Opportunity: Orthopedic Surgeon/Shoulder & Elbow
 Opportunity Details
Specialty: Surgery, Ortho: Shoulder and Elbow
Location: Portland, ME,
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 Job Description

Maine Medical Partners Orthopedics is seeking a Board Certified/Eligible Orthopedic Surgeon to join 6 orthopedic surgeons in their Joint Replacements Division.  The ideal candidate would have Fellowship training in Shoulder and Elbow.

Maine Medical Partners – Orthopedics is a multi-disciplinary team of surgeons, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and administrative staff committed to providing high quality medical and surgical care to patients of all ages.  The Orthopedics practice is comprised of a surgical team of 6 surgeons within the Joint Replacements Division, the leading team within The Joint Replacement Center at Maine Medical Center; 3 Trauma and Fracture Care surgeons who are members of Maine Medical Center’s Level One Trauma Program; and 2 surgeons in the Sports Medicine Program.

The Joint Replacement Center at Maine Medical Center is Maine's leader in several advanced surgeries including anterolateral approach for total hip replacement, posterior approach for total hip replacement, minimally invasive total knee replacement as well as traditional knee replacement, and shoulder replacement.

A recent Medicare study placed Maine Medical Center (MMC) among the top 1 percent of hospitals in a national survey for its quality of care on both hip and knee replacement surgeries, as measured by patient readmissions and complications.  The surgeons at Maine Medical Partners perform more than 1,800 joint replacement surgeries each year, the highest volume of any hospital in Maine.

Maine Medical Center has 637 licensed beds and is the state’s leading tertiary hospital, with a full complement of residencies and fellowships and is an integral part of the Tufts University Medical School.  The successful candidate would have an academic appointment at Tufts University School of Medicine.

The successful candidate will be employed by Maine Medical Partners (MMP), a subsidiary of Maine Medical Center and Maine’s largest multi-specialty group.  MMP serves the health care needs of patients throughout Maine and Northern New England.  This high quality team of more than 400 physicians and 150 advanced practice professionals provide a wide range of hospital based, primary, specialty, and sub-specialty adult and pediatric care delivered throughout a network of 30 locations across the State and acts as a regional referral network.

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 Magazine as #1 in the nation for Best Schools for Your Real Estate Buck.

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

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

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