Vascular Surgeon

 
Geisinger Health System is seeking a BC/BE vascular surgeon to join the Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery team at Geisinger Medical Center (GMC), located in Danville, Pa.

 

About the position:

 

·         The vascular surgery team at GMC is made up of six board-certified vascular surgeons,

6 physician extenders, vascular fellows and general surgery residents.   

·         The practice is limited to vascular and endovascular surgery – no general surgery

·         Approximately 60% of the practice is endovascular

·         Two dedicated state-of-the-art endovascular suites located in the OR

·         ICAVL-accredited vascular lab with over 14,000 studies per year run within the vascular department

·         In 2015, GMC’s Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery performed 1,700 cases and saw 6,400 office patients

·         Practice includes carotid stents, TEVAR, EVAR, and fenestrated  aortic grafts  

·         Accredited Vascular fellowship based in Danville with two fellows per year  

·         Accredited GMC general surgery residency residents rotate on the vascular surgery service.

·         Research opportunities exist; participating in carotid stent trials, clinical aneurysm trials, genetic aortic aneurysm research and other clinical research.

·         Call will be one in six- supported each night by house staff

 

DANVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA

Geisinger fosters an atmosphere of clinical excellence while offering the best of life in small-town America-good schools, safe neighborhoods with affordable housing and a wealth of cultural and recreational activities. The surrounding natural beauty provides opportunities for fishing, skiing, canoeing, hiking and mountain biking. Urban life is easily accessible, with NewYork, Baltimore, Philadelphia or Washington DC just an afternoon’s drive away.

Geisinger Medical Center (GMC), located Danville, Pa., the largest tertiary/quaternary care teaching hospital in the region, is licensed for 475 beds, including 89 pediatric beds in the Janet Weis Children’s Hospital.  GMC, a MagnetHospital, maintains the region’s only Level 1 Regional Resource Trauma Center with additional qualifications in pediatrics. GMC offers an array of highly specialized medical and surgical services, including neurosciences, cardiovascular services, transplantation, women’s health (in the Women’s Pavilion), oncology and orthopaedics.  The Hospital for Advanced Medicine serves as an integrated center for the most critical patients. Outpatient services are available on and off campus.

About Geisinger

Geisinger Health System is an integrated health services organization widely recognized for its innovative use of the electronic health record and the development of innovative care delivery models such as ProvenHealth Navigator® and ProvenCare®. As one of the nation’s largest health service organizations, Geisinger serves more than 3 million residents throughout 45 counties in central, south-central and northeast Pennsylvania, and also in southern New Jersey with the addition of AtlantiCare, a National Malcolm Baldridge Award recipient. The physician-led system is comprised of approximately 30,000 employees, including nearly 1,600 employed physicians, 12 hospital campuses, two research centers and a 510,000-member health plan, all of which leverage an estimated $8.9 billion positive impact on the Pennsylvania economy. Geisinger has repeatedly garnered national accolades for integration, quality and service. In addition to fulfilling its patient care mission, Geisinger has a long-standing commitment to medical education, research and community service. For more information, visit www.geisinger.org, or follow the latest Geisinger news and more on Twitter and Facebook.

 

** Does not qualify for J-1 waiver.  We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunities Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply
RECRUITER:

SARAH LIPKA
slipka1@geisinger.edu
570-271-5406