Surgical Director – Kidney & Pancreas Transplant Program

About the role

The University of Miami seeks a Surgical Director to lead its adult Kidney and Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Programs. This senior faculty position provides strategic, clinical, operational, and academic leadership to drive program growth, quality, and innovation.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with Medical Directors, Surgical Director of Transplant Services, and hospital administration to ensure regulatory compliance and clinical excellence.
• Oversee all phases of transplant care including candidate evaluation, donor selection, peri‑operative management, and long‑term follow‑up.
• Develop and execute strategic plans to increase transplant volumes and expand the living donor program.
• Lead program development, quality oversight, faculty mentorship, and infrastructure planning.
• Enhance regional and national referral networks and advance robotic transplant capabilities.

Required profile

• Board Certified Surgeon (or equivalent) with an unrestricted Florida medical license.
• Completion of an accredited Transplant Surgery Fellowship.
• Minimum five years of abdominal transplant experience focused on kidney and kidney/pancreas transplantation.
• Proven leadership in a transplant program and experience with living donor transplantation.
• Commitment to mentorship, faculty development, and academic advancement.

Required skills

• Robotic transplantation techniques.