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Cedars-Sinai
Los Angeles, California

Pediatric Gastroenterologist

GastroenterologyIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$256K - $414K

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Job Description

Join a premier academic medical center at an exciting stage of growth.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is seeking an outstanding Pediatric Gastroenterologist to join a high demand, flagship program within one of the nation’s leading health systems. We welcome applications from exceptional early-career physicians as well as established academic gastroenterologists interested in clinical excellence, medical education, quality improvement, innovation, and program leadership.

For mid-career candidates with demonstrated leadership experience or administrative potential, leadership opportunities may be available in areas including clinical program development, quality, patient safety, operations, and strategic growth.

What You’ll Do

  • Provide comprehensive, evidence-based care for infants, children, and adolescents with gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, pancreatic, and nutritional disorders.
  • Evaluate and manage patients in both ambulatory and inpatient settings.
  • Collaborate closely with pediatric surgeons, radiologists, pathologists, nutrition specialists, transplant services, and other multidisciplinary partners to deliver coordinated care.
  • Teach and mentor pediatric residents, fellows, and medical students within an expanding academic program.
  • Participate in quality improvement, clinical innovation, scholarly activity, and multidisciplinary initiatives.
  • Contribute to the continued growth and strategic direction of Pediatric Gastroenterology at Guerin Children’s.

About Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s

  • Rapidly growing pediatric enterprise within one of the country’s leading academic medical centers
  • Tertiary and quaternary pediatric care environment
  • Strong collaboration across pediatric medical and surgical subspecialties
  • Opportunity to build and expand clinical programs
  • Institutional commitment to innovation, quality, education, and clinical excellence
  • Significant investment in pediatric growth through the historic Shapell Guerin Family Foundation gift

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive, evidence-based care for infants, children, and adolescents with gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, pancreatic, and nutritional disorders in both ambulatory and inpatient settings. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and contribute to the academic mission through teaching, mentoring, and clinical innovation.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an MD, DO, or equivalent degree and be board certified or eligible in Pediatrics and Pediatric Gastroenterology. Applicants must also be eligible for an unrestricted California medical license and academic appointment at Cedars-Sinai.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical careMultidisciplinary collaborationInpatient careAmbulatory careHepatobiliary disordersPancreatic disorders

Gastroenterology — Physician Career Context

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$335k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $303k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.9this job 1.5
Better work-life than 10% of Gastroenterology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 350 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Los Angeles

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$923k≈ 3.6× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,778/mo≈ 13% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.