ERG | OH | Cardiothoracic Surgery | Physicians

Patients with life-threatening heart and chest disease need a surgeon who decides clearly operates with precision and owns the result through recovery. This role exists to deliver safe excellent cardiothoracic care and to strengthen the program around you. Success is measured in lives preserved complications avoided and a service others trust when the case is hard.

• Perform adult cardiac and thoracic surgery with risk-adjusted mortality major morbidity and length of stay at or better than national benchmarks.
• Own each patients course from consult to discharge aligning cardiology anesthesia ICU and rehabilitation so nothing critical is dropped.
• Grow appropriate surgical volume in agreed service lines without sacrificing access call reliability or quality.
• Cut preventable harmreoperation for bleeding prolonged ventilation sternal or wound infectionthrough protocol adherence and timely case review.
• Lead OR ICU and APP teams so standards hold on your cases and on backup.
• Use registry and internal outcome data to change practice within the quarter not after the annual report.
• Improve block use and case readiness with perioperative leaders so the right patient reaches the right room on time.

You join a cardiothoracic service inside a hospital-based heart and chest program and report to the service medical director or chief of surgery. Dedicated OR time cardiac anesthesia perfusion and a cardiovascular ICU are in place with APP and coordinator support for clinic inpatient care and follow-up. You will have a modern EHR imaging and participation in national outcome registries. Capital and staffing requests are judged against volume quality and program goals.

• MD or DO with ACGME-accredited cardiothoracic surgery training.
• Board certified or board eligible in thoracic surgery with eligibility to obtain an unrestricted state license.
• Independent experience in the practice mix you will cover which may include CABG valve surgery and general thoracic procedures.
• A record of outcomes you can discuss and willingness to report them through national registries.
• Ability to take call operate under time pressure and direct a multidisciplinary team.
• Clear communication with patients families and colleagues when risk is high and choices are limited.

• Clinical authority tied to results not a production quota detached from quality.
• A team that shares outcome data and expects you to use it.
• OR ICU and APP resources built for complex cardiothoracic care.
• A path to program leadership earned by volume safety and teachingnot tenure alone.
• Colleagues who will back a difficult case and hold the same standard on their own.

If you want your work judged by the patients you save and the program you leave stronger apply with your operative experience and outcomes. We will respond to surgeons ready to do the work.