<p>A growing academic liver transplant program in Tampa, Florida is recruiting a Medical Transplant Hepatologist to join an expanding team as the program scales toward 75 transplants in 2026 — up from 55 completed in 2025. This is a full-time employed position with an established, collegial group that includes a full-time hepatologist, a full-time APP, and a PRN transplant hepatologist providing built-in coverage support. Tampa offers a major-market lifestyle with a nationally recognized medical community, making this an exceptional opportunity for a transplant-trained clinician ready to help build a program at an inflection point in its growth.</p>
<h3>Perks and Benefits</h3> <ul> <li>Market-competitive compensation package</li> <li>Sign-on bonus</li> <li>Relocation assistance</li> <li>Full comprehensive benefits package (medical, dental, vision)</li> <li>CME allowance with dedicated CME time off</li> </ul>
<h3>Practice Highlights</h3> <ul> <li>Joining a structured transplant hepatology team: one full-time hepatologist, one full-time APP, and one PRN transplant hepatologist</li> <li>Program completed 55 liver transplants in 2025 and is on track for approximately 75 in 2026 — a rapidly scaling volume trajectory</li> <li>Active expansion of the Florida Liver Transplant Program, with institutional investment and administrative support behind the growth</li> <li>Full-time position with APP support built into the clinical model, reducing administrative and after-hours burden</li> <li>Opportunity to play a foundational role in shaping program protocols, referral relationships, and clinical culture as volume grows</li> </ul>
<h3>Qualifications</h3> <ul> <li>Board certified or board eligible in Gastroenterology</li> <li>Board certified or board eligible in Transplant Hepatology</li> <li>Prior transplant hepatology experience required</li> <li>Active Florida medical license or eligibility to obtain prior to start</li> </ul>
<h3>About the Community</h3> <p>Tampa is one of Florida's most dynamic metropolitan areas, offering a combination of urban amenities, waterfront lifestyle, and year-round sunshine that consistently attracts physicians from across the country. The region features a thriving arts and culinary scene, professional sports franchises, and easy access to Gulf Coast beaches, while maintaining a cost of living well below comparable coastal metros. Top-rated public and private schools, a robust international airport, and a rapidly growing healthcare ecosystem make Tampa an outstanding long-term destination for transplant specialists and their families.</p>