Surgery - General Physician

Acute Care Surgeon opening in Norwich, CT Acute Care Surgery Level III Trauma Center Surgical Critical CareAn established Acute Care Surgery division in Norwich, Connecticut is seeking a fellowship-trained Surgical Critical Care / Acute Care Surgeon to join a high-volume, broad-scope practice serving eastern Connecticut and Rhode Island.Opportunity Highlights:

• Acute Care Surgery opportunity in Norwich, Connecticut
• Join an established Acute Care Surgery team
• Practice at an ACS-verified Level III Trauma Center
• Regional emergency general surgery referral center
• Broad operative practice including emergency general surgery, trauma, surgical critical care, and elective general surgery
• High-volume, high-acuity emergency general surgery service
• Surgeons individually average approximately 330 cases per year
• Serve a broad geographic catchment area of approximately 400,000 people
• Surgical ICU support with 24/7 in-house experienced APP coverage
• Established chest wall injury program with VATS, thoracotomy, and surgical stabilization of rib fractures
• Robust abdominal wall reconstruction practice with approximately 50 complex abdominal wall reconstructions annually
• Robotics integrated into both emergency and elective general surgery practice
• Access to elective robotic operating block time
• Opportunity to build an elective general surgery practice aligned with clinical interests
• Potential focus areas include hernia, complex abdominal wall reconstruction, foregut surgery, colorectal surgery, chest wall surgery, endocrine surgery, or other general surgery interests
• Opportunities in trauma administration, quality improvement, robotics, emergency general surgery, critical care, and surgical education
• Surgical education opportunities with a Surgical PA Fellowship and general surgery residents
• Faculty appointment opportunities with a medical school
• Community-hospital breadth with tertiary-level support through a larger integrated health system
• No J-1 or H-1B sponsorship available
Compensation and Benefits:
• Negotiable recruitment package
• Additional compensation and benefits details to be discussed during the interview process
Candidate Requirements:
• MD or DO
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in General Surgery
• Fellowship trained in Surgical Critical Care or Acute Care Surgery
• Connecticut medical license or eligibility
• Comfortable independently managing complex acute care surgical and critically ill patients
• Interest in broad-based, highly operative general surgery
• Experience in chest wall injury, robotic general surgery, or abdominal wall reconstruction welcomed but not required
• Strong collaboration, communication, and team-based care skills
• Interest in helping shape a growing Acute Care Surgery program