Medical Oncologist

Job Description

Job Description

The Animal Medical Center's world-renowned Cancer Institute is seeking a board-certified (ACVIM or ECVIM) medical oncologist to join our dedicated oncology team, which includes medical, radiation, and surgical oncology. A leading animal hospital with a 115-year legacy, we offer specialty, emergency, and primary care to over 55,000 patient visits annually. As a mission-driven non-profit, we provide animals with the gold standard in patient care while emphasizing lifelong learning, postgraduate intern and resident training, and scholarship. We are dedicated to supporting excellence in clinical practice and post-graduate teaching, ensuring rewarding careers, and assuring the health and safety of all hospital employees and clients.

About The Cancer Institute at the Animal Medical Center

Modeled after progressive, patient-centered human cancer hospitals, the Animal Medical Center's Cancer Institute is a revolutionary medical center created to provide integrative and comprehensive care for pets diagnosed with cancer. This innovative design enables our staff to deliver on the Institute's core mission – to care for more animals, focus on early detection, maximize the amount of time pet parents can spend with their beloved pets while maintaining a good quality of life, and work toward a cure through advanced research.

Our state-of-the-art Cancer Institute is recently renovated, and the hospital underwent a major expansion and completed a renovation to add 11,000 square feet of new clinical and client space while simultaneously renovated 26,000 existing feet to ensure AMC remains at the forefront of veterinary medicine and make way for new and expanded services.

The Cancer Institute consists of three ACVIM board-certified oncologists, one ACVR board-certified radiation oncologist, and one ACVS board-certified Fellow in Surgical Oncology, three residents in medical oncology, two residents in radiation oncology, one specialty intern in medical oncology, and 32 rotating general interns.

Supporting services to the Cancer Institute include high-field MRI, 64-slice CT with advanced reconstruction capabilities, and Interventional Radiology. Additionally, the AMC has an on-site IDEXX laboratory including on-site clinical and anatomical pathologists with stat cytology capabilities. The AMC is equipped with a new Elekta Infinity Linac system with electron and 6-MV photon capability equipped with a 6-degree HexaPOD couch and a cone-beam CT for IMRT, VMAT and SRS and for 4DCT respiratory gating. We are also equipped with the most updated version of the Monaco computer treatment planning system licensed for all 3D IMRT, VMAT and SRS planning as well as for Electron Monte Carlo planning. Our CT couch is equipped with an iBEAM evo CT overlay table for proper CT simulation imaging to match the Linac couch. The Radiation Oncology department is also equipped with a Strontium probe for the treatment of small surface lesions (ex : feline nasal planum SCC, feline cutaneous MCT and avian uropygial SCC).

The AMC offers a unique hybrid of academia and clinical practice, that creates a collegial environment within the hospital and promotes inter-departmental consultations and cohesive patient care. In addition to our Cancer Institute, the Animal Medical Center is home to boarded specialists in over 20 services and specialties including avian and exotic pet medicine, cardiology, dermatology, emergency and critical care, internal medicine, interventional radiology and endoscopy, neurology, ophthalmology, pathology, primary care, radiology, rehabilitation and sports medicine, and surgery. Additional advantages of joining the AMC team include :

• Non-corporate, patient centric practice. As a non-profit, patient care is at the heart of what we do.
• Competitive salary.
• Generous sign-on bonus.
• Comprehensive benefits including health insurance with medical, dental, and vision benefits, generous paid time off, paid continuing education time-off and stipend, and 403-b retirement plan with employer contribution.
• School loan debt forgiveness opportunity as a non-profit hospital.

Primary job responsibilities include :

Our Benefits :

Pay Range

$270,000—$300,000 USD

Excellence in veterinary medicine since 1910. AMC Offers :

A Commitment to Lifelong Learning : Founded in 1910, the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center is the world's largest veterinary teaching hospital, offering compassionate, collaborative, and cutting-edge veterinary care. Our commitment to innovation has led to the creation of one of the most advanced veterinary facilities in the world.

State-of-the-Art Facilities : AMC just completed a major expansion and renovation. This project transformed the hospital's entire 83,000-square-foot space into a state-of-the-art facility unlike any other.

Highlights include : A brand-new full floor surgical center, 1.5 Tesla Philips MRI (the exclusive high field MRI for small animals in NYC), 64-slice spiral CT scanner, Electroencephalography (EEG), Elekta Versa HD Linear Accelerator, In-house Laboratory, Ultrasound, Echocardiogram, and Mobile Cone Beam CT

A multidisciplinary team of 140+ veterinarians across 20+ specialties : With over 20 specialties and services under one roof, our departments frequently work together to deliver the highest quality of patient care in the veterinary field. Our dynamic array of specialists means that we are the go-to place for complex cases.

A Hospital in the heart of NYC : AMC is located in Manhattan, surrounded by leading research and teaching institutions such as Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical School, and NYU. Collaborative research opportunities abound, and our strong focus on education ensures a rewarding career for those passionate about mentoring and advancing veterinary medicine.