Gastroenterologist - Suburban Philadelphia - Jefferson Health Northeast

Jefferson Health Northeast as full-time opportunities for Gastroenterologists to join our growing GI practice in northeast Philadelphia. Our practice offers full scope GI service : Inpatient consult service, ER call coverage, outpatient clinic and endoscopy at surgery center. The group offers comprehensive gastrointestinal healthcare services, including advanced diagnostics and endoscopic therapies. The practice is proud to promote a patient-centric culture, comprehensive approach to individualized patient care, and a positive work environment for the physicians and staff.

The practice currently consists of five physicians who practice general and advanced gastroenterology, and everyone has a special niche interest.

The position is a mix of inpatient and outpatient work, and the physicians participate in a coverage pool of 1 : 4 to 1 : 6 call schedule.

In addition, there is an option to work with internal medicine residents and medical students, and to apply for an academic appointment at Sydney Kimmel College of Medicine.

Endo centers are at Grant surgery center in Northeast Philadelphia and Langhorne surgery center in Bucks County.

Office locations are at Grant office in Northeast Philadelphia and Oxford Valley Mall Plaza in Langhorne.

Our new state of the art office and surgery center is being built at Torresdale campus, with 10 exam rooms and 3 endoscopy rooms, encompassing almost 10,000 Sq feet.

The division is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment, which includes 190 Olympus scopes.

Minimum Qualifications

• MD or DO from an accredited program
• Completion of an ACGME accredited Internal Medicine residency
• Completion of an ACGME accredited GI fellowship
• Board certified / eligible in IM, GI
• Appropriate licenses and certifications

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