Heart Transplant Surgery Physician

Methodist Healthcare; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 400,000 - 800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Relocation assistance

Paid malpractice

Health and dental coverage

Job summary

Methodist Healthcare System & Texas Transplant Institute is seeking a board-certified adult cardiothoracic transplant surgeon to join our expanding transplant and cardiothoracic program in San Antonio, Texas. The role focuses on heart and lung transplantation, VAD, and ECMO within a high-volume system.

Qualified candidates have ABTS and UNOS credentials, 2–5 years of experience, and an unrestricted Texas license (or eligibility).

Qualifications

• Board certification by the American Board of Thoracic Surgeons.
• UNOS certification.
• Minimum of 2-5 years of experience in adult cardiothoracic surgery including heart and lung transplant, VAD, ECMO.
• Unrestricted Texas license or eligible to obtain one.

Skills

Board certification

UNOS certification

Experience 2-5 years

Heart/Lung transplant

Texas license

Job description

Description

Specialization:

Cardiothoracic Surgery
Surgery Transplant
Cardiology Heart Failure and Transplant

Job Summary:

Methodist Healthcare System & Texas Transplant Institute is recruiting a board-certified adult cardiothoracic transplant surgeon to join our advanced and growing transplant and cardiothoracic program in San Antonio, Texas.

Qualified Candidates:

• Board certification by the American Board of Thoracic Surgeons
• UNOS certification
• Minimum of 2-5 years of experience, and proficiency in all aspects of adult cardiothoracic surgery, including heart transplantation, lung transplantation, VAD, and ECMO
• Proven experience preferably from a large and busy institution demonstrating strong communication skills and ability to build relationships with both private practice and employed groups
• Unrestricted full Texas licensed (or eligible)

Incentive/Benefits Package:

• Opportunity to join an established practice, senior mentorship available
• Ability to primarily focus practice at flagship hospital of Methodist Healthcare
• Sign-on bonus
• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefit package that includes health and dental coverage
• Relocation assistance
• Paid malpractice

About Methodist Heart and the Methodist Healthcare System:

• 25 operating suites and 1048 beds
• Methodist Hospital is one of the largest hospitals in South Texas performing cardiothoracic transplant & MCS.
• Methodist Heart Hospital consistently performs more open-heart surgeries than any other hospital in San Antonio, making it the busiest program in the region
• Largest Heart Transplant program in South Texas, saving over 500 lives
• South Texas’s only comprehensive Aortic Aneurysm Program
• Over 2,000 TAVR procedures performed; 400 annually
• Lung transplant program established in 2021
• Over 150 ECMOs annually
• Over 1600 open heart surgeries each year
• Programs include VATS minimally invasive thoracic surgery and lung nodule program
• Over 90 cardiology physicians in Methodist Physician Practices
• 4 diagnostic cath labs
• 3 electrophysiology labs
• 5 dedicated cardiovascular operating suites
• Five accredited chest pain centers
• Two heart failure clinics
• Methodist Healthcare System is the largest provider of health care in South and Central Texas with 28 facilities, including nine acute care hospitals serving over 94,000 inpatients and 500,000 outpatients annually

San Antonio is home to 2.5 million people and is experiencing solid economic growth in industries such as bioscience and healthcare, aerospace, IT and cybersecurity and green technologies. San Antonios MSA is expected to add up to 1.1 million new residents and 500,000 new jobs by 2040. This growing city offers big-city amenities and world-renowned attractions coupled with a relaxed and inviting atmosphere for all ages. San Antonio residents also enjoy a cost of living slightly below the national average due to lower housing costs, as well as no state income tax.