IBD Gastroenterologist

IBD Gastroenterologist Opportunity at Orlando Health in Central Florida

The Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute (DHI) is seeking a BE/BC Gastroenterologist with subspecialty IBD training to join our Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. The selected physician will join an established team of two IBD-focused gastroenterologists with dedicated APP support and a dedicated dietician, mental health therapist, and specialty nurse navigators. We provide care for patients across Florida, by offering both in-person and telehealth clinic visits. There are ample opportunities for the incoming physician to participate in both investigator-initiated and sponsored clinical trials with a robust team of researchers within DHI. The position is ideal for candidates wanting to practice in a hybrid setting where you get to be in an academic atmosphere but with the efficiency and benefits of private practice.

As one of the nation's most highly regarded digestive disease programs, the Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute offers comprehensive and coordinated care to evaluate, diagnose and treat a wide range of digestive diseases. Subspecialty services offered include advanced endoscopy, medical pancreatology, hepatology, neurogastroenterology and motility and inflammatory bowel diseases. The institute's team of globally respected physicians are leaders in clinical research and postgraduate medical education. The institute boasts a very vibrant clinical research program that conducts cutting-edge trials in endoscopic tumor resection, pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, IBD, and hemostasis. The institute has an ACGME-approved gastroenterology fellowship and hosts several international symposiums annually.

Role Requirements:

• Board certification in Gastroenterology.
• Fellowship Trained in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
• FL Medical License or ability to obtain FL Medical License.

Practice Highlights:

• Thriving physician-led, professionally managed healthcare system.
• Excellent brand recognition, with new patients seeking out Orlando Health's Digestive Health Institute for their care.
• Integrated multidisciplinary and subspecialized practice environment.
• Great payor mix with patients from top Orlando employers and Orlando Health team members.
• Robust operational support and resources in a collaborative work environment.
• Dynamic administration that fosters physician autonomy when it comes to clinical decision-making and patient outcomes.
• Opportunity for growth and leadership development.
• Opportunity to expand an active research and innovation program.

Financial Package:

• Excellent compensation package with RVUs commensurate for IBD benchmarking.
• Opportunity to make more with productivity-based bonuses.
• Benefits package includes time away for vacations and conferences, health/vision/dental insurance along with full malpractice coverage, disability coverage, deferred compensation and retirement savings options.
• Eligible for annual quality incentive bonus.
• Generous sign-on bonus.

Community Information:

• There is no state income tax.
• Greater Orlando offers direct access to Florida's world-famous theme parks and attractions.
• Our lifestyle options have something for everyone, from the downtown districts for those enjoying a trendy urban flair, to family-oriented communities with top rated public and private schools.
• Ample outdoor activities including large public parks for kids and pets, hiking and biking trails, abundant lake access for kayaking, fishing and paddle-boarding, with Florida's beautiful beaches only an hour away.

Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute

Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute is a national and international destination for care, offering comprehensive and coordinated services to evaluate, diagnose and treat a wide range of conditions affecting the digestive tract and gastrointestinal organs, including the most complex cases. Led by renowned specialists in digestive health, the institute has distinguished itself worldwide in offering many diagnostic and treatment options available only at the most advanced centers, including artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities that improve diagnosis, treatment and outcomes. The institute brings internationally recognized digestive disease care to a new state-of-the-art facility in downtown Orlando as well as several satellite sites conveniently located within the Orlando Health system. The institute's scope of specialties and services include:

• Advanced Endoscopy
• General Gastroenterology
• Hepatology
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Motility
• Pancreatology
• Research and Physician Education

A few examples of what sets us apart include:

• A commitment to innovation, leading-edge research and global educational initiatives
• Among select facilities offering peroral endoscopic myotomy, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) and NaviCam technology
• One of very few programs in the world to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) with endoscopic ultrasound procedures to improve performance
• Development of technology, together with industry partners, that integrates AI with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) to reduce radiation exposure to patients and providers
• Collaboration with professional and industry partners to integrate AI in endoscopic technology to detect early cancer in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
• A team that includes authors of more than 2,000 peer-reviewed journals articles and the best-selling endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) textbook in the world, Endosonography

Future plans for the institute include:

• Developing an evidence-based protocol for the management of colon polyps utilizing leading-edge techniques and technologies
• Establishing a liver transplant program
• Becoming home to the most comprehensive motility unit in the southern United States
• Creating subspecialty fellowships in hepatology, motility and IBD, in addition to gastrointestinal and advanced endoscopy fellowships
• Hosting the largest institution-sponsored endoscopy/EUS congress in the United States

Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center

Located in downtown Orlando and serving Central Florida for more than 100 years, Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) is an 808-bed surgical, medical, and emergency acute-care hospital. It is one of the largest tertiary facilities in the region and the organization's flagship hospital.

With advanced technology and expertise in numerous areas of specialty, including trauma, cardiovascular, stroke, neuroscience, orthopedic and surgical services, Orlando Health ORMC provides a complete continuum of care. World-renowned as Central Florida's only Level I Trauma Center, Orlando Health ORMC also is recognized for excellence with an American Burn Association Verified Burn Center and Joint Commission-certified hip and knee joint replacement, spine surgery, and comprehensive stroke programs.

Orlando Health ORMC works closely with systemwide cancer, heart and vascular, digestive health, neuroscience and orthopedic institutes also located on the downtown Orlando Health campus, as well as the specialty Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies.

Combining compassion with experience and knowledge, our team provides patients with the highest quality of care. Our efforts have earned us numerous quality and safety recognitions over the years, including:

• Best Regional Hospital - U.S. News & World Report, 2023-2024
  • Ranked No. 2 in the Orlando Metro Area and No. 7 in Florida
  • Nationally ranked in four categories: cardiology, heart and vascular surgery; gastroenterology and GI surgery; pulmonology and lung surgery; urology
  • Rated high performing in 12 areas: aortic valve surgery; COPD; colon cancer surgery; diabetes; heart attack; heart bypass surgery; heart failure; kidney failure; knee replacement; leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma; lung cancer surgery; stroke
• "A" Safety Grade - The Leapfrog Group, five consecutive terms 2021-2023
• Top Teaching Hospital - The Leapfrog Group, 2023
• Best Hospitals in America - The Leapfrog Group/Money, 2022
• Best Hospitals for Bariatric Surgery - The Leapfrog Group/Money, 2022
• Get with the Guidelines(r): Gold Plus Achievement - Stroke - American Heart Association, 2023
  • Target: Stroke(tm) Honor Roll Elite
  • Target: Type 2 Diabetes(tm) Honor Roll
• Nine hospital units with Beacon Awards for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses -- the most units of any adult hospital in the state
• Magnet(r) Recognized - American Nurses Credentialing Center