Hernia Surgeon Opportunity - Cleveland, OH

University Hospitals of Cleveland is seeking a Director for the Comprehensive Hernia Center within the Division of General Surgery.

University Hospitals of Cleveland is recognized as one of the top academic surgical programs in the Midwest.

• Forbes has recognized University Hospitals as a great place to work, naming us to their 2022 list of America’s Best Large Employers. UH earned the highest ranking among comprehensive health systems in Ohio.
• University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center has been recognized as a Best Hospital for 2022 – 2023 by U.S. News & World Report.
• The American Hospital Association has awarded University Hospitals the 2022 Quest for Quality Prize, which recognizes health care leadership and innovation in improving quality and advancing health in communities.

We invite surgeons to join our Department of Surgery whose mission is To Heal, To Teach and To Discover.  University Hospitals of Cleveland is an affiliate of the Case Western Reserve University Medical School.

Candidates should be committed to excellence in patient care, education, research and leadership. Candidates with fellowship training in minimally invasive surgery and hernia care are preferred.

Division of General Surgery/Hernia Center

The priorities of the Comprehensive Hernia Center are:

• Excellence and quality in innovative value-based clinical care
• Skills in open, laparoscopic, and robotic hernia repair
• Create a quality network and system of hernia care at UH
• Resident, medical student, and surgeon education
• Research focused on best practice in hernia care, innovation in hernia care, and quality hernia care

This unique opportunity in the Division of General Surgery entails the following:

• Focused practice in hernia care with some general surgery
• Practice supported with mentorship and nurse support
• Opportunity for scholarly and professional development
• Minimal acute care call
• Academic appointment in the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Job requirements

• Qualified candidates must be board certified or board eligible in General Surgery by the American Board of Surgery

Interested candidates should email CV to Angela.Foote@uhhospitals.org

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center is a 900+ bed quaternary referral center for the UH health system, a 17 hospital network serving 1.2 million patients in Northeast Ohio. UHCMC is an academic affiliate of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (CWRU SOM).

At UH Cleveland Medical Center, we strive for excellence in patient care. The efforts of our dedicated staff have resulted in numerous awards and accreditations from some of the country’s top medical associations of patient care, safety and quality.

In June, UH Cleveland Medical Center was again named by U.S. News & World Report to its Best Hospitals list, an achievement it has made 26 years in a row. In the 2024-25 list, UH Cleveland Medical Center ranks third among all hospitals in Ohio and is the only Ohio-based hospital to be named to U.S. News & World Report's inaugural list of Best Regional Hospitals for Equitable Access. ?

Physicians of University Hospitals have renewed a promise to meeting our patients’ health care needs. Our talented team is integral to our rich history of success and critical to our future in a dynamic environment. As stewards of the UH legacy for excellence in patient care, our physicians are guided by an unwavering commitment to our mission:

To Heal. To Teach. To Discover.

Founded in 1866, University Hospitals has grown over the last 150 years to become what it is today – one of the nation’s leading health care systems, committed to providing high-quality, patient-centered medical care to the residents of Northeast Ohio. Our facilities include a thriving academic medical center, consistently ranked among the nation’s top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, along with 18 hospitals, 40 health centers and dozens of medical practices throughout a 15-county region.

At UH, our national reputation for providing high-quality care, our direct involvement in pioneering medical advancements and clinical discoveries, and a continued commitment to training the next generation of health care providers demonstrate our dedication to living out the UH mission: To Heal. To Teach. To Discover.

Cleveland, OH is a culturally diverse city on the shores of Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes. Recreational, cultural and educational opportunities are abundant throughout Northeast Ohio. You'll find world-class museums and cultural events, professional sports and amusement parks, and the most golf courses per capita in the United States. Places Rated Almanac ranks the area second in recreational options out of 354 US metro areas. This region ranks fifth in the nation in number of major cultural resources per one million residents.