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Executive Search for Academic Medicine

We recruit the chairs, chiefs, directors, deans, and physician executives who shape academic medicine — with the discretion these searches demand.

The Stakes of Academic Leadership Search

When an institution needs a leader, the impact extends far beyond one hire. A department chair, division chief, center director, dean, or physician executive can shape clinical performance, faculty recruitment, research growth, education, culture, philanthropy, and institutional reputation for years.

Academic Med leads retained executive searches for the most consequential leadership roles in academic medicine. We understand the difference between a chief and a chair, why research funding matters in some searches and not others, how faculty governance affects candidate fit, and how institutional priorities shape who will say yes.

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Leadership Roles We Recruit

From department leadership to the C-suite.
  • Department Chairs
  • Division Chiefs & Section Heads
  • Medical Directors
  • Center & Institute Directors
  • Cancer Center Directors
  • Deans & Associate Deans
  • Hospital & Health System C-Suite
  • University Leadership
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Successful Leadership Placements

Selected completed leadership searches across academic medicine.
  • Chair, Department of Neurobiology - UAB School of Medicine
  • Chief, Division of Medical Genetics & Precision Medicine — University of Mississippi Medical Center
  • Chair, Department of Neurology — Augusta University / Medical College of Georgia
  • Chair, Department of Orthopedic Surgery - University of Minnesota School of Medicine
  • Chair, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine - University of Minnesota School of Medicine
  • Chair, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Neuroscience - University of Minnesota School of Medicine
  • Executive Director, Grossman Center for Alzheimer's Disease & Memory Care - University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Active Executive Searches

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Downtown Houston skyline at sunset for the Chief of Head & Neck Surgical Oncology opportunity at Houston Methodist.
Houston, Texas
Chief of Head & Neck Surgical Oncology – Houston Methodist
Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
Downtown Mobile, Alabama skyline at sunset for the Infirmary Health Cancer Center Director search
Alabama, Mobile
Cancer Center Director, Infirmary Health in partnership with UAB O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cancer Center Director
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Oregon, Portland
Director of GI Medical Oncology | Providence Cancer Institute
Director of GI Oncology
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Seattle, Washington
Director of the Center for Blood Disorders and Cellular Therapy – Swedish Cancer Institute
Director of the Center for Blood Disorders and Cellular Therapy
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Houston
Director of the Eddy Scurlock Stroke Center & Chief of Vascular Neurology | Houston Methodist
Chief of Vascular Neurology & Director of the Eddy Scurlock Stroke Center, Stroke Neurologist, Stroke Physician-Scientist, Vascular Neurologist
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Hackensack, New Jersey
Division Chief of Breast Cancer Surgery – Hackensack University Medical Center, NJ
Chief, Division of Breast Cancer Surgery
Houston skyline at sunset, home of the Director of MS Neuroimmunology Research opportunity at the Houston Methodist Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology Research Center
Houston, Texas
Director of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) & Neuroimmunology Research – Houston Methodist
Director of MS/Neuroimmunology Research
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Oregon, Portland
Director of Hematologic Malignancy – Providence Cancer Institute
Director of Hematologic Malignancy
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Houston, Texas
Chief of Sleep Surgery – Houston Methodist
Chief of Sleep Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Division of Sleep Surgery

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