Job Summary:

The Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences at the State University of New York at Upstate Medical University is actively seeking a glaucoma/anterior segment specialist to join its faculty. Faculty rank will be determined based on experience.  

Our current glaucoma division has three fellowship-trained glaucoma specialists. There is only one other glaucoma-trained ophthalmologist in our region. We are very busy clinically and surgically; our glaucoma practice is mature with an established referral base.

The Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences and the interdepartmental Center for Vision Research houses 19 research faculty, 8 full-time clinical faculty, and over forty volunteer/part-time clinical faculty.

The clinical division is the largest multispecialty ophthalmology group in Upstate New York with its single location on Upstate Medical University’s Downtown campus in Syracuse, New York—the Center for Vision Care. Faculty have access to multiple locations to operate within Syracuse, including the outpatient surgery center adjacent to the Center for Vision Care. The Center for Vision Care serves a diverse local and international community. The department has an ACGME-accredited residency program (three per year); all residents successfully transition into private practices immediately after the end of their residency or have matched into prestigious fellowship programs across the country. The residency is ranked as one of the best in New York State.

Research interests are broad, including cutting-edge basic and translational research in retina, cornea, and glaucoma. Our researchers have received numerous awards from the National Eye Institute and private foundations, including Research to Prevent Blindness, BrightFocus Foundation, Foundation Fighting Blindness, Fight for Sight, the E. Matilda Ziegler Foundation for the Blind.

This position is for a full-time appointment within Upstate Medical University; however, additional part-time appointments with other local health care institutions may be available and dependent on need. The position is open to matched glaucoma fellows with expected summer 2024 or summer 2025 training completion, glaucoma fellowship graduates, or current practicing glaucoma physicians who are invested in or have demonstrated practicing in a complex, diverse academic setting. While this position is primarily clinical, opportunities exist for clinical and basic science research depending on interest.

Responsibilities will include patient care, resident teaching and supervision, medical student teaching, and emergency call on a rotational basis (typically two weeks a year). Preferred applicants will have a demonstrated interest in resident education of glaucoma, will staff resident glaucoma and cataract surgery, and will cover some comprehensive ophthalmology clinics as needed.

Minimum Qualifications:

MD or DO; NYS license or eligible; board certified in ophthalmology; fellowship trained in glaucoma with anterior segment surgery expertise.

Preferred Qualifications:

 

Work Days:

Varies

Salary Range/Pay Rate:

 DOQ          

Message to Applicants:

Please submit CV and cover letter with application.  On the application, please indicate references, with one reference a residency or fellowship director.

Rank and track dependent upon qualifications.

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