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Pediatric Surgeon (Assistant Professor)

OHSU · Portland, OR

Posted October 3, 2026

OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital · 700 SW Campus Drive, Portland, OR, US, 97239

Department Overview

The full-time annual base salary for this position is $530,241 - $612,446; commensurate with experience and equity.

The Division of Pediatric Surgery directs a busy inpatient and outpatient clinical service both at Doernbecher Children's Hospital at OHSU and Randall Children's Hospital at Legacy Emanuel. The pediatric surgery faculty members have special expertise in congenital abnormalities, single port surgery, antegrade continence enemas, congenital chest wall abnormalities, thoracoscopic repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia, endoscopy (bronchoscopy, esophagoscopy, peritoneoscopy, and thoracoscopy), surgery for cancerous and noncancerous tumors, trauma surgery, neonatal minimal access surgery, and fetal surgery. The Division of Pediatric Surgery is active in research and education, sponsoring a two-year ACGME accredited pediatric surgery fellowship program.

Function/Duties of Position

The appointee shall provide services assigned by the supervisor in furtherance of the University's missions and goals of teaching, research, patient care, outreach and public service.

Teaches support staff in their area of professional expertise. Teaching is done through assigned lectures to be given during the course of the year and through teaching in the course of performing their own job by modeling best practices, mentoring trainees, guiding learning through delegating graduated and focused levels of responsibility. Takes a leadership role in education, through the residency or graduate student selection process, evaluation committee, education/curriculum committee, dissertation committee, or fellowship directorship. Must have a satisfactory or substantial record of accomplishment in teaching and be knowledgeable of and compliant with all applicable regulating bodies (e.g. ACGME competencies for clinical faculty, NIH guidelines for research faculty).

Provides an outstanding level of professional performance (e.g. quality of investigation for research faculty; quality of clinical care for clinical faculty). Professional performance is delivered in a manner that is compliant with the regulations and guidelines of all relevant regulating bodies (i.e. DNV, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, OHSUIRB, NIH, and all other state, federal, and institutional regulatory guidelines). Treats all patients, research subjects, trainees and co-workers with dignity and respect.

May maintain a program of scholarly research activity directed toward improved understanding for the causes, detection, and treatment of diseases. May engage in public service through consultative activities with OHSU and non-University groups as approved by the Division Chief. Will participate in departmental/hospital administration or leadership role as approved by the Division Chief. Must have a satisfactory record of accomplishments in scholarship and service.

Required Qualifications

  • Doctorate in medicine, philosophy, or basic science (M.D., Ph.D., D.V.M., etc) & postdoctoral training; Satisfactory record of accomplishment in ALL of the following categories: teaching, scholarship and service;

Why apply to OHSU?

We are Oregon's only public academic health center. In addition to caring for patients, we lead groundbreaking research. We also train the next generation of health care professionals. As Portland's largest employer, we give you opportunities to learn and advance in a system of hospitals and clinics across Oregon and Southwest Washington. All are welcome. OHSU welcomes people of all ages, ethnicities, genders, national origins, religions and sexual orientations. We are striving to build an anti-racist, multicultural institution and encourage people with diverse backgrounds to apply.

Employer

OHSU

Oregon Health & Science University is Oregon's only public academic health center. OHSU brings together world-class patient care, groundbreaking research and the education of the next generation of health care professionals — all in service of improving the health and well-being of every Oregonian.

From OHSU Hospital and OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital on Marquam Hill to the Center for Health & Healing on Portland's South Waterfront, OHSU's physicians and advanced practice providers care for the most complex patients in the region at a Level 1 trauma center, the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, the Casey Eye Institute and the Knight Cardiovascular Institute. Through OHSU Health partners such as Hillsboro Medical Center and Adventist Health Portland, and community collaborations from Astoria to Klamath Falls, OHSU faculty also bring academic medicine to communities across Oregon and Southwest Washington.

Faculty at OHSU practice at the leading edge of medicine while teaching residents and students and contributing to discovery. We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, academic appointments and career development, and the chance to live in the Pacific Northwest — with Mount Hood, the Columbia River Gorge and the Oregon coast all close to home.

Livability

2,084,045
Portland population
$668K
Avg 3-bedroom home
64° / 47°
Avg high / low
Nearby cities
Salem
42.3 mi
Pop. 272,331
Vancouver
11.2 mi
Pop. 192,696
Gresham
12.1 mi
Pop. 112,818
Source: US Census Bureau
Annual family budget — Multnomah County
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Housing, food, transport, healthcare, childcare & taxes for a typical family
$668K
Avg 3-bedroom home
$1,774
Avg monthly rent
Source: EPI Family Budget Calculator
Source: Zillow
64° / 47°
Avg high / low
32.20 in
Yearly rainfall
95
Sunny days / yr
Source: WeatherAPI.com
Population — ZIP 97239
18,337
Total residents
8,874
Male residents
9,463
Female residents
Age distribution
total
18,337
0-9
1,554
10-19
1,107
20-29
3,018
30-39
3,998
40-49
2,331
50-59
1,859
60-69
1,899
70-79
1,570
80+
1,001
Ethnicity
White
14,786
Black Or African American
438
American Indian Or Alaskan Native
19
Asian
1,023
Native Hawaiian Or Other Pacific Islander
0
Other
684
Two Or More
1,387
Source: US Census Bureau
9
Walk Score — Car-Dependent
49
Bike Score — Somewhat Bikeable
54
Transit Score — Good Transit
Source: WalkScore.com
Nearby airports
Portland International Airport (PDX) 8.22 mi
Salem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field (SLE) 42.83 mi
Mahlon Sweet Field (EUG) 97.68 mi
Source: FAA database