Colon and Rectal Surgery - Physician

Company: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Location: Houston
Posted on: January 16, 2026

Job Description:

Colon and Rectal Surgery - Physician at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center summary: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible Colon and Rectal Surgery physician for a faculty position focused on clinical care, teaching, and research in colon, rectal, and anal cancer. The role includes providing specialized surgical care, mentoring trainees, and contributing to scholarly activities with potential for extramural funding. Candidates must have an M.D., appropriate licensure, and relevant clinical or academic experience in surgical oncology. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery is seeking to recruit an academic surgeon to join our faculty. The major criteria for appointment are excellence in the overall mix of clinical care, clinical teaching, scholarly activity that advances clinical medicine, and institutional service. Currently we are actively recruiting for an Assistant or Associate Professor position with eligibility for term tenure track or clinical faculty track appointment dependent upon the candidate’s interests and qualifications. Prerequisites include board-certification or board-eligibility in Colon and Rectal Surgery or in Complex General Surgical Oncology with a focused experience in the multidisciplinary treatment of patients with Colon, Rectal, and Anal Cancer. The desired candidate will have a strong commitment to clinical excellence, mentorship, scholarship and teamwork. Responsibilities will include providing clinical expertise in colon and rectal surgical care in a multidisciplinary setting, maintaining the programmatic excellence of our comprehensive colon and rectal cancer program, educating the trainees in our Advanced Colon and Rectal Surgical Oncology, Complex General Surgery Oncology, or affiliated residency and fellowship programs, and developing a robust clinical, health services, data and informatics, or translational science research program. The ideal candidate will have substantial scholarly activity and a high likelihood of obtaining extramural funding to support their scholarly activity. In addition to a competitive base salary, this position is eligible for incentive compensation, comprehensive health, wellness, time off, savings, and retirement benefits, as well as relocation support, as applicable. REQUIREMENTS M.D. or equivalent degree Eligible for unrestricted license to practice in the State of Texas Board certified in General Surgery and either Colon and Rectal Surgery or Complex General Surgical Oncology (or obtained within departmental timeline) Five years post clinical degree with any combination of time as: clinician, clinical scientist, or GME trainee Curriculum Vitae representative of prior scholarly and/or service accomplishments commensurate with the qualifications of faculty appointment within the department Keywords: colon surgery, rectal surgery, surgical oncology, clinical teaching, cancer treatment, academic surgeon, clinical research, MD Anderson Cancer Center, board-certified surgeon, mentorship

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