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The Nuclear Medicine Division at UPMC and the UPMC/University of Pittsburgh invites applications for an academic nuclear medicine physician faculty position.  The Division of Nuclear Medicine encompasses a broad and comprehensive program of clinical and research activities with state-of-the-art facilities and exceptional faculty expertise to provide outstanding patient care, teaching, and research opportunities. The Division provides comprehensive diagnostics and radiopharmaceutical therapy services to the center’s five main core hospitals in the city of Pittsburgh, including the Hillman Cancer Center. Additional imaging services are provided across multiple centers across UPMC network.   

UPMC is a world leader in research and development of both instrumentation and radiotracers. The first PET/CT scanner was invented at UPMC, and we have over 100 radiolabeled compounds for human and animal use, including Pittsburgh Compound B (PiB). The facilities include state of the art whole body scanner quadra amongst other multiple PET/CT scanners, SPECT/ CT throughout the network. The division conducts large volumes of general nuclear medicine, oncologic and non-oncologic imaging, neuroimaging, PET CT imaging. The division also provides substantial volume of radionuclide therapies including pluvicto and lutathera as well as non-FDA approved therapies via participation of clinical trials. In addition, dedicated didactic and clinical teaching is provided to ACGME accredited Diagnostic Radiology residency program trainees and a dedicated PET/CT fellowship

Duties for this position will consist of a mix of clinical, teaching, and academic responsibilities.  Candidates with interest in academic and clinical nuclear medicine with strong skills in PET CT and theragnostic will be desirable.  The position will be based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  Applicants must meet the following minimum requirements:

Minimum requirements:

• MD degree, or equivalent.
• Board-eligible or board-certified by the American Board of Radiology and/ or the American Board of Nuclear Medicine.
• Eligible for unrestricted licensure in Pennsylvania.
• Completion of a Nuclear Medicine fellowship training is also required for ABR eligible/certified candidates.

UPMC is a $26 billion global health enterprise with more than 95,000 employees headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, including 5,000 employed physicians, 40 academic, community, and specialty hospitals, 800 doctors’ offices and outpatient sites, a health insurance services division, and international and commercial services. The Department of Radiology at UPMC is one of the largest academic radiology programs in the country. For more information, please visit our website: http://www.radiology.pitt.edu/ 

 

UPMC offers a competitive compensation plan, inclusive of paid time off, CME allowance, malpractice coverage, 401K, comprehensive benefits package, as well as hybrid work opportunities. Interested applicants should send a CV and letter of interest to UPMC Radiology Recruiting at RadRecruiting@upmc.edu.  Your CV and letter of interest will be shared with the Division Chief for review.