Job Benefits
- Tax-Free income
- Married-Status contract
- Fully Furnished Accommodations provided
- Relocation Allowance
- Education Allowance for eligible dependents
- Free flights home
- Generous vacations (54 days)
Job Requirements
- Medical degree,
- American Boards, or Canadian FRCPC, or UK GMC registration or Western Europe equivalent, or Australian boards, and
- Valid and current medical license/registration in North America, Western Europe, or Australia/New Zealand, and
- A minimum of 2-3 years post-specialty certification experience in the specialty area in a mid- to large-size hospital in North America, Western Europe, or Australia/New Zealand.
Department Information
The Renal Transplant Program at our client hospital is the largest program in the country and the region and it measures up to the top 5-10% centers in North America in terms of scope of services, quantity and quality measures.
The program is the only program in the region that is heavily involved in desensitization of Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) and blood group A, B and O (ABO) incompatible kidney transplantation. Additionally, pediatric kidney transplant for small children weighing less than 10 kg can only be performed at our center.
The department has the following sections:
- Adult Transplant Nephrology
- Pediatric Transplant Nephrology
- Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Surgery
Kind of procedures done in the department:
- Kidney transplantation
- Simultaneous kidney and pancreas (SPK) transplantation
- Pancreas after kidney (PAK) transplantation
No. of procedures done:
- Kidney transplantation - for year 2011, 170 transplants done
- SPK - since 2004, 6 transplants done
- PAK - since 2004, 2 transplants done
No. of patients seen:
For year 2011, almost 10,500 patients have been seen
No. of consultants:
- Consultant Renal Transplant Physician 4
- Assistant Renal Transplant Physician 3
- Consultant renal Transplant Surgeon 3
- Assistant Renal Transplant Surgeon 2
- Renal Transplant Fellow 3
