for candidates who are interested in continuing and expanding a solid career in academic medicine in a superb setting for clinical practice, education, and research. The ideal candidate will be devoted to 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.