Assistant/Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery-CHLA

The University of Southern California (USC), founded in 1880, is the largest private employer in the City of Los Angeles. As an employee of USC, you will be a part of a world-class research university and a member of the "Trojan Family," which is comprised of the faculty, students and staff that make the university what it is.

The Keck School of Medicine (KSOM) of the University of Southern California (USC) and Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) are actively seeking a full-time academic pediatric orthopedic surgeon with subspecialty hand surgery expertise to join the faculty in the Division of Orthopedic Surgery at CHLA and the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at KSOM of USC at the level of Assistant or Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery.

The successful candidate will join 14 other full-time faculty members in the Jackie and Gene Autry Orthopedic Center at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. The primary responsibility of this individual will be the orthopaedic care of children and adolescents with general orthopedic and hand and upper extremity pathology, including those with acute traumatic injuries, and the sequelae thereof. The faculty member will actively teach medical students, orthopedic residents, and pediatric orthopedic fellows, and participate in clinical research. A competitive salary and benefits package will be offered.

Applicants must have completed an accredited orthopedic surgery residency program and pediatric orthopedic surgery fellowship and must be or board-certified or board eligible. A valid California medical license and a California fluoroscopy license are required prior to commencing work.

The annual base salary range for this position is $470,000-$531,526. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market as external market and organizational considerations.

CHLA is the largest and most comprehensive pediatric hospital in the Los Angeles area and is the only freestanding pediatric hospital in Los Angeles designated as a Level I pediatric trauma center. The Jackie and Gene Autry Orthopedic Center also features the renowned John C. Wilson, Jr. Motion Analysis Laboratory, a source of outstanding clinical care and research. The orthopedic center is consistently ranked in the Top 5 nationally by U.S. News and World Report.

Apply here and for further inquiries contact:

Robert Kay, MD

Medical Director, Jackie and Gene Autry Orthopedic Center

Division Chief, Orthopedic Surgery

Director, Neuromuscular Program

RKay@chla.usc.edu