Gastroenterology, Medical Director, Intestinal Rehabilitation

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Pediatric Gastroenterology Medical Director, Intestinal Rehabilitation

Cincinnati Children’s seeks an experienced, innovative, and dedicated Medical Director for Intestinal Rehabilitation to lead and further develop our internationally recognized Intestinal Rehabilitation Program. The ideal candidate will be a board-certified pediatric gastroenterologist specializing in intestinal failure, transplantation, and rehabilitation. This leadership role will oversee the comprehensive care of patients with complex intestinal diseases, coordinate multidisciplinary care teams, and drive clinical excellence, education, and research in intestinal rehabilitation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leadership and Program Development:
• Serve as the clinical leader for the Intestinal Rehabilitation Program, working closely with the Gastroenterology, Surgery, Neonatology, Transplant and Nutrition teams to provide seamless, comprehensive care.
• Oversee the growth and strategic direction of the program, ensuring alignment with institutional goals and national standards of care.
• Develop and implement clinical protocols and pathways to enhance patient outcomes and streamline care delivery.
• Collaborate with the hospital leadership to ensure appropriate resource allocation for program sustainability and growth.
• Patient Care:
• Lead a multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality, family-centered care for children with intestinal failure from short bowel syndrome, primary motility disorders or mucosal enteropathies.
• Coordinate care across multiple specialties, including gastroenterology, surgery, neonatology, nutrition, nursing and allied health, to ensure comprehensive treatment plans for both inpatient and outpatient services.
• Oversee transition programs for patients moving from pediatric to adult care.
• Education and Mentorship:
• Foster an environment of excellence in education by teaching and mentoring fellows, residents, and junior faculty in the areas of intestinal rehabilitation and pediatric gastroenterology.
• Develop educational materials and participate in outreach efforts to increase awareness of intestinal rehabilitation programs both locally and nationally.
• Research and Innovation:
• Support and participate in clinical and translational research efforts to advance the field of intestinal rehabilitation.
• Foster collaboration with CCHMC’s research teams to develop new treatments, therapies, and best practices.
• Identify funding opportunities and lead grant writing efforts to support research and program growth.
• Quality Improvement and Outcomes:
• Lead quality improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing patient safety, reducing complications, and improving long-term outcomes for patients with intestinal failure.
• Track and report program metrics, including patient outcomes, length of stay, and readmission rates, to ensure continuous improvement.

Job Qualifications:

• M.D., D.O., or equivalent degree
• Current active medical license issued by the State of Ohio or eligible for license
• Appropriate medical credentialing through the Medical Staff Services offices
• Completion of all required pre-employment activities
• Associate Professor or Professor appointment or eligibility required
• Generally, requires a minimum of five years of service at the Assistant Professor rank
• Board certification in Pediatric Gastroenterology
• Minimum of 5 years of clinical experience in intestinal rehabilitation, transplantation, or related fields, with a track record of excellence and innovation.

• Demonstrated leadership and experience managing multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong commitment to patient care, education, and research.
• Experience in quality improvement and program development is highly desirable.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with leadership in an academic medical center.
• Proven ability to collaborate across specialties and departments to achieve common goals.
• Strong research background with a history of publications in the field of pediatric gastroenterology and/or intestinal rehabilitation.

Application Instructions:

Interested candidates should submit a confidential cover letter of interest, CV, and the names and contact information of three references to the Chair of our Search Committee, Dr. Paul Wales (paul.wales@cchmc.org).

About Cincinnati Children’s:

Cincinnati Children’s is a top-ranked pediatric hospital known for its excellence in clinical care, research, and education. Our mission is to improve child health through innovation, compassionate care, and a commitment to advancing the understanding of pediatric conditions.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Patient Care - Provide safe, effective and compassionate patient care commensurate with the level of advancement and clinical specialty.  Make significant contributions to clinical service as evidenced by expertise in clinical care.  Develop and maintain local and regional recognition by peers and patients as an authority in the field.  Develop a wide local and regional referral base for subspecialist.  Develop clinical skills or programs that are local or regionally distinctive.  Applies clinical skills that are clinically sound, effective and achieve exceptional patient outcomes.  Provides consultative services to other physicians and clinical providers within the medical center to establish a coordinated care plan for each patient.  Integrates innovative approaches to patient care. Serve in a role in establishing the clinical direction of the specific clinical field.  Develop a local/regional referral base. Provide disease specific expert consultation relative area of specialty.  Provide disease specific expert consultation relative area of specialty.  Make decisions regarding patient care, including initial screening, assessment, diagnosis, prognosis, care, reassessment, and discontinuation of care. Monitor appropriateness of therapeutic management and care. Promote patient care outcomes on ongoing basis.
• Teaching and Training - Play an important role in a major teaching or clinical training program(s).  Supervise the patient care of assigned residents and fellows. Teaches and supervises the patient care of assigned medical students, residents and fellows, monitoring the medical care of medical to assure care provided is safe and effective.  Contributions may include: ongoing recognition as an excellent teacher, role model and mentor; assume an important or lead role in a major teaching or clinical training program; invited to participate in local and regional educational opportunities; participate in and may lead the development or direction of educational program, curricular offerings and teaching materials; participates in curriculum committee or other education related committees.  Serve as a role model within the department in mentoring students and trainees. Serve as consult to other faculty and community physicians. Maintain currency in field through continuing education, literature and seminars.
• Service and/or Administration - Participates in program development for service and/or administration as evidenced by one of the following: make significant contributes to the development of a unique programs for patient care of educational purposes; or take a significant role in the direction of an academic division; or provide consultation on a specific program development; or significant participation in performance improvement programs or on divisional, departmental, or Medical Staff committees (i.e. RPT, IRB); participates in local or regional clinical affairs through membership in clinical societies or specialty governing boards. Provides faculty coverage as needed within the department. May take a role in the development of departmental policies, procedures and standards. Promote interpersonal and intrapersonal relationships and encourage team concepts.  Assist in the development and implementation of long and short term goals and objectives and ensures that they are appropriate to the Division. Complete evaluations for students, residents and peers.
• Scholarly Activity - Participates in scholarly activities as evidenced by: publication of clinical investigation, clinical observations, reviews, chapters or books; participation in clinical trials, and/or clinical investigations; reviews manuscripts.  Applies advanced training in research methods to design and conduct clinical research on various areas of clinical specialty.  Develop research programs in area of clinical specialty.  Demonstrate effectiveness in securing grant funding of research initiatives and programs. Assist in the development and growth of new externally funded research initiatives. Publish and/or co-author findings and conclusions resulting from research in a timely fashion. Presents findings internally. Assist in the design and implementation of programs which evaluates the efficacy of treatment.  Recommend approaches for improvement activities, recommend and perform new processes, collect and measure data, develop processes based on performance and communicate results.

About Us

At Cincinnati Children’s, we come to work with one goal: to make children’s health better. We believe in a holistic team approach, both in caring for patients and their families, and in advancing science and discovery. We strive to do better and find energy and inspiration in our shared purpose. If you want to be the best you can be, you can do it at Cincinnati Children’s. 

 Cincinnati Children's is: 

• Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top 10  best Children's Hospitals in the nation for more than 15 years 

• Consistently among the top 3 Children's Hospitals for National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funding 

• Recognized as one of America’s Best Large Employers  (2025), America’s Best Employers for New Grads (2025) 

• One of the nation's America’s Most Innovative Companies as noted by Fortune 

• Consistently certified as great place to work 

• A Leading Disability Employer as noted by the National Organization on Disability 

• Magnet® designated for the fourth consecutive time by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 

 We Embrace Innovation—Together.  We believe in empowering our teams with the tools that help us work smarter and care better. That’s why we support the responsible use of artificial intelligence. By encouraging innovation, we’re creating space for new ideas, better outcomes, and a stronger future—for all of us.

Comprehensive job description provided upon request.

Cincinnati Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment of dignity and respect for all our employees, patients, and families. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. EEO/Veteran/Disability