Physician—Trauma Surgeon

East; Town of Mount Pleasant (NY); On-site; USD 350,000 - 488,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental

Vision

Retirement Savings Plan

Flexible Savings Account

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) seeks fellowship-trained trauma surgeons specializing in trauma surgery and surgical critical care at Valhalla, NY. This is an ACS-verified Level I regional trauma center with a strong academic Department of Surgery and Surgical Critical Care.

Applicants must be board-certified or board-eligible in general surgery and surgical critical care, with an MD or DO and completed residency and a critical care fellowship.

Qualifications

• Board-certified or board-eligible by the American Board of Surgery in general surgery and surgical critical care.
• MD or DO from an accredited medical school; completion of residency and fellowship.
• Experience in emergency and elective general surgery in an academic setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide trauma surgery and surgical critical care to Level I trauma center patients.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across the department and hospital.
• Engage in teaching and scholarly work within the academic department.

Skills

Board-certification/eligibility in S.C

Emergency surgery

Teaching/research experience

Education

MD/DO degree

General surgery residency

Surgical critical care fellowship

Job description

Job Title: Physician—Trauma Surgeon

Company: WMC Advanced Physician Services PC

City/State: Valhalla, NY

Category: Physicians

Department: Trauma

Union: No

Position: Full Time

Hours: TBD

Shift: All Shifts

Req #: 49602

Posted Date: Sep 22, 2026

Hiring Range: $350,000-$488,000

Summary

The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), Section of Trauma, General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, is seeking fellowship-trained trauma surgeons with a specialization in trauma surgery and surgical critical care. We are an ACS-verified Level I regional trauma center and the trauma program is an integral component of a large academic Department of Surgery and Quaternary Care Hospital.

Experience

Applicants must be board-certified or board-eligible by the American Board of Surgery in general surgery and surgical critical care. Requirements include demonstrated skills in emergency surgery, elective general surgery, surgical critical care, trauma patient care and a record of teaching and research experience (health services, translational or basic science research). The trauma surgeon reports directly to the chief of trauma, general surgery and surgical critical care and the chair of the Department of Surgery. Candidate requirements include an MD or DO from an accredited school of medicine or osteopathy, as well as the completion of a general surgery residency and a surgical critical care fellowship.

About Us

Westchester Medical Center, the primary teaching hospital of New York Medical College, offers a robust academic environment with ACGME-accredited General Surgery Residency and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship programs. Our growing section of trauma, general surgery and surgical critical care comprises 27 surgeons across the network, and we are seeking to expand our faculty at the main campus with an additional surgeon. Faculty have ample opportunities to participate in medical students, resident and fellow education. Our established International Research Fellowship Program provides dedicated research support and opportunities for faculty to collaborate with research fellows on clinical studies, scholarly projects, and peer-reviewed publications. Academic appointment at New York Medical College will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. This employed position within our academic group practice offers comprehensive benefits and malpractice coverage.

Facility Info

WMCHealth is a 1,900-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla, New York, with nine hospitals on seven campuses spanning 6,200 square miles of the Hudson Valley. WMCHealth employs more than 12,000 people and has nearly 3,000 attending physicians. From Level I, Level II and pediatric trauma centers; the region's only acute care children's hospital; an academic medical center; a regional burn center; several community hospitals; dozens of specialized institutes and centers; a state-of-the-art telemedicine program; skilled nursing; assisted living facilities; home care services; and one of the largest mental health systems in New York State, today WMCHealth is the pre-eminent provider of integrated healthcare in the Hudson Valley.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Flexible Savings Account
• Paid Time Off
• Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement

Westchester Medical Center Advanced Physician Services is an equal opportunity employer.

WMCHealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of Westchester Medical Center Health Network to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age (40 or older), marital status, genetic information or carrier status, disability (mental or physical), citizenship status, pregnancy, military service or veteran status, arrest or criminal accusation, domestic violence victim status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.