Transplant Hepatology Physician

Position Summary 

The Transplant Hepatologist provides comprehensive care to patients with acute and chronic liver disease and to liver transplant recipients across the full continuum of care — candidate evaluation, waitlist management, perioperative care, and long-term post-transplant follow-up. The physician serves as an integral member of a multidisciplinary transplant team and contributes to clinical excellence, program growth, education, and research. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

• Evaluate patients with end-stage liver disease and acute liver failure for transplant candidacy and present cases to the multidisciplinary selection committee. 

• Manage waitlisted patients, including MELD-based prioritization and optimization of medical status. 

• Manage complications of cirrhosis and portal hypertension, including ascites, variceal bleeding, hepatic encephalopathy, and hepatocellular carcinoma. 

• Direct post-transplant medical management, including immunosuppression, prophylaxis, and treatment of infectious, biliary, and vascular complications. 

• Diagnose and manage acute and chronic allograft rejection and recurrent liver disease. 

• Perform and/or interpret relevant procedures and diagnostics (e.g., paracentesis, liver biopsy interpretation, endoscopic evaluation and management of varices as applicable). 

• Participate in a shared inpatient and on-call rotation for the transplant service. 

• Collaborate with transplant surgery, hepatobiliary and oncology specialists, coordinators, pharmacists, and allied health. 

• Contribute to quality assurance, regulatory compliance, and outcomes reporting (UNOS/OPTN, CMS). 

• Support clinical research and teaching of residents, fellows, and advanced practice providers. 

Required Qualifications 

• MD or DO degree. 

• Board certification or board eligibility in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology by the ABIM. 

• Board certification or eligibility in Transplant Hepatology (or completion of an accredited Transplant Hepatology fellowship or equivalent training). 

• Active, unrestricted FL medical license (or eligibility) and DEA registration. 

• Eligibility for medical staff privileges at University of Miami and Jackson Memorial Hospital 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Dedicated transplant hepatology fellowship. 

• Experience within an established liver transplant program, including living donor transplantation. 

• Record of scholarly activity, clinical trials, or funded research. 

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities 

• Expertise in immunosuppression management and transplant hepatology. 

• Strong skills in managing decompensated cirrhosis and its complications. 

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills within a multidisciplinary team. 

• Commitment to patient safety, quality outcomes, and regulatory standards. 

Physical Requirements & Work Environment 

• Clinical hospital and outpatient environment; ability to perform/assist procedures and respond to urgent clinical needs. 

• Ability to meet the physical demands of patient care.