Assistant Professor of Clinical - Medicine, Interventional Pulmonology

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JOB DESCRIPTION  

Interventional Pulmonologist  

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine  

Department:  

Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine  

Program:  

Interventional Pulmonology — Miami Transplant Institute (MTI) / Lung Center  

Track:  

Full-Time Faculty — Clinical Track  

Rank:  

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine  

Reports To:  

Program Director, Lung   Center   and Lung Transplant Program — Jackson Memorial Health System  

Location:  

Jackson Memorial Health System, Miami, Florida  

Position Summary  

The Interventional Pulmonologist serves as a full-time, clinical-track faculty member within the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Health System. The position is jointly embedded within the Miami Transplant Institute (MTI) and the Lung Center at Jackson Memorial, reflecting the dual programmatic mission of supporting a high-volume lung transplant program and a comprehensive lung nodule and thoracic oncology service.  

The incumbent will deliver the full spectrum of advanced interventional pulmonology care, encompassing complex   bronchoscopic   procedures, central airway management, pleural interventions, and multidisciplinary procedural support. In addition to the primary clinical mission, the position carries defined academic, educational, and administrative responsibilities consistent with a faculty appointment at a major academic medical center.  

Organizational Relationships  

The faculty member reports directly to the Program Director of the Lung Center and Lung Transplant Program at Jackson Memorial Health System. The Miami Transplant Institute (MTI) and the Lung Center at Jackson Memorial constitute a unified programmatic structure, and this position   operates   across both missions as a single integrated appointment. The role functions within a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary environment and   maintains   close working relationships with Thoracic Surgery, Lung Transplant Surgery, Transplant Pulmonology, Medical and Thoracic Oncology, Interventional Radiology, and Pathology. The faculty member   is responsible for   the direct supervision and mentorship of Pulmonary and Critical Care fellows, internal medicine residents, and medical students rotating through the interventional pulmonology service.  

Minimum Qualifications  

Clinical Expertise  

Demonstrated competency in advanced   bronchoscopic   procedures is   required , including flexible and rigid bronchoscopy, endobronchial ultrasound with transbronchial needle aspiration, robotic- assisted bronchoscopy, airway stenting, tumor debulking,   bronchoscopic   lung volume reduction, and   pleuroscopy . Experience in the pre- and post-procedural management of lung transplant candidates and recipients, and familiarity with the multidisciplinary evaluation of indeterminate pulmonary nodules,   are   strongly preferred.  

Clinical Duties and Responsibilities  

Bronchoscopic   and Procedural Services  

The incumbent will independently perform and supervise the full range of advanced diagnostic and therapeutic   bronchoscopic   and pleural procedures   appropriate to   a high-volume academic interventional pulmonology program. Procedures are performed across the bronchoscopy suite and operating room, with complexity and modality   determined   by clinical   indication . The faculty member is expected to   maintain   procedural   proficiency   across the scope of contemporary interventional pulmonology practice, including advanced   bronchoscopic   techniques for airway evaluation and management, tissue sampling, and therapeutic intervention.  

Inpatient Consultative Service  

The faculty   member   will provide daily inpatient consultative services at Jackson Memorial Health System, encompassing the evaluation and management of complex pulmonary conditions requiring interventional   expertise . Consult rounds are conducted each weekday morning and serve as the primary mechanism for inpatient case identification, procedural planning, and continuity of care for hospitalized patients.  

Outpatient Subspecialty Clinic  

The faculty   member   will   maintain   a dedicated outpatient interventional pulmonology clinic, providing consultative evaluation, procedural planning, and post-procedural follow-up for patients referred from thoracic oncology, transplant pulmonology, primary pulmonology, and other subspecialty services within the Jackson Memorial Health System network.  

Lung Transplant Program Support  

A defined   component   of this position is dedicated to the   bronchoscopic   support of the Lung Transplant Program at the Miami Transplant Institute and Lung Center at Jackson Memorial. The faculty member will provide   bronchoscopic   services for lung transplant recipients as clinically   indicated , including surveillance bronchoscopy and management of post-transplant pulmonary and airway complications. The faculty member will serve as a core procedural resource for the transplant team and will engage with the broader multidisciplinary lung transplant clinical structure as   appropriate .  

Multidisciplinary Tumor Board and Lung Nodule Clinic  

The faculty   member   will serve as the interventional pulmonology representative on the Thoracic Oncology Multidisciplinary Tumor Board and will actively   participate   in the Lung Nodule Clinic. These activities involve procedural planning and coordination for patients with thoracic malignancies and indeterminate pulmonary nodules, and are conducted in close collaboration with Thoracic Surgery, Oncology, Interventional Radio

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