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Pulmonary Physician jobs on OPT are available at academic medical centers, VA hospitals, and private health systems that routinely sponsor international physicians. Most positions require completing a U.S. fellowship in pulmonary disease or critical care. Your 12-month OPT window is tight given credentialing timelines, so identifying cap-exempt H-1B visa employers early is essential.
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Get Access To All JobsInterventional Pulmonary Physician | Duarte and Orange County
Department of Medicine l Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care
City of Hope National Medical Center | Duarte, CA
City of Hope Medical Group Seeks an Interventional Pulmonary Physician to Provide Services for our Duarte and Orange County Campuses.
The Department of Medicine at City of Hope National Medical Center is seeking applications for a full-time clinical faculty and Interventional Pulmonary Physician (Assistant or Associate Clinical Professor) for our Duarte and Orange County, California Campus.
Join our rapidly expanding, nationally recognized Cancer institute as we seek to hire a full-time Physician to join our Pulmonary & Critical Care Division and Interventional Pulmonary team.
We have a robust interventional pulmonary program offering advanced diagnostic and therapeutic services including high volume robotic bronchoscopy, medical pleuroscopy and other complex thoracic disease interventions. The interventional pulmonary team works in direct collaboration with medical oncology, thoracic surgery and radiation oncology to accelerate patient diagnosis and impact treatment decisions to enhance patient outcomes. The division also moderates a weekly multidisciplinary Chest Tumor Board that reviews challenging thoracic oncology cases.
The Department of Medicine focus is to provide leading-edge, evidence-based clinical care, emphasizing prevention and treatment of cancer and cancer-related complications. For more information, please visit here: City of Hope, Duarte, and Department of Medicine.
City of Hope Los Angeles is transforming cancer care for generations. As an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center, City of Hope achieves exceptional outcomes difficult to obtain elsewhere. Our cancer center offers access to experts with unparalleled expertise in breast, prostate, lung, blood, gastrointestinal, and gynecological cancers, and more.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Join a dynamic group of Pulmonary & Critical Care Physicians
- Duarte Campus - State-of-the-art facilities: 217 bed hospital, 18 bed closed ICU
- Clinical and Academic Time
- Coverage at Duarte and Orange County Campuses including our newly opened hospital in Irvine.
- Graduating Fellows encouraged me to apply!
CLINICAL DUTIES
- Effort allocation: 90% clinical and 10% administrative
- Clinical duties include: Interventional pulmonary procedure coverage, 2 half days in outpatient clinic, inpatient consults, and ICU coverage
- 18 bed ICU-cover Duarte
- 4 nights maximum per month
PAY & BENEFITS
- MGMA competitive salary and benefits package:
- Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, AD&D, life, Malpractice, and CME allowance.
- City of Hope Medical Group provides a Permissive Time Away (PTA) program for eligible exempt employees, offering flexible paid time away for vacation, personal needs, and incidental illness without accrual limits.
- City of Hope observes seven (7) paid national holidays.
- Paid sick time is frontloaded each calendar year with a 48-hour sick leave bank.
- You may use up to 10 days annually for approved continuing medical education activities or other conferences.
- BASE salary range: $348K (Assistant Clinical Professor) – $379K (Associate Clinical Professor) plus City of Hope adds 20% of salary to your retirement account (NOT a match—you don’t contribute a penny) each year; up to a maximum of $61,000.
- The salary range listed is exclusively for base compensation for full-time employment and does not include incentive compensation or benefits. Actual compensation will be adjusted for experience, training, hospital/community need and other factors.
Benefits information: City of Hope Medical Group Benefits
City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- M.D. or D.O. from an accredited educational institution
- Board certified/eligible in pulmonary disease and Critical Care Medicine
- Board certified/eligible in Interventional Pulmonology
- Possession of, or eligibility for, unrestricted medical license in the State of California
Interventional Pulmonary Physician | Duarte and Orange County
Department of Medicine l Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care
City of Hope National Medical Center | Duarte, CA
City of Hope Medical Group Seeks an Interventional Pulmonary Physician to Provide Services for our Duarte and Orange County Campuses.
The Department of Medicine at City of Hope National Medical Center is seeking applications for a full-time clinical faculty and Interventional Pulmonary Physician (Assistant or Associate Clinical Professor) for our Duarte and Orange County, California Campus.
Join our rapidly expanding, nationally recognized Cancer institute as we seek to hire a full-time Physician to join our Pulmonary & Critical Care Division and Interventional Pulmonary team.
We have a robust interventional pulmonary program offering advanced diagnostic and therapeutic services including high volume robotic bronchoscopy, medical pleuroscopy and other complex thoracic disease interventions. The interventional pulmonary team works in direct collaboration with medical oncology, thoracic surgery and radiation oncology to accelerate patient diagnosis and impact treatment decisions to enhance patient outcomes. The division also moderates a weekly multidisciplinary Chest Tumor Board that reviews challenging thoracic oncology cases.
The Department of Medicine focus is to provide leading-edge, evidence-based clinical care, emphasizing prevention and treatment of cancer and cancer-related complications. For more information, please visit here: City of Hope, Duarte, and Department of Medicine.
City of Hope Los Angeles is transforming cancer care for generations. As an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center, City of Hope achieves exceptional outcomes difficult to obtain elsewhere. Our cancer center offers access to experts with unparalleled expertise in breast, prostate, lung, blood, gastrointestinal, and gynecological cancers, and more.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Join a dynamic group of Pulmonary & Critical Care Physicians
- Duarte Campus - State-of-the-art facilities: 217 bed hospital, 18 bed closed ICU
- Clinical and Academic Time
- Coverage at Duarte and Orange County Campuses including our newly opened hospital in Irvine.
- Graduating Fellows encouraged me to apply!
CLINICAL DUTIES
- Effort allocation: 90% clinical and 10% administrative
- Clinical duties include: Interventional pulmonary procedure coverage, 2 half days in outpatient clinic, inpatient consults, and ICU coverage
- 18 bed ICU-cover Duarte
- 4 nights maximum per month
PAY & BENEFITS
- MGMA competitive salary and benefits package:
- Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, AD&D, life, Malpractice, and CME allowance.
- City of Hope Medical Group provides a Permissive Time Away (PTA) program for eligible exempt employees, offering flexible paid time away for vacation, personal needs, and incidental illness without accrual limits.
- City of Hope observes seven (7) paid national holidays.
- Paid sick time is frontloaded each calendar year with a 48-hour sick leave bank.
- You may use up to 10 days annually for approved continuing medical education activities or other conferences.
- BASE salary range: $348K (Assistant Clinical Professor) – $379K (Associate Clinical Professor) plus City of Hope adds 20% of salary to your retirement account (NOT a match—you don’t contribute a penny) each year; up to a maximum of $61,000.
- The salary range listed is exclusively for base compensation for full-time employment and does not include incentive compensation or benefits. Actual compensation will be adjusted for experience, training, hospital/community need and other factors.
Benefits information: City of Hope Medical Group Benefits
City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- M.D. or D.O. from an accredited educational institution
- Board certified/eligible in pulmonary disease and Critical Care Medicine
- Board certified/eligible in Interventional Pulmonology
- Possession of, or eligibility for, unrestricted medical license in the State of California
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship as a Pulmonary Physician
Target cap-exempt employers from the start
Academic medical centers, nonprofit hospitals, and VA facilities are cap-exempt H-1B visa employers. They can sponsor you outside the annual lottery, giving you a direct path from OPT to H-1B without waiting for the April filing window.
Start the J-1 waiver conversation before OPT ends
If you trained on a J-1 visa, your employer must file a Conrad 30 or interested government agency waiver before your OPT expires. This process takes months, so initiating it during fellowship rather than after is critical.
Confirm credentialing timelines upfront
State medical licensure and hospital credentialing can take three to six months after accepting an offer. Align these timelines with your OPT authorization dates so your work authorization is valid when credentialing clears and you can actually start.
Prioritize fellowship-trained roles that match your subspecialty
Pulmonary and critical care fellowships create strong specialty occupation arguments for H-1B petitions. Roles requiring FCCP board certification or specific procedural training narrow the applicant pool and make visa sponsorship conversations more straightforward with hiring departments.
Ask about the sponsorship process during the interview
Inquire whether the institution has sponsored international physicians before and whether they have an in-house immigration counsel. Hospitals with established sponsorship pipelines move faster and make fewer procedural errors that could jeopardize your OPT or H-1B timeline.
Document your clinical training hours carefully
USCIS scrutinizes specialty occupation claims for physician roles. Maintain detailed records of your fellowship training, board exam results, and procedural logs. This documentation supports a stronger H-1B petition when your employer files before your OPT period ends.
Pulmonary Physician OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Can I work as a Pulmonary Physician on OPT without completing a U.S. residency and fellowship?
No. To practice as a pulmonary physician in the U.S., you must complete a U.S. internal medicine residency and a pulmonary or pulmonary-critical care fellowship, pass USMLE Steps 1 through 3, and obtain state medical licensure. OPT authorizes employment but does not replace the clinical training and licensing requirements that states and hospitals independently impose.
Does working as a Pulmonary Physician qualify for H-1B sponsorship after OPT?
Yes. Pulmonary physician roles clearly meet the specialty occupation standard because they require a medical degree and fellowship training in a specific clinical discipline. Academic medical centers and many nonprofit hospital systems are cap-exempt, meaning they can file your H-1B at any time rather than waiting for the annual lottery. Migrate Mate lists pulmonary physician positions at employers with verified sponsorship histories.
What happens to my OPT if credentialing delays push back my start date?
OPT begins on the start date listed on your EAD card, regardless of when you actually begin seeing patients. If credentialing delays mean you cannot work, you are still consuming your OPT period. If the delay extends beyond 90 days of unemployment, you risk violating OPT terms. Coordinate with your employer and your DSO to document the situation and explore whether a STEM OPT extension or early H-1B filing can bridge the gap.
Is STEM OPT extension available for Pulmonary Physician roles?
Only if your qualifying U.S. degree is in a STEM-designated field, such as biomedical sciences or a related discipline. A general MD or DO degree is not listed under the STEM OPT program's CIP code list. If you hold a qualifying STEM master's or doctoral degree alongside your medical degree, speak with your DSO immediately to assess eligibility before your standard 12-month OPT window expires.
How do I find Pulmonary Physician jobs that specifically sponsor OPT and H-1B?
Many job postings do not explicitly state visa sponsorship availability, so you need to focus on employer type rather than job descriptions. Academic medical centers, VA facilities, and nonprofit teaching hospitals are your most reliable starting points because they are cap-exempt and routinely sponsor international physicians. Migrate Mate filters opportunities by sponsorship status so you can identify qualifying positions without reviewing hundreds of unfiltered postings.