Thoracic Surgeon
- Employer
- Sentara Medical Group
- Location
- Charlottesville, Virginia
- Posted
- Nov 24, 2020
- Closes
- Nov 24, 2021
- Ref
- 2064699
- Specialty
- Surgery, Surgery, Thoracic
- Hours
- Full Time
- Position Type
- Permanent
We are pleased to announce an opportunity for a board certified/eligible thoracic surgeon to join a senior thoracic surgeon in a hospital based multidisciplinary medical surgical group at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville, Virginia. The candidate would be required to help run a busy thoracic surgery practice covering all aspects of general non-cardiac thoracic surgery. Experience with vascular surgery would also be valuable but not essential. Call is shared with the one thoracic and two other vascular surgeons. Expertise in minimally invasive thoracic surgery (VATS) is expected and interest in bronchoscopy/endoscopy procedures would be helpful.
- Competency in benign and oncologic surgery of the lung, esophagus, diaphragm, chest wall, mediastinum expected
- Well versed in minimally invasive surgery
- Robust low dose CT lung cancer screening program
- Provide backup for pulmonologist with lung nodule clinic
- Hospital has EBUS, Navigation bronchoscopy, Advanced GI capabilities
- Weekly multidisciplinary tumor board
- Excellent staff of medical oncologists and radiation oncologists
- Superb imaging services and interventional radiology
- Very qualified anesthesia group
Opportunity also includes:
- Employment by Award Winning Health System Medical Group
- Excellent compensation and Incentive/bonus
- Beautiful Office space and Experienced Staff
- Comprehensive Benefits including paid malpractice, retirement options, health insurance, CME
- Lovely central Virginia city with excellent schools
- Close to major metropolitan cities of Richmond and Washington, DC
- Views of Blue Ridge Mountains and 3 hour drive to beach