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Location: Chicago, IL

Hospital: RUSH University Medical Center

Department: Internal Medicine, Transplant Nephrology 

Transplant Nephrology – Clinical Faculty 

Rush University Medical Center 

Chicago, IL 

Rush University Medical Center, a nationally recognized clinical and academic institution and the teaching hospital for Rush Medical and Nursing Colleges, located in downtown Chicago, seeks a full-time Transplant Nephrologist at the level of an Assistant or Associate Professor of Medicine. 

Candidates must have completed a formal ASN/AST Accredited Transplant Nephrology Fellowship and have Board Certification in Nephrology. The candidate will join the Division of Nephrology, and work within the Transplant Service Line, which is comprised of eleven Advanced Practice Providers and thirteen clinical faculty. The Transplant Nephrologist will be responsible for all phases of care of kidney and pancreas transplant recipients, including pre and post-transplant care, performing kidney transplant biopsies, assessment of living donors, supervision of renal fellows and research. The Transplant Nephrologist will also provide support to the outreach strategy by attending outreach clinics in the greater Chicagoland area, with the goal of building referral streams for Kidney Transplant patients. 

The mission of the Transplant Service Line at Rush University Medical Center is to provide superior patient care and maintain superb clinical outcomes. We work collaboratively across multiple disciplines to ensure the patients will receive true multidisciplinary care in the entire continuum of the pretransplant, perioperative and post-transplant care. The Transplant Service Line has locations across Chicagoland and northwest Indiana. The kidney transplant program has an annual volume of approximately 150. 

Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. 

About Rush University Medical Center

Rush University System for Health (RUSH) is an academic health system whose mission is to improve the health of the individuals and the diverse communities it serves through the integration of outstanding patient care, education, research and community partnerships. RUSH comprises Rush University Medical Center, Rush University, Rush Copley Medical Center and Rush Oak Park Hospital, as well as numerous outpatient care facilities. Rush University, with more than 2,500 students, is a health sciences university that comprises Rush Medical College, the College of Nursing, the College of Health Sciences and the Graduate College. Rush University Medical Center is an elite medical community recognized for excellence in patient care, medical discovery and clinical expertise. Our continued pursuits have earned Rush University Medical Center the distinction of being on U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals Honor Roll for 2021-2022. This places the Medical Center amongst the top 20 of the 3,000 hospitals evaluated. U.S. News & World Report has also recognized nine Rush programs amongst the nation’s best, including top ten national rankings for neurology and neurosurgery and orthopedics. T...hese accolades, along with many others that include a decade of Magnet® designation, are a reflection of the collective efforts and commitment to excellence demonstrated by our physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses and medical staff. Rush University Medical Center has received Vizient's Quality Leadership Award, ranking first among 99 academic medical centers across the country. For the second consecutive year, all three Rush University System for Health hospitals have earned the LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader designation in the Healthcare Equality Index.

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