Veterinary Dermatologist

The Schwarzman Animal Medical Center (AMC) in New York City invites applications for a full-time Veterinary Dermatologist to help develop and grow our Dermatology services as part of a collaborative, mission-driven, nonprofit veterinary teaching hospital. The successful candidate will provide advanced specialty care, teach and mentor house officers and rotating trainees, and work closely with other specialty and emergency teams to deliver exceptional, compassionate care for animals and the people who love them.

This role is designed for a board-certified or board-eligible dermatologist who thrives in a high-caseload, specialty-referral environment and values teaching and service. Position structure will be tailored to the candidate’s experience and interests and may include a clinician-educator focus and participation in outcomes-driven clinical research and scholarly activity. The clinical position will be structured as an independent veterinary dermatology service that reports directly to the Chief Medical Officer.

About the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center

The Schwarzman Animal Medical Center is a nonprofit specialty and emergency hospital with a long-standing mission to provide superior veterinary care for the benefit of animals and human beings, advance veterinary medicine through teaching, and improve outcomes through research and innovation. As a training center, AMC supports robust clinical education for interns, residents, visiting trainees, and the broader veterinary community through continuing education and public programs.

Key Responsibilities

Teaching Duties

• Provide clinical teaching to rotating interns, residents, and other trainees within the Dermatology and Otology Service, integrated with case management and client communication.
• Participate in didactic teaching as assigned, including hospital rounds, resident seminars, and continuing education activities.
• Mentor house officers in clinical reasoning, procedural skills (including otic diagnostics/therapeutics), professionalism, and effective communication.

Clinical Service and Outreach Duties

• Deliver comprehensive specialty care for dermatologic and otic disease, including outpatient evaluation, diagnostic planning, medical and procedural management, and inpatient consultation as needed.
• Provide outstanding client service in a high-acuity referral setting, including timely updates, shared decision-making, and clear written instructions.
• Communicate effectively with referring veterinarians through consult reports, direct outreach, and collegial collaboration.
• Partner with colleagues across specialties (e.g., internal medicine, surgery, oncology, emergency/critical care, diagnostic imaging) to coordinate complex case care.
• Participate in community and professional outreach consistent with AMC’s nonprofit mission, including educational events and public-facing initiatives as appropriate.