***FILLED*** Pediatric Ophthalmologist – Orange County, California
Description
We are seeking a Board Eligible/Board Certified Pediatric Opthalmologist to join the busy Ophthalmology program at CHOC Children’s Hospital in scenic Orange County, California.
CHOC Children’s Specialists Ophthalmology provides the latest, most comprehensive treatment for pediatric eye disorders and offers basic eye care, specialty care and surgery to protect and restore vision for babies, children, and teens. Led by Dr. Rahul Bhola, the ophthalmology team treats the full spectrum of pediatric eye conditions and eye problems related to other diseases such as diabetes, sickle cell disease, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, brain tumors, craniosynostosis and metabolic, genetic and chromosomal disorders.
CHOC Children’s Specialists Ophthalmology is a state-of-the-art practice with all the latest diagnostic and surgical equipment as well as fully staffed by exceptional, well-trained orthoptists and technicians. It is only of the few centers in the region that performs a full gamut of anterior segment pediatric surgeries including pediatric cataract, pediatric glaucoma, and pediatric ocuplastic surgery.
About CHOC Children’s
CHOC was recently honored to have been named one of the best children’s hospitals in seven specialties by U.S. News & World Report 2020-2021, including cancer; neonatology; orthopedics; pulmonology; urology; diabetes and endocrinology; and neurology and neurosurgery. Since opening their doors in 1964, Children’s Hospital of Orange County has been exclusively committed to the health and well-being of children through clinical expertise, advocacy, outreach, and research. With admissions growing by 90% over the last eight years, CHOC is growing to better accommodate the needs of the community’s children. CHOC’s regional healthcare network includes two state-of-the-art hospitals in Orange and Mission Viejo (which combined rank as the 15th busiest children’s hospital in the country), several primary and specialty care clinics, a pediatric residency program, and four centers of excellence CHOC Hyundai Cancer Institute, Children’s Heart, Neuroscience, and Orthopaedics. .
The CHOC Children’s Specialists, a private pediatric subspecialty group, is home to more than 240 physicians, 50 advanced practitioners and 22 pediatric subspecialties. The group practices at CHOC Children’s, a premier healthcare system based in Orange County and affiliated with the University of California, Irvine.
CHOC has also earned the Gold Level CAPE Award from the California Council of Excellence, the only children’s hospital in California to ever earn this distinction, and was awarded Magnet designation, the highest honor bestowed to hospitals for nursing excellence. Recognized for extraordinary commitment to high-quality critical care standards, CHOC’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is the first in the United States to earn the Beacon Award for Pediatric Institute.
About Orange County
Sun-drenched Orange County is ideally situated between San Diego and Los Angeles offering 45 miles of gorgeous coastline. The area boasts average temperatures of 70 degrees and up along with unbeatable entertainment, shopping and attractions and easy access to the beach, mountains, and desert. There is something here for everyone.
Families will appreciate the area’s top-ranked schools and friendly, safe neighborhoods. Orange County is situated less than an hour’s drive from Los Angeles and less than 90 minutes from San Diego and Palm Springs.
For complete details and confidential consideration, please contact Glenda Church Smith, Principal, Pediatric Search Partners via phone at 877.440.3832, text to 214.850.3094 or email glenda@pediatricsearchpartners.com.
