Physician Surgery-Vascular - Competitive Salary

Location:\n
\nHickory, NC\n
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\nNestled in the scenic foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Hickory offers the perfect blend of natural beauty and small-town charm while being conveniently located just an hour from Charlotte, Winston-Salem, and Asheville. The area provides excellent outdoor recreational opportunities and a strong sense of community with top-rated schools and a low cost of living.\n
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Facility:\n
\nThis 355-bed medical center is part of a nationally recognized healthcare delivery network and serves as a Duke Health affiliate, providing access to Duke University Health System's clinical excellence and evidence-based practices. The facility features an integrated heart center that offers comprehensive cardiovascular services and is backed by extensive resources for training and staff education.\n
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Opportunity:\n
\nBoard Eligible/Board Certified - Cardiovascular Surgeon\n
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Job Details:\n
\n• Join a hospital-employed practice with two existing cardiovascular surgeons\n
\n• Work within an integrated cardiology service line including interventional, structural heart, EP, and general cardiologists\n
\n• Call schedule is 1:3 rotation\n
\n• Perform full scope of adult cardiothoracic and cardiovascular procedures\n
\n• Fellowship training in transcatheter valve and complex aortic surgery preferred\n
\n• Conduct advanced coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with endoscopic vein harvest and multi-arterial grafting\n
\n• Perform arrhythmia surgery, endovascular surgery, and thoracic aortic procedures\n
\n• Handle aortic aneurysm repair and thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR)\n
\n• Provide transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and valvular repair/replacement\n
\n• Perform general thoracic procedures including advanced lung condition treatment and lung cancer care\n
\n• Conduct endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS), lobectomy, and mediastinoscopy\n
\n• Provide navigational bronchoscopy and wedge resections\n
\n• Manage pericardial and pleural fluid collections and pneumothorax\n
\n• Perform minimally invasive video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)\n
\n• Handle open heart and minimally invasive valvular procedures\n
\n• Provide surgical treatment for aortic valve replacement, mitral valve procedures, and septal defect closures\n
\n• Experience preferred but not required\n
\n• Position available to both cardiothoracic and cardiovascular surgeons\n
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Compensation:\n
\nEmployed salary with benefits.\n
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