Opportunity: Cardiothoracic Surgeon
 Opportunity Details
Specialty: Surgery, Cardiothoracic
Location: Portland, ME,
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 Job Description

Maine Medical Center’s Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery is seeking a cardiac surgeon to join their team. Maine Medical Center has 637 licensed beds and is the state’s leading tertiary care hospital, with a full complement of residencies and fellowships and an integral part of Tufts University Medical School.

The Cardiac Surgery Program at Maine Medical Center is a fifty year old, well-established program with an annual volume of 1,100 cases.  The case volume includes complex and minimally invasive mitral and aortic valve surgery, congenital heart surgery, convergent maze, and placement of ventricular assist devices (VADs).  In addition, there is an active Valve Center with Transcatheter Aortic Valve (TAVR) and Evalve Percutaneous MitraClip® Procedures. The candidate is encouraged to participate in our VAD program- experience is helpful, but not required.

The candidate must be eligible for certification by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, and will join 4 cardiac surgeons and 2 dedicated thoracic surgeons.  The successful candidate will be a well-trained cardiothoracic surgeon who would like to practice with a well-respected and collegial group of highly skilled colleagues.  A subspecialty interest would be welcomed.   

The position involves teaching and mentoring surgical residents and medical students from the Maine Medical Center-Tufts University School of Medicine Medical School Program.  This faculty surgeon would have an academic appointment at Tufts University School of Medicine.  The program participates fully in the Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group as well as the STS database.

The candidate will be joining Maine Medical Partners, an organization within Maine Medical Center, Maine's largest multi-specialty medical group serving the healthcare needs of patients locally and throughout northern New England.  This high quality team of more than 400 physicians provides a wide range of hospital-based, primary, specialty, and sub-specialty care delivered through a network of more than 30 locations in and near Greater Portland.

Situated on the Maine coast, Portland offers the best of urban sophistication combined with small-town friendliness.  The area provides four season recreational opportunities, such as skiing, hiking, sailing, and miles of beautiful beaches.  Just two hours north of Boston, this is an exceptionally diverse and vibrant community.  Portland is consistently voted one of the top spots in America to raise a family and was named America’s most livable city by Forbes Magazine in 2009.  The Falmouth, Maine school system was ranked in 2011 by Forbes as #1 in the nation for Best Schools for Your Real Estate Buck.

 Contact Information
Contact: Alison Nathanson, Director, MaineHealth Physician Recruitment Center

Email: nathaa@mainehealth.org
Phone: (207) 661-7383

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