Atrium Health seeking Thoracic Surgery Physician - Charlotte, NC

The Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute (SHVI), in conjunction with the Levine Cancer Institute (LCI), is seeking applications for a full-time thoracic surgeon to join our Division of Thoracic Surgery at Atrium Health in Charlotte. The Division of Thoracic Surgery provides comprehensive thoracic surgery care to patients at three locations in the Charlotte metropolitan area.  The division is home to one of the largest thoracic robotic surgery programs in the region.

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About the Opportunity:

•  Surgeon must be BC/BE in thoracic surgery and have completed an ACGME approved Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency or equivalent

•  Should either have a current North Carolina Medical License or be eligible for application

•  Have experience and advanced skills in all aspects of general thoracic surgery, including thoracic oncology, minimally invasive VATS and thoracic robotic surgery as well as benign and malignant diseases of the esophagus

•  Active participation in training of students, residents and cardiothoracic fellows

•  Faculty positions through Wake Forest School of Medicine Charlotte Campus commensurate with experience

•  Be able to support growth of thoracic surgical volumes by providing system wide access to the highest quality, efficient and affordable care to patients across the regional network

•  Have the ability to possess excellent communication skills and promote a collegial approach to patient care

About the Practice:

•  Currently there are 3 Thoracic Surgeons at three facilities within Atrium Health and around the clock coverage by APPs to support patient care on the units and in the OR

•  Large tertiary referral center

•  Great collegiality within the practice and support among other specialists and administration

Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute is one of the Southeast's largest cardiothoracic and vascular programs providing the highest quality care available to patients throughout North and South Carolina. Sanger Heart & Vascular employs more than 120 physicians in a network of more than 25 locations to provide the highest quality care available to patients close to home. Sanger has more than 50 years of experience in providing comprehensive acute and chronic cardiothoracic and vascular services, including the region's only heart transplant center and pediatric heart surgery program.

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When you join Atrium Health, you will be welcomed into an inclusive culture that celebrates and respects the contributions a diverse team can make together. Practice where your voice is valued, your passion for advancing medicine is rewarded, and you get the resources and support you need to thrive personally and professionally. In our nationally-renowned integrated health system, you can work alongside the most advanced minds in medicine to improve medicine, elevate hope and advance healing—for all.

About Atrium Health

Atrium Health is a nationally recognized leader in shaping health outcomes through innovative research, education and compassionate patient care. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Atrium Health is an integrated, nonprofit health system with more than 70,000 teammates serving patients at 40 hospitals and more than 1,400 care locations. Atrium Health is part of Advocate Health, the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, which was created from the combination with Advocate Aurora Health. It provides care under the Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist name in the Winston-Salem, North Carolina, region, as well as Atrium Health Navicent and Atrium Health Floyd in Georgia and Alabama. Atrium Health is renowned for its top-ranked pediatric, cancer and heart care, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. A recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research, Wake Forest University School of Medicine is the academic core of the enterprise, including Wake Forest Innovations, which is advancing new medical technologies and biomedical discoveries. Atrium Health is also a leading-edge innovator in virtual care and mobile medicine, providing care close to home and in the home. Ranked nationally among U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals in eight pediatric specialties and for rehabilitation, Atrium Health has also received the American Hospital Association’s Quest for Quality Prize and its 2021 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award. With a commitment to every community it serves, Atrium Health seeks to improve health, elevate hope and advance healing – for all, providing $2.46 billion last year in free and uncompensated care and other community benefits.