Join Lahey Hospital and Medical Center as a full-time Transplant Nephrologist

Transplant Nephrology   

Lahey Hospital and Medical Center  

Join Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington Massachusetts as a full-time transplant nephrologist in the Department of Surgery. Lahey has 334 inpatient hospital beds and is a Level 1 trauma center. It is located 15 miles northwest of Boston with nearby access to Cape Cod, beaches, northern New England and outdoor sports, and all the activities that Boston has to offer.  

There are over 450 combined patients on our kidney transplant waiting list and in the evaluation process.  Approximately 50-66 kidney transplants are performed every year, of which approximately 25 are living donor kidney transplants, including enrollment through the National Kidney Registry program (NKR). We have excellent outcomes for our donors and recipients.  The successful candidate will join a dedicated team of 2 transplant nephrologists, 5 transplant surgeons, 2 surgical fellows, 5 hepatologists and one hepatology fellow. Call is shared between our faculty of 11 nephrologists and transplant nephrologists.  

We have a strong multidisciplinary team consisting of advanced practitioners, pharmacy, nutrition, social work, financial coordinators, and nurse coordinators. We also provide nephrology services for our busy liver transplant program, and we have a team-based care model with collaborative approach to care.  

Responsibilities include:   

• Pre-transplant clinic evaluations  
• Kidney transplant wait list appointments  
• Donor evaluations  
• Inpatient coverage  
• Post-transplant nephrology clinic  
• Determining suitability of organs from medically complex deceased donors.   
• Managing renal replacement therapy (CRRT, HD and PD) on the inpatient kidney and liver transplant service.  

Administrative duties include:  

• Development of clinical protocols  
• Referral review  
• Candidate selection committee participation  
• Donor selection committee participation   
• Multi-disciplinary rounds  
• QAPI meetings  
• Hospital department meetings   
• M and M conferences  
• Engaging the local and regional communities through outreach activities to foster relationships and referrals   
• Teaching of fellows, residents, and students  
• There may be opportunities for focused research, and to grow and oversee the kidney exchange program through the NKR.   

Qualifications:  

• MD/DO from an accredited medical school.  
• ABIM board certified in Internal Medicine and in Nephrology  
• Licensed to practice medicine in the state of Massachusetts  
• Transplant nephrology fellowship completed.  
• Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor rank  
• Enthusiastic and energetic team member with excellent ability to work with others  
• Excellent communication skills  
• Strong work ethic  
• Committed to growing and developing program  

Qualified candidates should submit CV and cover letter to:   Dr. Mohamed Akoad, Division Chair, Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Disease, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center mohamed.e.akoad@lahey.org  and to Gina Vaglica, Physician Recruiter, gina.a.vaglica@bilh.org.  

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. 

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.