Academic General Surgery

Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons; Greenville, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Vacation & sick PTO

CME days & reimbursement

Malpractice tail coverage

Retirement benefits

Health insurance

Dependent health insurance

Job summary

ECU Health Physicians in Greenville, NC is seeking a General Surgeon with advanced training in Hernia and Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction to join the Division of General and Specialty Surgery. Board Certified or Board Eligible in General Surgery is expected.

The role includes academic responsibilities, teaching of medical students, residents, and fellows, and collaboration in a growing program with a regional reach, including a Hernia Center of Excellence initiative.

Qualifications

• Board Certified or Board Eligible in General Surgery.
• Advanced training and expertise in Hernia and Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction.
• Academic responsibilities include mentorship and teaching of medical students, residents, and fellows.

Responsibilities

• Provide general and specialized surgical care within ECU Health Physicians.
• Contribute to patient management, including operative planning and post-operative care.
• Participate in establishing a Hernia Center of Excellence Program serving Eastern North Carolina and beyond.
• Engage in teaching, research, and scholarly activities within the Division of General and Specialty Surgery.

Skills

Hernia repair

Abdominal wall reconstruction

General surgery

Education

Board Certification in General Surgery

Job description

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ECU Health Physicians and East Carolina University’s Department of Surgery, located in Greenville, North Carolina, are seeking a General Surgeon with advanced training and expertise in Hernia and Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction to join the Division of General and Specialty Surgery. Applicants should be Board Certified or Board Eligible in General Surgery.

The Department of Surgery has a general surgery residency program with six categorical residents in each year who are competitively prepared for fellowships, academic positions, and direct entry into private practice. The Brody School of Medicine matriculates 92 students each year and is approved for class size expansion to 120 students per year upon completion of the new medical education building in August 2027.

Opportunity Highlights:

• Employment by ECU Health Physicians
• Hospital privileges at ECU Health Medical Center, a 974-bed academic medical center and eastern North Carolina’s only level 1 trauma center
• Established division inclusive of five academic surgeons performing general, bariatric, hernia, foregut, endocrine surgery, and advanced endoscopy
• Opportunity to assist with establishing a comprehensive Hernia Center of Excellence Program that will serve as a regional referral center for Eastern North Carolina and beyond
• Academic responsibilities will include mentorship and teaching of medical students, residents, and fellows
• Active, collaborative clinical, teaching and research program
• Fixed term or tenure track faculty positions are available
• Access to the ECU Health Surgicenter
• 29-county referral network
• Comprehensive benefits including relocation assistance, vacation & sick PTO, CME days & reimbursement, malpractice insurance (with tail), retirement benefits, state health plan health insurance, employer paid dependent health insurance, medical and dental reimbursements, employer paid AD&D, disability, and life insurance

ECU Health

ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,708-bed academic health care system serving more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is comprised of 13,000 team members, nine hospitals and a physician group that encompasses over 1,100 academic and community providers practicing in over 185 primary and specialty clinics located in more than 110 locations. The flagship ECU Health Medical Center, a Level I Trauma Center, and ECU Health Maynard Children’s Hospital serve as the primary teaching hospitals for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health and the Brody School of Medicine share a combined academic mission to improve the health and well‑being of eastern North Carolina through patient care, education and research. http://www.ecuhealth.org

ECU Health Physicians includes an academic practice model (ECU employment) and a community practice model (health system employment). There is shared leadership and shared services to support the overall group and to ensure alignment for clinical care, research, education and strategy. This innovative structure creates opportunities within ECU Health Physicians ranging from acute to ambulatory, academic practice to community practice, regional to rural, and everything in between.