Orthopaedic Hand And Upper Extremity Surgery

ACADEMIC ORTHOPAEDIC HAND AND UPPER EXTREMITY SURGERY

The Department of Orthopedic Surgery at MetroHealth Medical Center is excited about an opportunity for an academic orthopedic hand surgeon. MetroHealth Medical Center is a nationally recognized Level 1 Trauma Center with a robust elective upper extremity practice. The Upper Extremity Service is a combined orthopedic and plastic surgery effort with primary teaching responsibilities for the Case Western Reserve University Departments of Orthopedic and Plastics. We are also a primary partner with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in the Cleveland Combined Hand Fellowship. There are opportunities to participate in NIH, DOD, and DARPA funded research programs. The practice cares for traumatic and conditions from microvascular problems to shoulder arthroplasty.
Applicants must be board certified or eligible and have completed an ACGME accredited Hand Fellowship by the time of employment. Faculty academic rank will be commensurate with academic experience, research, and teaching activities. The institution offers competitive salary and benefit packages dependent upon rank and position.
Please send all CVs to
Dr. John Wilber, Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Hansjoerg Wyss Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Director of Orthopedic Trauma Service
jwilber@metrohealth.org.
In employment, as in education, Case Western Reserve University is committed to Equal Opportunity and World Class Diversity. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

The MetroHealth System is an essential health system committed to providing health care to everyone in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and improving the health of the community overall. Its 7,500 employees deliver care to everyone at its main campus, just west of downtown Cleveland.

MetroHealth is an integrated health system with an acute care hospital housing a Level I Adult Trauma and Burn Center with full trauma surgical teams ready around the clock, a skilled nursing facility, and more than 27 locations throughout Cuyahoga County and Medina County with more on the way. Annually, we handle more than one million patient visits including more than 100,000 in the Emergency Department, one of the busiest in the country. That’s an average of 274 Emergency Department visits per day.