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Academic Pediatric GI Opportunity | Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia | Exceptional Quality of Life
Practice Great Medicine. Live an Extraordinary Life.
What if you didn't have to choose between an outstanding academic career and the life you want outside of medicine?
At Carilion Children's Hospital in Roanoke, Virginia, you'll join a respected academic pediatric gastroenterology program where collaboration, innovation, and mentorship are part of everyday practice. Just as importantly, you'll build your career in one of the most livable mountain communities in the country—where a 10-minute commute replaces hours in traffic and weekends are spent hiking, biking, boating, or enjoying a vibrant downtown with family and friends. Whether you're completing fellowship or looking for your next career move, you'll find the professional support, clinical breadth, and lifestyle that make this an exceptional place to call home.
An Academic Medical Center on the Rise
Carilion Children's Hospital is a full-service, 92-bed children's hospital within Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, a 763-bed Level I Trauma Center and academic medical center serving more than one million people across western Virginia.
Over the past two decades, Carilion has transformed into one of Virginia's premier integrated academic health systems through its partnerships with:
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
More than 300 residents and fellows across 28 ACGME-accredited training programs
Seven hospitals and over 240 outpatient practice locations
More than 800 physicians representing nearly 80 specialties
We're continuing to grow—and we're looking for physicians who want to help shape what's next.
Why Physicians Choose Carilion
Collaborative team of experienced Pediatric Gastroenterologists who genuinely enjoy working together
Balanced 1:5 call schedule designed to support physician well-being
Academic appointment with Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Protected opportunities for teaching, research, quality improvement, and innovation
State-of-the-art outpatient facilities and comprehensive procedural practice
Strong mentorship for early-career physicians and leadership opportunities for experienced gastroenterologists
Physician-led organization focused on delivering exceptional patient care
Short commutes, affordable housing, excellent schools, and unmatched outdoor recreation
This is a place where physicians build long, rewarding careers—not just accept their next job.
A Practice Where You Can Thrive
You'll join an established division of four board-certified Pediatric Gastroenterologists providing comprehensive gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition services to children across southwest Virginia.
As the region's only tertiary pediatric referral center, you'll enjoy a diverse and rewarding clinical practice that includes:
Comprehensive outpatient Pediatric GI, Hepatology, and Nutrition care
Advanced diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy
Inpatient consultation services
Collaborative multidisciplinary care with Pediatric Hospitalists, Intensivists, Neonatologists, Pediatric Emergency Medicine physicians, surgeons, and subspecialists
Our physicians practice in a culture where collaboration comes naturally, clinical excellence is expected, and colleagues are always willing to support one another. The equal 1:5 call schedule provides outstanding continuity of care while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
Build the Career You Want
Academic medicine at Carilion is intentionally designed to be flexible. If you enjoy teaching, you'll work closely with medical students from Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, residents, fellows, and learners from multiple health professions. If research is your passion, you'll have access to extensive institutional support through the Office of Sponsored Projects and opportunities to collaborate with investigators at the Fralin Biomedical Research…