Michigan Medicine

University of Michigan

Department of Pathology

Section Director, Transfusion Medicine

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN (USA).  The Department of Pathology at Michigan Medicine is seeking an experienced Transfusion Medicine specialist to lead and direct a dynamic clinical laboratory section, which includes a tertiary care center blood bank, immunohematology reference laboratory, apheresis service, and a cellular therapy laboratory.

Candidates must possess a M.D. or D.O. and be board-certified in either Clinical Pathology by the American Board of Pathology, Hematology by the American Board of Internal Medicine or Pediatrics, and they must also be boarded in Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine by the American Board of Pathology. 

The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years’ experience in a transfusion service setting, general knowledge of all areas of transfusion medicine, and a deep subject matter expertise in at least one of the following specialty areas: patient blood management, blood and marrow transplantation, cellular therapies, transplant support/histocompatibility, or laboratory coagulation.  The selected individual will join a group of four pathology-based faculty and will be expected to participate in scholarly activities including teaching and research. Abundant opportunities to develop and/or participate in basic, applied, and translational research programs exist within the Department and across Michigan Medicine. Faculty appointment will be in the Department of Pathology with academic rank commensurate with experience, accomplishments, and track record of achievement. 

The Department has over 205 faculty members and has consistently ranked in the top 10 nationally for NIH funding over the past decade. The laboratory serves not only the world-class providers and patients at Michigan Medicine Health but also patients referred through our national reference laboratory service, MLabs.

Ann Arbor is consistently ranked as one of the most livable, best educated, and best cities for retirement in the country and is a very desirable place to live, work and raise a family.

Interested candidates should submit their curriculum vitae, a personal statement of professional goals, and the names and addresses of three references to:

Riccardo Valdez, M.D.

John G. Batsakis Professor

Director, Division of Clinical Pathology

Department of Pathology

University of Michigan Medical School

rcdovldz@med.umich.edu

The University of Michigan is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer.