Description
Medical Director, Interventional Pain & Spine Center
Department: Anesthesiology & Interventional Pain Management
Location: Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA
Reports To: Chair, Anesthesiology & Interventional Pain Management and Chair, Neurosurgery
Position Summary:
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center is seeking a visionary, collaborative, and growthoriented physician leader to serve as Medical Director of the Interventional Pain & Spine Center. This is a key leadership role responsible for shaping a comprehensive, multidisciplinary program dedicated to the treatment of acute, chronic, cancerrelated, and complex spine pain conditions.
Role Overview:
The Medical Director will provide strategic, clinical, operational, and academic leadership for a rapidly evolving Pain Center. This leader will guide the development of highquality clinical services that support effective management of complex pain through pharmacologic, interventional, and noninterventional approaches. A commitment to evidencebased, patientcentered care and a culture of collaboration, innovation, and clinical excellence is essential.
Key Responsibilities
- Clinical Leadership: Oversee patient care delivery and advance a full spectrum of pain services, including medication management, imageguided spine interventions, neuromodulation, minimally invasive therapies, and multidisciplinary chronic pain pathways.
- Program Growth: Partner with Department Chairs and institutional leadership to expand outpatient clinics, procedural locations, and related service lines to enhance access, efficiency, and regional presence.
- Systemwide Collaboration: Build strong partnerships across Oncology, Acute Pain, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, Primary Care, PM&R, Behavioral Health, Rheumatology, Palliative Care, and Rehabilitation Services to create seamless, coordinated care models.
- Education & Research: Develop a Multidisciplinary Pain Fellowship Program, support faculty engagement in trainee education, and promote scholarly activity, clinical innovation, outcomes research, and participation in regional and national initiatives.
- Operational Excellence: Oversee quality, safety, patient experience, provider recruitment and mentorship, and overall program performance.
Targeted Attributes:
The successful candidate will be a respected clinician and proven leader with strong relationship building skills, entrepreneurial vision, and a demonstrated commitment to advancing multidisciplinary care through collaboration, education, innovation, and excellence.
Time Allocation & Reporting:
- Nonclinical Time: 20% dedicated administrative time (at the discretion of the Chairs).
- Reporting: Regular meetings with the Department Chairs or their designees.
Skills & Requirements:
- Education: Medical Degree (MD/DO) from an accredited school.
- Training: Completion of an accredited Pain Fellowship.
- Certification: Board Certification and a valid license to practice.
- Experience:
o 5-10 years of clinical experience preferred.
o 3+ years of clinical leadership experience preferred.
o Strong skills in:
Leadership, communication, and collaboration
Data analysis and decision-making
Healthcare systems, quality, and safety metrics
Pay Range:
$485,000.00 - $515,000.00 USD
To Apply:
Submit your CV and Letter of Introduction to:
Renee Castro, Physician Recruiter
Beth Israel Lahey Health Burlington, MA 01805
c/o Michael Kaufman, MD, Chair, Department of Anesthesiology & Interventional Pain Management and Dr. Zoher Ghogawala, MD, Chair, Division of Neurosurgery
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