Trauma, Surgical Critical Care & Emergency General Surgery

Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 260,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Augusta University in Augusta, GA, invites applications for an additional fellowship-trained Acute Care Surgeon to join our growing academic program. The role encompasses trauma, emergency general surgery, and surgical critical care within a large regional health system.

Faculty participate in resident and fellow education, research, and quality improvement as the program expands, with opportunities for leadership depending on experience and interests.

Qualifications

• Board certified or board eligible in General Surgery.
• Fellowship training in Surgical Critical Care and/or Acute Care Surgery.
• Eligible for medical licensure in Georgia.
• Academic rank will be commensurate with experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide trauma, emergency general surgery, and surgical critical care.
• Contribute to resident and fellow education, research, quality improvement, and clinical program growth.

Education

Fellowship training: Surgical Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery

Job description

Augusta University, Medical College of Georgia Posted Sep 21, 2026

Augusta, GA

Trauma, Surgical Critical Care & Emergency General Surgery

The Division of Acute Care Surgery at the Medical College of Georgia and Wellstar MCG Health is recruiting an additional fellowship-trained Acute Care Surgeon to join our growing academic program in Augusta, Georgia.

Our division provides comprehensive trauma, emergency general surgery, and surgical critical care across a large regional health system. With an expanding faculty, an established Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, continued investment in Acute Care Surgery, and the opening of the new Wellstar Columbia County Medical Center in one of the region’s fastest-growing communities, this is an opportunity to join a strong program during an exciting period of growth.

Our flagship academic medical center is a premier regional trauma center serving a large referral population with a substantial penetrating trauma burden and an active operative trauma practice. Faculty practice across the full spectrum of Acute Care Surgery, including trauma, emergency general surgery, and surgical critical care, with an expanding robotic emergency general surgery practice.

The academic environment includes an established Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, General Surgery residency, and the Medical College of Georgia. Faculty participate in resident and fellow education, research, quality improvement, and clinical program growth.

Our goal is to continue developing one of the premier Acute Care Surgery programs in the Southeast while maintaining the collegiality and quality of life that make our program distinctive. We are looking for an engaged surgeon who wants to join a program with significant momentum and contribute to its continued clinical and academic growth. Formal leadership opportunities may be available for qualified candidates depending on experience, interests, and career goals.

Augusta also offers something increasingly difficult to find in academic medicine: the ability to pursue a substantial surgical career without giving up a functional life outside the hospital.

The Augusta area combines the opportunities of a major academic medical center with a relatively low cost of living, short commutes, excellent schools, and rapidly growing communities in Columbia County and throughout the region. Housing remains remarkably affordable compared with most major academic medical centers, making a large home, land, and an easy commute realistic rather than aspirational.

Augusta is home to the Masters Tournament, Fort Eisenhower, and a growing technology and cybersecurity sector, while offering easy access to Atlanta, Charleston, Savannah, the mountains, and the coast.

This is an opportunity to practice real Acute Care Surgery at a busy academic center, join a program with significant momentum, and still have a life when you leave the hospital.

Candidates should be board certified or board eligible in General Surgery and have completed fellowship training in Surgical Critical Care and/or Acute Care Surgery. Candidates must be eligible for medical licensure in Georgia. Academic rank will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

We welcome applications from graduating fellows as well as established Acute Care Surgeons seeking clinical growth, academic opportunity, or future leadership.

Location

Augusta University – Our Health Sciences Campus: 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912

Equal Employment Opportunity

Augusta University is proud to be an equal opportunity employer welcoming applicants from underrepresented groups, including individuals with disabilities and veterans.