Cleveland Clinic Endocrine Surgery Department is seeking a general surgery board -certified /eligible candidate to serve as a clinical associate in a busy academic practice.  This 1-year, possibly 2-year position will require the candidate to work as a part of the team in the clinic and operating room setting for the care of endocrine surgical patients.   The clinical associate will be trained in surgical oncologic procedures, including surgical ultrasound, biopsy techniques, robotic adrenalectomy (lateral and posterior), robotic thyroidectomy, thyroid RFA, intraoperative fluorescence and autofluorescence imaging, small bowel resection for carcinoid tumors, laparoscopic microwave ablation and resection of liver metastases, resection of abdominal neuroendocrine tumors and Histotripsy, in addition to conventional endocrine surgical procedures.  There will also be clinical research opportunities.   The ideal candidates are those who have completed a general surgery residency in an academic program and would like to gain more experience in surgical oncology and advanced endocrine surgery.  The accepted candidate will be expected to start the position on August 1,2027.