Department Chair, Urology

The Cleveland Clinic, a distinguished academic healthcare system, announces its search for  Chair of the Department of Urology in the Integrated Surgical Institute (ISI). The department is  consistently recognized as one of the premier Urology departments in the country. It is a  department at the forefront of technological advances and innovation. The internationally  recognized faculty have pioneered laparoscopic and robotic surgical techniques and developed  innovative procedures for urologic cancers and transplantation. It is also home to the top-rated  Urology residency program in the United States and trains an additional 15 fellows in  subspecialty urologic procedures and 10 fellows in research. 

The Department of Urology has over 75 Physicians and spans the globe including NE Ohio,  Florida, London, and Abu Dhabi. The Department treats patients in all urological subspecialties  at 30+ different locations within the greater Cleveland & Akron areas. In 2023, more than  229,000 office visits, 10,000 virtual visits and over 16,000 surgical cases were completed.  Patients came to us from every state in the United States and more than 39 countries. 

The ideal Chair candidate for the Department should be a recognized leader within Urology as  an outstanding clinician, educator, innovator and scholar, who supports research and education within a multi-specialty organization. The Department Chair will have ultimate responsibility for  the clinical, educational, research, and fiscal oversight within the Department. Reporting to the  Chief of the Surgical Specialty Institute, the Department Chair oversees establishing and  ensuring Safety, Quality & Patient Experience standards for Urology across the enterprise.  They shall collaborate with Institute, market, and shared services leaders to define and achieve  the vision and strategic goals of Urology and the Cleveland Clinic. The Chair must ensure  consistent delivery of world class patient care in Urology across the enterprise and provide a  safe and engaging work environment for all caregivers within the Department. A faculty  appointment at a rank commensurate with experience is available at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner  College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University.