Description
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is seeking a Board-Certified or Board-Eligible Allergy, Immunology & Asthma physician to join the growing Vanderbilt Lung Institute. This faculty position focuses on the care of patients with asthma, immunologic and allergic diseases. This role offers a unique opportunity to practice in a highly collaborative academic environment with access to robust clinical and research infrastructure across Middle Tennessee.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical Care
Provide high-quality outpatient care for patients with asthma and allergic/immunologic conditions
Supervise and collaborate with Advanced Practice Providers
Utilize onsite resources, including full pulmonary function testing (PFTs), methacholine challenges, immune deficiency diagnostics, comprehensive environmental, drug, contact, and food allergy testing, skin biopsy, and challenge and desensitization protocols
Participate in consult-only inpatient service (no primary admitting)
Research & Academic Focus
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams in asthma, chronic sinus disease, mast cell disorders, immunodeficiency, food allergy, and drug allergy
Grow a comprehensive contact dermatitis clinical program
Collaborate in industry-sponsored and investigator-initiated asthma and allergic disease research
Contribute to scholarly activity, academic publishing, and presentations
Teach and mentor medical students, residents, and fellows
Participate in Division and Department educational programs
SCHEDULE & CALL
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Call: Consult-only service approximately 8-12 weeks per year
Clinical fellow provides first call
Weekends/Nights: Consult service only
FTE: 1.0 FTE preferred; consideration down to 0.7 FTE
Telehealth: Included
PRACTICE ENVIRONMENT
Locations: Vanderbilt Lung Institute - West End and satellite clinics
Team: 10 physicians and 4 Advanced Practice Providers across 3 clinical sites
Integrated Clinical Research Support
Clinical research coordinators
Specimen processing, storage, and shipment
Industry contract and budget development support
Regulatory and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) infrastructure embedded within clinic space
TAKE YOUR CAREER TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITH VANDERBILT
Join a nationally and internationally recognized asthma and allergy clinical and research program spanning the lifespan
Collaborate with experts in severe asthma, drug allergy, immunodeficiency, mast cell disorders, and food allergy
Capitalize on an established, scalable industry-sponsored clinical trials platform
Practice within a top-tier academic medical center known for innovation, teamwork, and physician support
Strong culture of mentorship, collaboration, and career development
Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.
Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS
Board Certified or Board Eligible in Allergy & Immunology
Excellent clinical acumen, communication skills, and collaborative approach
Commitment to advancing patient care, education, and scholarship in asthma and allergic disease
International medical graduates seeking to apply for available physician positions must be certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), must have passed the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE Step 1 and Step 2), must have completed a United States-based residency even if they have completed a residency or practiced medicine in another country, and must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
