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Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor, Critical Care Medicine - Anesthesiology, McGovern Medical School

Critical Care Medicine Top 5% in Critical Care MedicineFull-Time

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Full-Time
Call expectations
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Weekends
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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, a leading academic health center, is seeking applications for a full-time, non-tenure clinical track faculty for General Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine (Medical/Surgical Critical Care or Transplant Critical Care) within the Department of Anesthesiology.

Position Key Accountabilities

We are seeking highly motivated and qualified individuals with a strong interest in clinical research and resident/fellow education. Applicants with an interest in translational research are welcome.

Duties include

  • 1) Providing critical care medical services for patients in affiliated hospitals.
  • 2) Providing anesthesiology and perioperative medical services for patients in affiliated hospitals.
  • 3) Contributing to the academic and scholarly productivity of the Department of Anesthesiology.

Qualifications

MD/DO or equivalent degree

OACGME Accredited Residency Program in Anesthesiology (1 year general house staff and 3 years of anesthesiology residency)

  • One year of fellowship training in an ACGME-accredited Critical Care Medicine program.
  • Texas medical license or be eligible for licensure
  • Board Certified/Board Eligible (BC/BE) in Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
  • Academic rank and compensation are competitive and will be commensurate with qualifications

Qualified applicants must demonstrate a commitment to excellence, discovery, and service, have the potential to be outstanding in their field of expertise, and share an interest in fulfilling the common goals of McGovern Medical School at UTHealth

For additional information, please contact: Rishi Kumar, M. D. Assistant Professor E-mail: Rishi.Kumar@uth.tmc.edu Department of Anesthesiology 6431 Fannin Ste. #5.020, Houston, TX 77030.

If interested, please apply through UTHealth’s career webpage at UTHealth Houston Careers

Key Responsibilities

Provide critical care and anesthesiology medical services for patients within affiliated hospitals. Contribute to the academic and scholarly productivity of the Department of Anesthesiology through research and education.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Resident EducationPatient Care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor, Critical Care Medicine - Anesthesiology, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 5% in Critical Care Medicine — ranked against 203 active Critical Care Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc.

Critical Care Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 78% have no call, 48% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 11.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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401k / retirement match
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Loan repayment
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CME allowance
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

6.6/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 5% in Critical Care Medicine

Living in Houston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$245k
Typical market rent
$1,542/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.