Hoag Health, the top-ranked health system in Orange County, California, is seeking a collaborative, patient-centered, and mission-driven Transplant Hepatologist to join our growing Liver Transplant and Hepatology Program based in Newport Beach, California. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a multidisciplinary team dedicated to delivering exceptional kidney care while supporting the development and growth of Hoag's comprehensive liver transplant program.

The Transplant Hepatologist will provide high-quality inpatient and outpatient hepatology care for patients with acute and chronic liver disease while partnering closely with transplant surgery, primary care, hospital medicine, oncology, critical care, and other specialists to ensure seamless care across the continuum. The physician will participate in the evaluation and management of liver transplant candidates and recipients, provide consultative hepatology services, and contribute to quality improvement, program development, and regulatory readiness initiatives.

In this position, you will join an innovative and collaborative physician team committed to clinical excellence, multidisciplinary care, and improving outcomes for patients with advanced liver disease and liver transplantation. As a foundational member of Hoag's expanding transplant program, you will have the unique opportunity to help shape clinical workflows, establish best practices, grow regional referral relationships, and build one of Southern California's premier liver transplant programs.

Details:

• Location: Primary practice location will be Newport Beach, CA with potential clinical responsibilities at Hoag Irvine as the transplant program expands. 
• Schedule: Monday through Friday with shared hospital call responsibilities. 
• Duties: Clinical responsibilities include providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient hepatology care for patients with acute and chronic liver disease, including cirrhosis, portal hypertension, hepatocellular carcinoma, metabolic and autoimmune liver disease, viral hepatitis, and acute liver failure. The physician will participate in liver transplant evaluations, outpatient hepatology and transplant clinics, inpatient hepatology consultation services, and the longitudinal management of liver transplant candidates and recipients. Responsibilities also include participation in multidisciplinary conferences, development of evidence-based clinical pathways, and collaboration with transplant surgery, transplant anesthesia, critical care, oncology, interventional radiology, infectious disease, primary care, hospital medicine, and other specialists to provide coordinated, patient-centered care.
• Call: Shared hepatology and liver transplant call responsibilities, including inpatient consultation and management of liver transplant candidates and recipients.
• Team: Collaborate closely with transplant surgeons, advanced practice providers, transplant coordinators, hospitalists, intensivists, anesthesiologists, pharmacists, dietitians, social workers, financial coordinators, nursing, and hospital leadership to provide comprehensive liver and transplant care across the health system.
• Qualities: The ideal candidate will demonstrate excellent clinical judgment, strong communication skills, and a collaborative approach to multidisciplinary care. Candidates should be committed to evidence-based medicine, patient-centered care, quality improvement, regulatory excellence, and the continued growth of the Hoag Liver Transplant Program.
• Meetings: Participation in multidisciplinary liver transplant selection conferences, hepatology case conferences, quality meetings, educational conferences, morbidity and mortality conferences, and departmental meetings are expected.
• EMR: Epic

 Highlights:

• Competitive compensation package: Base guaranteed salary + performance-based incentives (productivity and quality)
• Comprehensive benefit package: Medical, dental, vision, retirement (401K with employer match), time off, sick time, CME
• Generous Paid time off policy
• Malpractice and tail coverage provided
• Reimbursement for physician-related expenses (license renewals, DEA, medical staff fees)
• Hoag Health is experiencing massive growth with Hoag making significant investments to support this vision of patient access/patient care. We are about to open our new $1.3 billion state-of-the-art Irvine hospital campus, further expanding our regional footprint and clinical capabilities.
• Opportunities to provide leadership, support quality and safety initiatives, lead and maintain clinical excellence and innovation, and develop clinical, administrative, and clinical research activities for our patients

Requirements:

• M.D. or D.O. degree from a fully accredited medical or osteopathic school of medicine
• Successful completion of an ACGME-accredited residency in Internal Medicine
• Successful completion of an ACGME-accredited fellowship in Gastroenterology
• Successful completion of an ACGME-accredited fellowship in Transplant Hepatology
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Gastroenterology
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Transplant Hepatology
• Demonstrated expertise in the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic liver disease, including cirrhosis, portal hypertension, hepatocellular carcinoma, viral hepatitis, autoimmune liver disease, metabolic liver disease, acute liver failure, and complications of end-stage liver disease
• Experience caring for hospitalized hepatology patients, liver transplant candidates, liver transplant recipients, and patients with advanced liver disease in both inpatient and outpatient settings
• Experience practicing within an established liver transplant program and participating in multidisciplinary transplant care is strongly preferred
• Active, unobstructed California medical license, or the ability to obtain one
• Full prescriptive authority and an active DEA in California, or the ability to obtain one
• Ability to successfully complete Hoag Health’s credentialing process

Hoag:

Hoag Health is a nonprofit, regional health care-delivery system in Orange County, California. Delivering world-class, comprehensive, personalized care, Hoag consists of 1,800 top physicians, 20 urgent care facilities, dozens of health & wellness centers, and two award-winning hospitals. Hoag offers a comprehensive blend of health care services that includes seven institutes providing specialized services in the following areas: cancer, digestive health, heart and vascular, neurosciences, spine, women’s health, and orthopedics through Hoag’s affiliate, Hoag Orthopedic Institute, which consists of an orthopedic hospital and four ambulatory surgical centers. Hoag is the highest ranked hospital in Orange County by U.S. News & World Report and the only OC hospital ranked in the Top 10 in California, as well as a designated Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). For more information, visit hoag.org.

Contact:

Steven Yi

Physician Consultant

steven.yi@hoag.org