Chair of Gastroenterology – Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

Chair of Gastroenterology – Lahey Hospital & Medical Center  

Join Lahey Hospital & Medical Center (LHMC), part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, as the new Chair for its Division of Gastroenterology. The role requires strong leadership and interpersonal skills to manage a team of over 30 gastroenterologists, hepatologists, and advanced practice providers who offer high-quality care for a wide range of GI and liver conditions. The division sees 35,000 outpatients annually and performs 25,000 procedures. 

1. Responsible for implementing the organization's most critical strategies and will strive for excellence across all quality measures.
2. Oversee physician recruitment, career development, and performance management while guiding new initiatives and process improvements. 
3. Collaborate with other departments and leadership in clinical practice, research, education, and administration. 
4. Oversee day-to-day operations and resource allocation. 

Ideal candidates will be board-certified in Gastroenterology, have an academic background suitable for appointment as Associate Professor or Professor, and possess strong leadership skills. 

Lahey Hospital & Medical Center (LHMC) is a physician-led, multi-disciplinary practice of 500+ physicians. We maintain several accredited residency and fellowship programs and are an academic affiliate of UMass Chan Medical School. LHMC achieved the MAGNET Hospital for Nursing Excellence designation. Conveniently located, Burlington, Massachusetts is 17 miles north of Boston and a short drive to the mountains, lakes and seaside of New England as well as cultural opportunities of Boston.  

About Beth Israel Lahey Health

Beth Israel Lahey Health brings you the comfort of knowing your health is always in the best hands, in a place that’s closer to home. Our nationally recognized specialists, superb primary care physicians and award-winning hospitals and services make it easy for you to become and stay healthy. At Lahey Health, we offer services you can count on throughout your life, and with a full spectrum of seamlessly integrated and accessible resources and a smart approach to delivering care, we’re with you every step of the way. Lahey Health has more than 1,400 local providers in adult and pediatric primary care and almost every medical specialty. Diversity is a core value at Beth Israel Lahey Health. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for our staff. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions.