Academic Opportunities
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Carilion Clinic – Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine – Roanoke, VA:
Offering an exceptional opportunity, Carilion Clinic (CC), Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (VTCSOM), and the Department of Surgery, Section of Dental Care in Roanoke, Virginia are searching for an Oral Maxillofacial Surgeon to join our growing team of 11 dentists, 5 General Practice residents, 24 dental assistants, 5 dental hygienists, and 18 non-clinical support staff in a clinic-based, academic program with remarkable prospects in teaching, research, and clinical dentistry. Full-time dental specialists include pediatric dentistry, orthodontics, and prosthodontics. The Section includes a separate Family Dental Practice located in Roanoke. Carilion Clinic offers the most advanced in-hospital dental care in the region, with inpatient and outpatient services, as well as a pediatric dental program. Carilion's Cleft and Craniofacial Center is American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association (ACPA)-approved. The CC-VTCSOM General Dental Residency program offers a unique educational experience with robust exposure to managing patients with special healthcare needs and the core values of lifelong learning and service to the specialty and community by way of a structured faculty-directed curriculum.
Qualified applicants will have completed a CODA or CDAC accredited oral and maxillofacial surgery residency program and be Board Certified or Board Eligible in oral and maxillofacial surgery by the ABOMS.
This position offers teaching opportunities and faculty appointment through its affiliation with the VTCSOM and offers research opportunities through the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute (FBRI) and other affiliations. Based in the Level-1 763-bed trauma and academic health center, Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital/Carilion Children’s Hospital, our program provides comprehensive coverage to over one million people in a large, rural, multi-state area.
The Roanoke Valley is a metro area of 300,000 and has consistently been rated among the “best places to live” in the nation. Roanoke is located at the southern tip of Virginia's spectacularly beautiful Shenandoah Valley, surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains, Appalachian Trail and close to the 22,000-acre Smith Mountain Lake. The area offers sensational outdoor activities but also a surprising array of cultural activities from fine dining to multiple musical venues and playhouses, to symphonies and ballets. Access to major air-travel hubs is remarkably easy through the Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport. The weather features mild winters, an abundance of sun, and extended springs and autumns. The region features top-notch schools and Universities and has been coined “the best kept secret in the East.”
Carilion Clinic is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer: Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity are encouraged to apply.