Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Southeast Health, a well-established, hospital-employed surgical group seeks an additional Cardiothoracic surgeon to join our busy practice. Dothan, AL offers a short 90-minute drive to the Emerald Coast beaches of Florida, a low cost of living, excellent educational facilities, and traditional southern hospitality.

Position Highlights:

• Exceptional referral base with strong Primary Care and Cardiology Physician referral sources from 13 counties.
• Robust IM Hospitalist service provides medical consults and management of non-surgical illnesses.
• Hospital employed position 
• Access to 2 Endovascular and open heart suites
• daVinci robotic surgical system available
• Call shared equally among team
• Clinic is located on Southeast Health's campus for easy access to ED, surgical suite, and hospital
• 24/7 Cardiology, Critical Care, and Interventional Radiology support services 
• Dedicated APP's assist in OR, perform vein harvesting, facilitate hospital rounds, and see patients post-op in the clinic 
• Southeast Health is the region's only facility offering TAVR, EP Cardiology, and Watchman procedures 

Benefits:

• Highly competitive compensation package with productivity bonus 
• $100,000 Signing bonus package
• Paid interviewing expenses
• Student loan repayment options
• Comprehensive benefits packages including but not limited to all medical insurance and 401(k) retirement plan
• Paid time off for vacation and illness
• Annual allowances for professional fees and CME 
• Paid malpractice with tail coverage 
• PSLF eligible employer

Established in 1957, Southeast Health is one of Alabama's largest not-for-profit tertiary referral centers.  We serve over 600,000 in a 75-mile radius with 2,800 dedicated employees and 400+ active Medical Staff.

Southeast Health offers:

• 22 ORs with 2 endovascular suites and open heart surgery suites
• Level 2 trauma center staffed by EM residency trained physicians
• One of three Comprehensive Stroke Center with a dedicated lab for neuroendovascular procedures
• 24/7 Neurosurgery services with 2 employed neurosurgeons and 1 fellowship trained neuroendovascular interventionalist
• 10 bed dedicated Neurocritical Care Unit
• 24/7 Neurohospitalist coverage for general neurology inpatient consults
• Interventional cardiology, EP and radiology labs, lithotripsy, 3 MRIs (1 a 3T), 3 CTs including a fixed 64-slice CT and PET scanner
• 32 ICU beds with dedicated Intensivists
• Robust surgical services including general, vascular, cardiothoracic, urologic, orthopedic, and reconstructive
• 24/7 cardiology services with 2 employed cardiothoracic surgeons
• Region's only health system offering TAVR and Watchman procedures
• The Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) is Alabama’s first osteopathic medical school and the first in the U.S. to be developed by a regional medical center. Annual class size of 210 students.
• An ACGME Internal Medicine Residency program began July 2018 with an inaugural class of 13 residents. 

Located in the Southeast corner of Alabama, the city of Dothan offers a welcoming community with the feel of a small town on the outskirts, while simultaneously supporting the culture of a large city in the center.

• One of the Top 10 fastest growing cities in Alabama
• 75 miles to the beach
• Average annual temperature is 66 degrees F
• Cost of living index is 92.8 vs national average of 100
• 23 minute average commute time
• Dothan Regional Airport provides flights to Atlanta, GA multiple times per day
• Over 20 miles of outdoor trails
• Ranked 10th in the country for the number of restaurants per square capita
• Medical hub of the Southeast, providing a plethora of specialty medical care options at 2 local hospitals and numerous private clinics

• Websites:
  • City of Dothan website
  • www.visitdothanal.com

Emily Grimes - Director of Physician Recruitment

• elgrimes@southeasthealth.org

Katherine Farmer - Physician Recruitment Coordinator

• kafarmer@southeasthealth.org

334-793-8145

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