Baylor College of Medicine

Summary

The Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center (DLDCCC) and the Department of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) in Houston, Texas, are recruiting a full-time breast medical oncologist with strong interest and expertise in the management of breast malignancies and translational/clinical research to join our growing Section of Hematology/Oncology at the Assistant/Associate/Professor level. The successful candidate will have outpatient clinics and attend on the oncology inpatient and consult services and teaching at the Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (BSLMC) with an opportunity to teach and consult at Harris Health. A multitude of opportunities exist in association with the Breas Cancer SPORE, and protected time is available for engaging in translational and/or clinical research.

The DLDCCC, an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center, is affiliated with BSLMC, Ben Taub Hospital, the Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center, and Texas Children's Hospital. The outpatient adult cancer center services at BSLMC (our primary academic medical center) recently moved to its state-of-the-art 470,000 Sq Ft space, featuring an 80-chair infusion center including a Phase I unit. The 450 members of the DLDCCC generate more than $130 million annual direct costs in cancer-related research funding, including more than $44 million in direct costs from the NCI. Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) recruitment awards are available on a competitive basis. The DLDCCC is composed of 6 well-funded research programs and 10 Cancer-specific Disease Working Groups that bring basic scientists and clinical researchers together for collaborative translational research, supported by a well-staffed Clinical Trials Support Unit. Ten shared Resources, as well as the Human Genome Sequencing Center, the Center for Drug Discovery, and the Therapeutic Innovation Center are available to DLDCCC members.

Interested candidates must have an M.D or M.D./Ph.D. degree and be board-certified in Internal Medicine and board-certified or board-eligible in Medical Oncology and eligible for a medical license in Texas.

Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.