Description
The Department of Radiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) and NewYork-Presbyterian (NYP) is seeking an outstanding radiologist to lead our Division of Nuclear Medicine.
This is a unique opportunity to build a growing division in a department known for clinical, research, and educational excellence. The Chief of Nuclear Medicine will oversee molecular imaging and therapy throughout the CUIMC/NYP system and provide vision and leadership for our robust research and education activities, which include research in AI and technological advances in imaging and clinical care.
We seek candidates with expertise in nuclear imaging, excellent communication and leadership skills, and the ability to manage an outstanding research team. Prior administrative experience and demonstrated commitment to training and education are highly valued. The division chief reports directly to the Chair of Radiology.
Salary range is $430,000 - $550,000. Columbia offers a generous benefits package.
Columbia Radiology’s busy nuclear medicine program serves hospital and outpatient locations throughout Manhattan and Westchester, including underserved areas in northern Manhattan. Our faculty interpret over 3,000 PET/CT scans and perform almost 500 research imaging cases annually. We work in partnership with colleagues in the medical center's many highly regarded departments and centers, including the renowned Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center for the investigation of diseases of the central nervous system, the Taub Institute for research on Alzheimer's disease and the aging brain, the Department of Neurology, the Cerebrovascular Center of the Neurological Institute, the Department of Neurological Surgery, the NCI-designated Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Department of Radiation Oncology, the Department of Psychiatry, the New York State Psychiatric Institute, and the Department for Biomedical Engineering.
Our newly renovated PET/CT Center’s imaging resources include 4 state-of-the-art PET/CT scanners, available for clinical and research use. Dedicated research facilities include a Molecular Imaging Center that houses 2 cyclotrons, 3 PET/CT cameras, and a cGMP facility capable of production of radiopharmaceuticals for research/clinical use, along with a dedicated regulatory office to expedite FDA approval. Modifications to the facility to enable cGMP production of compounds suitable for MR imaging/spectroscopy are feasible.
The Department of Radiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center has more than 100 full time faculty and performs over one million imaging exams each year in state-of-the-art facilities that extend from northern Westchester to New York City. Our hospital, New York-Presbyterian, is a tertiary and quaternary care center ranked as one of the best in the country and New York City, treating a wide range of patients from the NYC tristate area and across the world. Columbia University is an exciting hub of innovation and technology, with many opportunities to collaborate with other departments and schools.
Columbia University offers a highly competitive benefits package, including college tuition and childcare reimbursement, tuition exemption for faculty members who wish to pursue graduate programs, generous retirement plans, and excellent health and dental coverage. Continuing Medical Education/conference days are apportioned by academic rank and are negotiable to fit candidate needs.
More information about the department can be found on the Columbia Radiology website. To apply, please email a curriculum vitae and statement of interest to:
Noor Ahmad, MD
Vice Chair of Clinical Operations
Department of Radiology
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
na2884@cumc.columbia.edu
Qualifications
This position requires a Nuclear Radiology fellowship-trained diagnostic radiologist or board certification in nuclear medicine. The candidate must be fellowship trained in nuclear medicine and preferably board certified in both Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine and must also be eligible to practice medicine in the State of New York.
Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The above salary range represents Columbia’s good faith and reasonable estimate of possible compensation at the time of posting.
