Full Time :: Surgical Oncology
Allentown :: Pennsylvania
Lehigh Valley Hospital
SURGICAL ONCOLOGIST
Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH), a premier academic community hospital located in southeastern Pennsylvania, has an immediate opening for a staff surgical oncologist to join a network owned practice. Interest in a broad range of surgical oncology procedures is welcome, particularly in the areas of upper GI, hepatobiliary, pancreatic and soft tissue sarcoma surgery. The successful candidate will join four surgical oncologists with expertise in a variety of innovative techniques, such as laparoscopic liver surgery and regional chemotherapy. In addition to clinical activities, physicians participate in the education of medical students and residents and are encouraged to participate in clinical and translational research. The hospitals cancer program is the fourth busiest in the state and a founding member of the Penn State Cancer Institute which is seeking NCI designation. As a major clinical campus of Penn State/Hershey, our physicians are eligible for academic appointment. LVH is located sixty minutes north of Philadelphia and 90 minutes west of NYC in a beautiful suburban area with good schools and safe neighborhoods.
