| Position | Neonatology Chief |
| Credentials | MD, Neonatology BC |
| Starting Date | Negotiable |
| Name | Fayth Hoecker |
| Title | MUSC Physician Recruitment |
| Organization | Medical University of South Carolina, Dept. of Pediatrics |
| City | Charleston |
| State | SC |
| providerrecruitment@musc.edu |
The Division of Neonatology at MUSC serves as the Level III Perinatal Regionalization Center for southeastern South Carolina and is the only Level IV Center in the state. The program is ranked as a top Neonatology program by US News and World Report. The Division currently has 13 faculty, approximately 30 APPs, and 9 neonatology fellows. In addition to the Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine fellowship, MUSC has the only Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellowship in South Carolina.
The David and Laura Stone Neonatal Intensive Care Unit comprises the entire 5th floor of the MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital. Opened in 2020, it consists of 82 beds including single patient, mother-baby couplet care, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation rooms as well as a minor procedure room with full anesthesiology readiness. Each year approximately 2,700 newborns are delivered at the Medical University of South Carolina, and an additional 12,000 babies are born within our referral area. These deliveries generate approximately 1,000 admissions to our intensive care nurseries. Neonatal transports account for 40 percent of the total admissions to our NICU with free-standing transport teams able to provide ground, helicopter, and fixed wing transport. We collaborate with all pediatric subspecialties as well as pediatric surgery and pediatric surgical subspecialties.
The Division is committed to the provision of outstanding clinical care and cutting-edge research. Major areas of academic interest include neonatal nutrition (clinical, translational, and bench research), neonatal kidney injury (translational and clinical research), neural injury (translational and bench research encompassing prevention through recovery), epidemiologic investigations, and research QI. Faculty have access to collaborations with bench researchers in the Darby Children’s Research Institute located on campus, one block from the children’s hospital. Additionally, the division has a history of collaboration with multiple pediatric specialties, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and adult investigators.
Ideal Candidates:
Qualified for Associate or Professor rank in Pediatrics
Board Certified by the ABP
Commitment to MUSC’s educational missions
Eligible for licensure in South Carolina
Record of achievement in individual research or scholarship
Demonstrated success in developing clinical, research, or educational programs in an academic health center
Record of mentoring trainees and/or junior faculty
Budgetary experience leading a clinical, research, or educational entity that would translate well to supervising a large division
MUSC Offerings:
Relocation assistance
Competitive pay and signing bonus
Excellent retirement options, including a pension and optional tax-deferred contributions
Sovereign immunity malpractice coverage
22 days of annual leave, 15 days of sick leave, and 13 paid holidays
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program Qualified Employer
MUSC is located in Charleston, SC, frequently named one of the best places in America to live. If charming, historic, vibrant, cultural, and coastal are adjectives that you find appealing, it’s all here. In Charleston, you might find yourself dining at a world-class restaurant tonight and relaxing on a boat as you explore our many waterways tomorrow. You might stroll along cobblestone streets, amidst centuries old homes by day and attend a jazz concert by night. Charleston is a place where you can live your life to its fullest.
Contact Fayth Hoecker, MUSC Physician Recruitment, at providerrecruitment@musc.edu