Division Chief, Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine
Company: Rutgers University
Location: New Brunswick
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Posting Summary Division Chief, Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine
Rutgers University, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Robert Wood
Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ The Department of
Pediatrics at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School ( RWJMS )
is seeking an outstanding leader to serve as Division Chief of
Pulmonary Medicine. The Division Chief will be board certified in
Pediatric Pulmonology Medicine. The Division Chief will have a
strong academic and clinical background and be responsible for all
scholarly, clinical, educational, and administrative activities of
the Division. The role will include scholarly clinical and
educational activities. The Division Chief will have a proven track
record in investigative work, clinical care and education. The
Division Chief will join 3 full time faculty members who provide
Pediatric pulmonology coverage. The Division Chief will be
responsible for overall supervision of the Division’s faculty
members’ activities, including teaching, clinical care, research,
and other Division and Department duties. The Division Chief will
also have the opportunity to participate in either clinical or
lab-based research. The clinical services of the division of
pediatric pulmonology are conducted at Bristol-Myers Squibb
Children’s Hospital ( BMSCH ) of the Robert Wood Johnson University
Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ. The Division Chief will provide
overall oversight of Pediatric Pulmonology at Bristol-Myers-Squibb
Children’s Hospital. The Division Chief will be committed to the
academic mission of Rutgers and RWJMS which includes education
across the spectrum of trainees including medical students,
residents and fellows in the institution. The Department of
Pediatrics has a full complement of pediatric medical and surgical
subspecialists. Outpatient services are provided at the Child
Health Institute of New Jersey which also houses our research
faculty. The commitment to the academic mission of Rutgers RWJMS
allows for the educational opportunities across the spectrum of
trainees including students, residents, and fellows. The Department
of Pediatrics includes physicians and basic scientists who conduct
collaborative research with an emphasis on mechanisms of disease,
novel therapies, epidemiology and/or outcomes research in the areas
of relevance to childhood diseases. The Department provides a
collaborative setting for the study of basic mechanisms of disease
and outcomes research that would provide new insights to the
treatment of childhood diseases. The Robert Wood Johnson School of
Medicine is consistently ranked as one of the highly NIH -funded
academic universities and Rutgers is a member of the Association of
American Universities comprising the top research universities in
North America. Adjacent to the Children’s hospital is the PSE
&G Children’s Specialized Hospital which is one of the
country’s largest inpatient acute rehabilitation hospitals for
children. Across the street is the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New
Jersey – the only NCI designated center in the state of New Jersey
as well as the Ronald MacDonald House. As the state’s premiere
institution, located in central Jersey, there are many
opportunities to collaborate across campuses with all the health
professional schools and biomedical science schools at the Rutgers
Biomedical and Health Sciences. Interested candidates should email
a cover letter and your CV to: Vikas Dharnidharka, MD MPH Chair
Department of Pediatrics, RWJMS Office address: Clinical Academic
Building, Rm 7106 125 Paterson Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Email: vikas.d@rutgers.edu Preferred Qualifications The Division
Chief will have a strong academic and clinical background and be
responsible for all scholarly, clinical, educational, and
administrative activities of the Division
Keywords: Rutgers University, New Brunswick , Division Chief, Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Healthcare , New Brunswick, New Jersey
