Virginia-Employed Ortho Hand Surgeon with Carilion Clinic and Virginia Tech Carilion School of M...

Carilion Clinic headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia, is searching for an ACGME residency trained Orthopaedic Surgeon with fellowship training in Orthopedic Hand Surgery. Join a section of 5 highly productive Hand surgeons in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Carilion Clinic. The Orthopaedic Surgery department includes  45+ Physicians and 16 Physician extenders in seven subspecialty sections providing patient centered care throughout the region. The primary clinical site is in Roanoke, Virginia with an outreach clinic at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center, in Christiansburg, VA.

The ideal candidate should possess strong academic credentials as well as a commitment to excellence in patient care, teaching, and research. This position offers the opportunity to step into a highly productive hand service. Surgeries are performed at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, a 763-bed academic/tertiary care center with a busy Level 1 Trauma program with full support by an orthopaedic trauma and fracture service. Faculty participate in Education of the Medical Students from the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (VTCSOM) as well as off service residents and PA students. The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery has fellowship programs in Scoliosis and Spine Surgery (1), Adult Reconstruction (2), Foot and Ankle Surgery (1), Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery (1-2), Orthopaedic Trauma (2), Musculoskeletal Research (3) a Podiatry Residency Program (9) and is developing an Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program. 

This position offers the opportunity to benefit from an academic practice setting practicing with many of the advantages of a community practice in a state-of-the-art facility, supported by a large academic institution. Orthopaedic Surgeons have academic appointments through the VTCSOM at the Assistant Professor level with a promotion pathway to Associate and Full Professor. Research efforts are supported through the department of Orthopaedic Surgery’s Musculoskeletal Education and Research Center (MERC). New graduates are encouraged to apply.

Minimum requirements include: •Board eligible/certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, or the American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery •Fellowship trained in Hand Surgery •Research interest encouraged and supported.

Carilion Clinic is the largest not-for-profit integrated health system in western Virginia serving one million people. Carilion includes seven hospitals, 240+ practice locations, and 24 GME programs with 750+ multi-specialty physicians in over 78+ specialties. Carilion is a physician-led, collaborative, interdisciplinary Integrated Healthcare Delivery System with a common philosophy of patient first.

Roanoke is a multicultural metropolitan area of over 250,000, located at the southern tip of Virginia's spectacular Shenandoah Valley, surrounded by the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains and the stunning 22,000-acre Smith Mountain Lake. The area offers exceptional outdoor activities but also extensive sports and cultural activities from fine dining, to multiple musical venues and playhouses, to symphonies, opera and ballets. Access to major air travel hubs is convenient through the Roanoke Blacksburg Regional Airport. The weather features mild winters, an abundance of sunshine, and extended spring and autumn seasons. The region features highly ranked schools and universities, and has been coined “the best kept secret in the east.”