Build, Grow & Lead Pediatric Surgery at Arkansas Children’s Northwest

Arkansas Children’s, in partnership with UAMS, is seeking a BC/BE Pediatric Surgeon at the Assistant or Associate Professor level to join our growing team at ACNW in Springdale, Arkansas.

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Join Arkansas’ only health system dedicated exclusively to children and help expand pediatric surgical care in Northwest Arkansas. With growing inpatient capacity, surgical capabilities and specialty services, this is an opportunity to build a practice, collaborate across specialties and shape the future of pediatric surgery in one of the nation’s fastest-growing regions.

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Why Pediatric Surgery at ACNW?

Join a collaborative team of four pediatric surgeons, advanced practice providers, specialty nurses and a growing network of pediatric subspecialists. ACNW offers the opportunity to have a meaningful voice in program development while benefiting from the resources and expertise of Arkansas Children’s statewide pediatric system.

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Program & Position Highlights

• Join the first and only dedicated children’s hospital in Northwest Arkansas.
• Help expand access to high-quality pediatric surgical care closer to home.
• Help shape the growth of pediatric surgery and surgical critical care services as patient volume and acuity increase.
• Collaborate with 20+ pediatric subspecialties, including critical care, emergency medicine, anesthesia, gastroenterology, pulmonology, ENT, urology and orthopedics.
• Practice in a five-operating-room pediatric surgical unit supported by pediatric anesthesia and specialized perioperative nursing.
• Care for patients within Northwest Arkansas’ only pediatric emergency department and Level IV Pediatric Trauma Center.
• Access statewide subspecialty expertise and resources through Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock.
• Participate in the continued development of a surgical program serving one of the fastest-growing regions in the country.
• Academic opportunities through UAMS, including teaching and research.
• Access to the Arkansas Children’s Research Institute and system-wide research opportunities.
• Join an ACGME-accredited pediatric surgery fellowship program and contribute to education and mentorship.
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.
• Clinical FTE with flexibility for part-time consideration.

Qualifications

• M.D., D.O. or equivalent degree.
• Completion of an ACGME-accredited General Surgery residency and Pediatric Surgery fellowship.
• Board certification or eligibility in General Surgery and Pediatric Surgery through the American Board of Surgery.
• Eligible for Arkansas medical licensure.
• Strong interest in developing and growing a clinical practice.
• Commitment to exceptional, family-centered pediatric surgical care.
• Interest in teaching, mentorship, quality improvement and/or research encouraged.

Why Northwest Arkansas?

Northwest Arkansas offers an exceptional combination of career opportunity, outdoor recreation, arts and culture, excellent schools and a welcoming community. Home to major employers including Walmart, J.B. Hunt and Tyson Foods, the region combines the amenities of a growing metropolitan area with an outstanding quality of life.

Enjoy miles of hiking and biking trails, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, excellent schools, vibrant communities and a thriving culinary and arts scene—all within easy reach of ACNW in Springdale.

Come grow with us and help build the future of pediatric surgery in Northwest Arkansas.

About Arkansas Children's

About Arkansas Children's

Arkansas Children's is the only health care system in the state solely dedicated to caring for Arkansas' 850,000 children. The private, non-profit organization includes two pediatric hospitals with 376 licensed beds, a pediatric research institute and USDA nutrition center, a philanthropic foundation, a nursery alliance, statewide clinics, and many education and outreach programs — all focused on fulfilling a promise to define and deliver unprecedented child health.

Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) is a Magnet-recognized facility in Little Rock operating the state’s only Level I pediatric trauma center; the state's only burn center; the state's only Level IV neonatal intensive care unit; the state's only pediatric intensive care unit; the state’s only pediatric surgery program with Level 1 verification from the American College of Surgeons (ACS); and the state's only nationally recognized pediatric transport program. Arkansas Children’s is nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report in seven pediatric subspecialties (2025-2026): Cancer, Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Nephrology, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology & Lung Surgery and Urology.

Arkansas Children’s Northwest (ACNW), the first and only pediatric hospital in the northwest Arkansas region, is a Level IV pediatric trauma center. ACNW operates an inpatient unit that will expand in 2026; a surgical unit with five operating rooms; outpatient clinics offering over 20 subspecialties; diagnostic services; imaging capabilities; occupational therapy services; and northwest Arkansas' only pediatric emergency department. Generous philanthropic and volunteer engagement has sustained Arkansas Children's since it began as an orphanage in 1912, and today ensures the system can deliver on its promise of unprecedented child health.

To learn more, visit archildrens.org.