Colorectal surgeon

Colorectal Surgeon

Patients facing complex colorectal disease need a surgeon who turns an uncertain diagnosis into a clear plan, a safe operation, and a recovery they can live with. In this role you will own care for colon, rectal, and anal conditions-from cancer and inflammatory bowel disease to pelvic floor and anorectal disorders-and be accountable for survival, function, and trust. Your judgment will define how this service operates, grows, and is measured.
Performance Objectives

• Establish a reliable colorectal practice that meets agreed access, volume, and quality targets within the first year.
• Deliver evidence-based care for colorectal cancer, IBD, and benign anorectal disease, with complications, leaks, and readmissions at or better than national benchmarks.
• Complete cancer cases on pathway timelines and improve sphincter preservation and stoma-free outcomes where clinically appropriate.
• Lead multidisciplinary planning with gastroenterology, oncology, radiology, and pathology so every complex case has a documented shared plan.
• Shorten length of stay and reduce unplanned returns to the operating room by standardizing enhanced-recovery pathways.
• Coach residents, advanced practice providers, and operating-room teams so readiness, documentation, and handoffs meet service standards.
• Grow appropriate referrals and patient-experience scores while reporting outcomes openly.

Environment & Resources

You will practice in a hospital-based surgical service with dedicated operating-room block time, endoscopy access, and a multidisciplinary gastrointestinal cancer program. Support includes specialty-trained nursing, advanced practice providers, patient navigators, and a quality analyst. You will report to the chief of surgery or service medical director and help set staffing and capital priorities for the service.
Essential Qualifications

• MD or DO, an accredited general surgery residency, and a colorectal surgery fellowship.
• Board certification or active eligibility in colon and rectal surgery, plus an unrestricted license or eligibility in the practice state.
• Independent experience across open, laparoscopic, and robotic colorectal procedures.
• A record of tumor-board participation and guideline-concordant cancer care with reviewed outcomes.
• Ability to secure privileges and meet call, credentialing, and documentation standards.

Why This Role

• Accountability for outcomes, with authority to design pathways-not only a case list.
• An established gastroenterology, oncology, and pelvic-floor network.
• Protected time and analytic support for quality improvement and teaching.
• Room to grow minimally invasive and robotic volume with dedicated block time.

If you want your surgical judgment to show up in safer recoveries, fewer complications, and a service others trust, apply now. Send your CV and a short note on the outcomes you are ready to own.