Academic Pediatric Sleep Medicine Physician ( New Program)

Comer Children's Hospital | Chicago, Illinois

Practice Details

• Work-Life Balance: A schedule with real variety and real flexibility - including remote sleep reads, one remote outpatient day per week, and remote nights and weekends.
• Ideal Work Environment: Comer Children's Hospital is where the most complex pediatric cases in the region land. 155 beds. World-class subspecialty colleagues. A team that is small enough to know everyone and prestigious enough to attract the best.
• Culture & Support: Collaborative, mission-driven, and backed by 123+ active research projects and the full weight of UChicago Medicine behind you.
• Leadership Opportunities: The program doesn't exist yet. You build it. You lead it. Fellowship director. Medical directoer. The title, the vision, and the legacy are yours to help define.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive Salary: AAMC-benchmarked base depending on rank. Structured, transparent, and tied to one of the most respected compensation benchmarks in academic medicine.
• Generous Bonus: Unlimited productivity upside after year one - incentive bonus paid per wRVU above the 50th percentile, eligible twice per fiscal year.
• Student Loan Repayment: UChicago qualifies for PSLF and NHSC
• Professional Development: 4 weeks vacation + 2 weeks CME every year.
• Additional Perks: Tuition remission for you and your dependents at any accredited U.S. institution; Lab School tuition assistance (k-12); Bright Horizons on-campus daycare

Qualifications

• Degree: MD or DO
• Certifications: BC/BE in Sleep Medicine required
• Licensure: Illinois licensure eligible required
• Skillset: Polysomnogram interpretation neonates through adolescents; NICU sleep consult willingness non-negotiable; nocturnal ventilation management preferred
• Sponsorship: H1B & J1

About the Community  

• Top-ranked location: The University of Chicago. One of the most powerful names in academic medicine. Open doors - for your career, your research, and your reputation - for the rest of your life!
• Prime Location: Lake Michigan out your window. Downtown 20 minutes away. A campus that is as beautiful as it is intellectually electric.
• Community Attributes: Hyde Park is one of a kind - Nobel laureates, world-class physicians, artists, and innovators all living and working in the same neighborhood. The Museum of Science and Industry is literally next door.
• Vibrant Lifestyle: Michelin-starred restaurants. The Chicago Symphony. The Cubs, Bears, and Bulls. A city where you can have a great career and a great life!

Job Reference # SM 26665