Physician
Company: Massachusetts General Hospital
Location: Boston
Posted on: June 25, 2022
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(3163565) Job Description Obesity Medicine Physician - ( 3163565 )
Description Obesity Medicine Physician for the Massachusetts
General Hospital Weight Center The Massachusetts General Hospital
(MGH) Weight Center is accepting applications for full-time
academic Obesity Medicine physicians. Successful candidates should
be board-certified or board eligible in Obesity Medicine with added
qualifications in weight loss pharmacotherapy and a strong interest
in teaching and/or clinical/translational research. An academic
appointment to Harvard Medical School commensurate with the
candidates academic record will be offered. Massachusetts General
Hospital is the largest teaching hospital associated with the
Harvard Medical School. The 1,030-bed hospital is a MBSAQIP Level
1fully accredited metabolic and bariatric surgery center with over
360 major bariatric surgical procedures and over 800 new obesity
medicine visits per year. The MGH Weight Center is an integrated
center that supports the spectrum of needs for people of all ages
seeking help with obesity and weight management. The Center
provides individualized, multidisciplinary consultation and
innovative obesity treatment, including state-of-the-art medical
and surgical programs. Weight Center patients have access to
specialists in obesity medicine, bariatric surgery, psychology,
nutrition, endocrinology, gastroenterology and pediatrics in one
clinic at multiple locations across the Boston metro region and the
world via our telemedicine program. The MGH Weight Center has
recently started offering multidisciplinary services in nearby MGH
facilities in Waltham, Danvers as well as Newton-Wellesley
Hospital. This position will include provision of services outside
of Boston center. Applicants should mail or email his/her
curriculum vitae and cover letter to: Angela Fitch, MD Associate
Director Massachusetts General Hospital Weight Center 50 Staniford
Street - 4 th floor Boston, MA 02114 Email: afitchmgh.harvard.edu
Qualifications Successful candidates should be board-certified or
board eligible in Obesity Medicine with added qualifications in
weight loss pharmacotherapy and a strong interest in teaching
and/or clinical/translational research. An academic appointment to
Harvard Medical School commensurate with the candidates academic
record will be offered. EEO Statement Massachusetts General
Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverse
skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. Applications
from protected veterans and individuals with disabilities are
strongly encouraged. Primary Location : MA-Boston-MGH Main Campus
Work Locations : MGH Main Campus 55 Fruit Street Boston 02114 Job :
MD/PHD/Fellows/ PostDocs Organization : Mass General Physicians
Organization(MGPO) Schedule : Full-time Standard Hours : 40 Shift :
Day Job Employee Status : Regular Recruiting Department : MGH
Medicine Job Posting : Jul
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