Pediatric Anesthesia Division Chief

Job Title:

Pediatric Anesthesia Division Chief

Date Posted:

2025-10-08

Job Location:

Chapel Hill, NC

Job Requirements:

Be a Tar Heel! The University of North Carolina is seeking a talented and dedicated board certified pediatric anesthesiologist to help lead our growing team of 16 pediatric anesthesiologists.

Beautifully located within central North Carolina, UNC Children's Hospital is routinely ranked amongst the nations best children's hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. We have recently collaborated with Duke Health to create NC Children's Hospital - the first free-standing Children's Hospital in the State.

Job Description:

The Department of Anesthesiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is seeking pediatric anesthesiologists to lead our team of pediatric anesthesiology faculty at UNC's flagship Children's Hospital. Our pediatric anesthesiology practice includes all sub-specialties and spans the spectrum from healthy outpatients to complex neonatal surgery. UNC Children's Hospital is a major regional referral center with pediatric ICU, neonatal ICU, pediatric ECMO, cardiac, burn, trauma, pain, sedation, solid organ and bone marrow transplantation programs.

The division of pediatric anesthesiology provides over 12,000 anesthetics per year to the children of North Carolina and surrounding states. The department has an active ACGME accredited pediatric anesthesiology fellowship and serves as the pediatric anesthesiology training site for the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Our department has a robust Global Health program, a state-of-the-art simulation lab and a strong relationship with the UNC School of Medicine. Protected academic time is offered to pursue clinical, quality, educational and research interests with supporting infrastructure. For applicants looking to further develop their academic career, we offer a faculty development program with formal mentorship and a robust professional development curriculum. Faculty members promote our institutional pillars of Leading, Teaching, and Caring.

Contact information:

https://www.med.unc.edu/anesthesiology

https://www.uncchildrens.org/uncmc/unc-childrens/

https://www.ncchildrens.org/nc-childrens-world-class-care-close-to-home/

Sara Pittenger, MD
Medical Director for Children's Anesthesiology
sara_pittenger@med.unc.edu

Posted by:

Sara Pittenger MD