Description

Lead the next chapter of Radiation Oncology for West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. UMC Health System is recruiting a working physician-leader to guide an established, ACR-accredited program in the purpose-built UMC TLC2 Foundation Cancer Center, which opened in April 2026.

UMC Health System, in partnership with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, is seeking a BE/BC Radiation Oncologist to serve as Medical Director at the UMC TLC2 Foundation Cancer Center. This is a visible, working leadership role for a physician who wants to maintain an active clinical practice while shaping quality, safety, operations, team development, program growth, and multidisciplinary care.

The Medical Director will lead an established program alongside an experienced, full-time Radiation Oncologist and a dedicated clinical and technical team. The practice serves adult and pediatric patients across West Texas and Eastern New Mexico, with a predominantly adult and often complex case mix.

Leadership

• Provide physician leadership for clinical standards, peer review, chart rounds, quality assurance, patient safety, documentation, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with cancer center and TTUHSC leaders to align clinical operations, academic advancement, strategic priorities, and responsible program growth.
• Strengthen multidisciplinary collaboration, community referral relationships, regional outreach, and access to high-quality radiation oncology care.
• Connect the clinical and academic missions through teaching, clinical trials, scholarship, and practical quality-improvement work.

Practice and Technology

• Established, ACR-accredited Radiation Oncology program
• Two matched TrueBeam linear accelerators with HyperArc capability and Eclipse treatment planning.
• IMRT, SBRT, stereotactic radiosurgery and other stereotactic brain treatments, DIBH, surface-guided radiation therapy, and gynecologic HDR brachytherapy.
•  Hydrogel spacer and fiducial placement for prostate cancer patients.
• Approximately 20-30 patients treated daily across two linear accelerators; up to five new consultations or 10 follow-up visits per clinic day; up to four or five simulations daily.

Schedule and Team Support

• Monday-Thursday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. | Friday 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
• Daily workflow typically divides time between clinic and protected simulation and treatment-planning work; Mondays are dedicated to on-treatment visits.
• Two-physician, full-time on-site practice supported by six radiation therapists, two nurses, and two patient care assistants.
•  A 1:1 support model pairs each physician with a nurse and patient care assistant; dosimetry and medical physics are provided through a contracted group.
• The two-physician team alternates weekend call and holiday coverage, with two radiation therapists and one physicist reserved for clinical support when the physician is on call.

Multidisciplinary and Academic Environment
The cancer center brings radiation oncology together with on-site medical oncology and weekly tumor boards involving surgical oncology, neurosurgery, urology, gastroenterology, pulmonology and community referrers. Integrative medicine, dietary services, speech therapy, behavioral health, patient navigation, palliative care, and symptom management support the patient experience.

A TTUHSC faculty appointment and academic rank are available based on qualifications and experience. The Medical Director may teach and mentor medical students, residents, and fellows; represent Radiation Oncology in Grand Rounds and case conferences; support NRG Oncology and industry-sponsored trials; and contribute to publications, presentations, or patient-centered quality improvement.

About UMC Health System and Lubbock
UMC Health System is Lubbock's locally governed, community-accountable health system and a clinical partner of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. At the TLC2 Foundation Cancer Center, advanced radiation therapy, medical oncology, multidisciplinary care, clinical research, and supportive services are brought together in one purpose-built setting. Because the program serves patients across West Texas and Eastern New Mexico, the Medical Director has a meaningful opportunity to shape care, strengthen regional access, and build a program with lasting impact. UMC is a 500+ bed public academic medical center and TTUHSC’s primary teaching hospital. The system serves three million people across a 260,000-square-mile region.

Lubbock offers the professional resources of a university and medical hub without the daily friction of a major metro. Short commutes make it easier to have a life outside the hospital, while Texas Tech athletics, Buddy Holly Hall, local arts and dining, wineries, and strong schools make the city easy to settle into. It is a place where a physician can take on an important leadership role, become known in the community, and still have time to enjoy the life they are building.

Sarah Harris, MHA, CPRP | Director, Physician Recruitment
Sarah.Harris@umchealthsystem.com

Requirements

• MD or DO.
• Board-certified or board-eligible in Radiation Oncology through the ABR or AOBR.
• Eligible for an unrestricted Texas medical license, medical staff privileges, and a TTUHSC faculty appointment.
• Comfortable with and interested in performing HDR brachytherapy, particularly gynecologic HDR.