Full Time BE/BC General Surgeon Needed in Athens and Jacksonville, Texas

Faculty position employed by the University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine, practicing in UT Health East Texas facilities.

University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine seeks a Full-Time General Surgeon to join our growing surgical team at UT Health Jacksonville and UT Health Athens Hospitals.

Job Post Description:

The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine is expanding and seeking to hire a General Surgeon. The ideal candidate will have a practice focused on general surgery, emphasizing minimally invasive surgery and endoscopy if desired.

About Surgeon Job Opening:

• Join an established group of 2 General Surgeons
• Opportunity to do scopes and the full spectrum of General Surgery
• Level IV Trauma | Low Call Volume
• Shared Call 1:3
• Robotics Preferred

Minimum Requirements:

• BE/BC in American Board of General Surgery
• Must hold Texas Medical license by start date
• New Grads are welcome to apply

Recruitment Package may include:

Base Salary + wRVU production incentive

CME allowance

Commencement bonus

Medical debt assistance + Consultative services by Navigate Student Loans

Relocation allowance

Paid malpractice coverage

Health benefits + Retirement plan

Marketing + practice growth assistance

- H-1B

About Us:

The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine is the first medical school in East Texas and the seventh in The University of Texas System. Its mission is to train future healthcare professionals to embrace responsibility for the unique needs of rural and hard-to-reach communities and populations, particularly those in East Texas. 

The school offers a robust Graduate Medical Education program, with 20 residency and fellowship training programs, enabling graduates to gain specialized skills in areas such as family medicine, internal medicine, neurology, psychiatry, surgery, and anesthesia. Additionally, UT Tyler’s Master of Biotechnology program provides students with an interdisciplinary curriculum that emphasizes medical research and biotechnology innovation, preparing them for careers in medical research, diagnostics and therapeutic development.

Construction is currently underway on a five-story, 248,000-square-foot Medical Education Building (MEB) in Tyler’s Midtown District. Connected by a skybridge to UT Health Tyler, the MEB will support interdisciplinary education for medical students and resident training. It will also aid as part of a medical education program expansion throughout the UT Health East Texas Health System. The building is scheduled for completion in fall of 2025.

Emphasizing a community-centered approach, the UT Tyler School of Medicine combines advanced research, hands-on learning, and partnerships with regional healthcare providers to cultivate a new generation of physicians prepared to improve healthcare outcomes and enhance the quality of life in East Texas. Visit uttyler.edu/medicine  to learn more.