Stanford University
Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery Division Chief
Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, United States, 94306
Overview
The Department of Surgery at Stanford University seeks a nationally renowned Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon to join the Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery as Division Chief. This is a full-time faculty position with clinical, research, teaching, and administrative responsibilities. The appointment will be at the Associate or Full Professor level in the University Medical Line (UML) or University Tenure Line (UTL), with 25% effort dedicated to the Division Chief role.
About the Division The Stanford Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery is a national leader in innovative clinical care, impactful research and pre-eminent education programs. The Division comprises 25 faculty and 8 part-time dental and cosmetic faculty, with broad programs in all aspects of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and recent expansion to the East Bay.
Responsibilities The Division Chief will lead growth and ensure excellence in clinical care for Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at Stanford Health Care, Stanford Children’s Health, and affiliated institutions including the Palo Alto VAMC and Santa Clara Medical Center. The role includes mentoring faculty and developing and supporting research programs. The candidate is expected to provide clinical, teaching, and research leadership, with 25% dedicated to Division Chief duties.
Qualifications
MD or MD/PhD, with a track record of leadership, mentorship, scholarship, and clinical excellence.
Strong history of scholarly activity in research with a track record of extramural funding.
The predominant criterion for appointment in the University Tenure Line is a major commitment to research and teaching.
The major criteria for appointment for faculty in the University Medical Line include excellence in the overall mix of clinical care, clinical teaching, scholarly activity that advances clinical medicine, and institutional service.
Faculty rank and line will be determined by the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.
Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Stanford welcomes applications from all who would bring additional dimensions to the University’s research, teaching and clinical missions.
Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact disability.access@stanford.edu.
The university’s central functions of research and education depend on freedom of thought, and expression. The Surgery, School of Medicine, and Stanford University value faculty who will help foster an open and respectful academic environment for colleagues, students, and staff with a wide range of backgrounds, identities, and perspectives. Candidates may choose to include as part of their research and teaching statements a brief discussion about how their work and experience will further these values.
Interested candidates should submit a copy of their curriculum vitae, a brief letter outlining their interests and the names of three references (who will not be contacted without notice) via the Apply Now button at:
https://facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/494865/plastics-reconstructive-surgery-division-chief
For general inquiries, please contact pdc_search@stanford.edu
Advertised: 15 Jul 2025 9:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time
Compensation The expected base pay range for this position is:
Associate Professor: $488,000 - $554,000
Professor: $577,000 - $719,000
This pay range reflects base pay, which is based on faculty rank and years in rank. It does not include all components of the School of Medicine’s faculty compensation program for leadership roles or pay from participation in departmental incentive compensation programs. For more information about compensation and our wide-range of benefits, including housing assistance, please contact the hiring department.
Stanford University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered will be determined based on factors including the candidate’s experience and qualifications, internal equity, and external market pay for comparable jobs.
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About the Division The Stanford Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery is a national leader in innovative clinical care, impactful research and pre-eminent education programs. The Division comprises 25 faculty and 8 part-time dental and cosmetic faculty, with broad programs in all aspects of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and recent expansion to the East Bay.
Responsibilities The Division Chief will lead growth and ensure excellence in clinical care for Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at Stanford Health Care, Stanford Children’s Health, and affiliated institutions including the Palo Alto VAMC and Santa Clara Medical Center. The role includes mentoring faculty and developing and supporting research programs. The candidate is expected to provide clinical, teaching, and research leadership, with 25% dedicated to Division Chief duties.
Qualifications
MD or MD/PhD, with a track record of leadership, mentorship, scholarship, and clinical excellence.
Strong history of scholarly activity in research with a track record of extramural funding.
The predominant criterion for appointment in the University Tenure Line is a major commitment to research and teaching.
The major criteria for appointment for faculty in the University Medical Line include excellence in the overall mix of clinical care, clinical teaching, scholarly activity that advances clinical medicine, and institutional service.
Faculty rank and line will be determined by the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.
Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Stanford welcomes applications from all who would bring additional dimensions to the University’s research, teaching and clinical missions.
Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact disability.access@stanford.edu.
The university’s central functions of research and education depend on freedom of thought, and expression. The Surgery, School of Medicine, and Stanford University value faculty who will help foster an open and respectful academic environment for colleagues, students, and staff with a wide range of backgrounds, identities, and perspectives. Candidates may choose to include as part of their research and teaching statements a brief discussion about how their work and experience will further these values.
Interested candidates should submit a copy of their curriculum vitae, a brief letter outlining their interests and the names of three references (who will not be contacted without notice) via the Apply Now button at:
https://facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/494865/plastics-reconstructive-surgery-division-chief
For general inquiries, please contact pdc_search@stanford.edu
Advertised: 15 Jul 2025 9:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time
Compensation The expected base pay range for this position is:
Associate Professor: $488,000 - $554,000
Professor: $577,000 - $719,000
This pay range reflects base pay, which is based on faculty rank and years in rank. It does not include all components of the School of Medicine’s faculty compensation program for leadership roles or pay from participation in departmental incentive compensation programs. For more information about compensation and our wide-range of benefits, including housing assistance, please contact the hiring department.
Stanford University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered will be determined based on factors including the candidate’s experience and qualifications, internal equity, and external market pay for comparable jobs.
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