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Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Georgetown University School of Medicine

MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Washington, DC

Georgetown University and MedStar Health are seeking applicants for the position of Academic Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN) for Georgetown University School of Medicine (GUSOM) and the Clinical Chair for MedStar Washington Hospital Center (MWHC).

The Position

The chair of OBGYN serves as both the academic chair of the School of Medicine department and the clinical chief of women’s health for MWHC. The chair oversees all undergraduate and graduate medical education in the department and all basic, translational, and clinical research performed by department members. The chair also serves as chief of the academic division and chief of the clinical operations in women’s health at MWHC. The responsibilities include directing the clinical activities and services provided to obstetric and gynecologic patients at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Clinical sites of service include but are not limited to the labor and delivery unit, emergency department, operating room, inpatient and inpatient consultative services.

The Department

OBGYN at MWHC provides well visits, preventive screenings, breast health, genetic services, diagnostic imaging, preconception counseling, fetal assessment, labor and delivery (high-risk/low-risk), mother/baby, gynecology oncology care, benign gynecology care, maternal-fetal medicine, award-winning NICU care, urogynecology care, education, and more. It performs approximately 3500 deliveries a year.

The department has 34 faculty members, 12 advanced practice providers, 40 residents and 11 fellows in obstetrics and gynecology. It offers fellowships maternal fetal medicine, maternal fetal medicine genetics, urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery, and minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. It is the primary teaching site in OBGYN for Georgetown medical students, with third year rotations in general OBGYN and our subspecialties on urogynecology, minimally invasive gynecology, and gynecology oncology. We also offer numerous 4th year medical student elective rotations.

In addition to clinical services and education, the department has an active portfolio of clinical, health equity, and medical education research. Our research spans research through Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) and MedStar Health Research Institute (MHRI).

MedStar Washington Hospital Center

MWHC is the largest not-for-profit Hospital in Washington, D.C. It is a member of MedStar Health, 802 operational beds, and a teaching hospital for Georgetown University School of Medicine.

The Hospital Center occupies a 47-acre campus in Northwest Washington that it shares with three other medical facilities. Immediately adjacent to MedStar Washington Hospital Center are the National Rehabilitation Hospital and the central branch of Children's National Medical Center.

The Washington Hospital Center Heart program is a national leader in the research, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular disease; its angioplasty or cardiac catheterization has the largest volume of PCI cases in the nation. In addition to its cardiac care specialties, the Hospital Center is respected as a top facility in other areas including cancer, neurosciences, gastrointestinal disorders, endocrinology, women's services, transplantation and burn. MedStar Washington Hospital Center's neurosciences program offers the full range of surgical and minimally invasive treatment and operates the first JCAHO-accredited Primary Stroke Center in the District. The Hospital Center is home to the region's adult burn center and is a level 1 trauma center.

MedStar Health System and Women’s Health

MedStar Health is the largest provider of health care services in Maryland and the District of Columbia and the area’s largest employer. It has 9 acute care hospitals, one rehabilitation hospital and numerous ambulatory care sites, imaging centers, urgent care clinics and physician offices. It provides services in over 300 locations.

Qualifications

We are seeking candidates with a proven record of leadership at the department level, with a strong clinical and academic background. Applicants should be at the professor level and have at least 10 years of practice experience. Candidates must have completed an ACGME accredited residency in obstetrics and gynecology, be American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology certified, and be eligible for licensure in DC, Virginia and Maryland.