Orthopedic or Plastic Hand Surgeon

American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH); Lakeland (FL); On-site; USD 280,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Lakeland Regional Health in Lakeland, Florida, invites applications from fellowship-trained Hand Surgeons to join our expanding orthopedic and hand surgery program. You will provide comprehensive outpatient and inpatient hand care and collaborate with an established team at a Level I Trauma Center.

The ideal candidate has Hand Surgery fellowship training and ABMS/AOA board certification or eligibility, with experience preferred in a high-volume regional setting.

Qualifications

• Fellowship training in Hand Surgery is required or strongly preferred.
• Board certification or eligibility through ABMS or AOA.
• Experience at a Level I Trauma Center is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive outpatient and inpatient hand surgery care.
• Contribute to growing Lakeland Regional Health's regional hand surgery program.
• Share hand surgery call at the Level I Trauma Center and participate in ASC cases if applicable.

Skills

Hand Surgery

Board Certification

Education

Hand Surgery Fellowship

ABMS/AOA Board Certification

Job description

Orthopedic or Plastic Hand Surgeon

Join an expanding orthopedic and hand surgery program in the heart of the Sunshine State. Lakeland Regional Health (LRH) is seeking a fellowship-trained Orthopedic or Plastic Hand Surgeon to join our growing team in beautiful Lakeland, Florida. As part of one of Florida's largest independent health systems, you'll join a collaborative, patient-centered organization committed to clinical excellence, innovation, and physician support.

Lakeland Regional Health is seeking a fellowship-trained Hand Surgeon to help expand our comprehensive regional hand surgery program. The ideal candidate will:

• Be fellowship trained in Hand Surgery; Upper Extremity fellowship training is an ideal.
• Provide comprehensive outpatient and inpatient hand surgery care.
• Play a key role in growing the region's only dedicated hand surgery program, serving a multicounty referral population of approximately one million people at a Level 1 Trauma Center.

Position Highlights

• Large employed physician group with more than 400 providers representing 40+ specialties.
• Extensive referral network through LRH primary care, neurology, rheumatology, and community physicians.
• Join an established team of two Orthopedic Hand Surgeons and two Plastic Hand Surgeons.
• Outpatient clinic featuring on-site hand therapy, radiology, and ultrasound.
• Shared hand surgery call at a single Level I Trauma Center. Hand surgery call only—no general orthopedic trauma call required.
• Opportunity to perform surgery in an ambulatory surgery center (ASC).

Benefits

LRH offers comprehensive benefits including 403(b), 457(b), health, dental and vision insurance, paid time off, CME allowance, CME days, and malpractice insurance with tail coverage.

About Lakeland Regional Health

For more than 100 years, Lakeland Regional Health has provided exceptional inpatient and outpatient care across more than 40 specialties. As a not-for-profit academic health system, LRH has earned workplace recognition from organizations including Aetna, Forbes, and the Florida Hospital Association.

• 910‑bed, state‑of‑the‑art teaching hospital
• Level I Trauma Center
• Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• Bannasch Institute for Advanced Rehabilitation Medicine
• One of the nation's busiest single-site emergency departments
• Collaborates with Nemours Children’s Health, expanding access to high-quality pediatric specialty care.

Qualifications

• Board Certified or Board Eligible through ABMS or AOA.
• Completion of an accredited Hand Surgery fellowship with experience at a Level I Trauma Center preferred.