Cardiothoracic Surgeon - Wausau, WI

Aspirus is a nationally recognized physician-driven healthcare system. For 10 consecutive years

Truven / Watson Health has recognized Aspirus Wausau Hospital as a “Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospital.” Enjoy the benefits of a large referral network as our health system offers 18 hospitals, 130 clinics, and 14,000 team members. Benefit from the convenience of working on-site at only the main campus, Aspirus Wausau Hospital, a Level II Trauma Center.

Due to planned retirement, our practice of three experienced Cardiothoracic Surgeons and four Physician Assistants is seeking a BC/BE Cardiothoracic Surgeon.

This is a hospital employed practice with an income potential at or above the 90^th percentile of MGMA. Starting salary $822k+ with a 2-3 year track to partnership. Income potential over 1 million plus as a partner.

This is a high volume program with a wide variety of cases. The case mix for 3 surgeons is approximately 600 cardiac and 200 thoracic cases per year. We also work closely with our interventional cardiologists and vascular surgeons, operating together for TAVRs and complex aortic cases/TEVAR, respectively.

Surgeries performed at Aspirus Wausau Hospital include:

• AVR
• Complex aortic surgery
• TEVAR
• Mitral valve repair/replacement
• Tricuspid valve repair/replacement
• CABG (primarily an off-pump practice)
• Complex atrial fibrillation surgery, including robotic approaches
• TAVR
• Robotic thoracic surgery

              Benefits Offered:                           

• Sign-on bonus
• Potential for Loan Repayment
• Paid Relocation
• Tiered Vacation starting at 6 weeks, with up to 11 weeks with Partnership
• Malpractice
• Health & Dental
• Vested Retirement with potential for 403b Plan

Since 1987 Aspirus Heart & Lung Surgery has provided care to residents of Central Wisconsin, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Northeastern Minnesota.  Wausau is home to four-season recreational opportunities, extraordinary park systems, a thriving arts community featuring the Grand Theater (just voted) in the Top 200 Theaters in the World, the River District offering boutiques and specialty shops, a stimulating summer concert season and bountiful farmers markets.  Make this exceptional community your home.

New graduates are encouraged to apply.  BC/BE required.  This is not a visa eligible opportunity.

If interested in learning more, please contact Jamie Dahl at

Jamie.Dahl@aspirus.org ** 800-792-8728 **  www.AspirusProviderOpps.org

Aspirus Heart Care is a large, single specialty cardiology group covering central and northern Wisconsin, as well as the upper peninsula of Michigan. For 30 years, the group has consistently provided state-of-the-art, patient focused cardiovascular services for the region.

Aspirus Wausau Hospital is the only hospital in the United States that has been selected as a Watson Health Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospital for 7 consecutive years in a  row!

• Using the latest diagnostic and surgical innovations, Aspirus Heart & Vascular provides complete cardiovascular care, including:

  • Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) and Heart Rhythm Treatment
  • Heart Valve Disease
  • Cardiology
  • Chronic Total Occlusion Treatment
  • Pediatric Cardiology
  • Beating-heart surgery
  • Cardiac Rehab
  • Aspirus Research Institute - Clinical Research
  • Vascular Surgery

Aspirus Wausau Hospital is the flagship of the Aspirus system that serves patients in 14 counties across northern and central Wisconsin, as well as the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is licensed for 325 beds and staffed by 350 physicians in 35 specialties.

Aspirus Wausau Hospital provides primary, secondary and tertiary care services as a regional referral center. Specialty referral service emphasis exists in cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, orthopedics and cancer. The hospital has an average daily inpatient census of 160 with approximately 15,000 admissions per year. Outpatient visits exceed 50,000 and there are also more than 24,000 annual emergency department visits.

Best known for its world-class cardiovascular program, Aspirus Wausau Hospital also provides leading edge cancer, trauma, women’s health, and spine and neurological care.

In January 2019, Aspirus Wausau Hospital opened an eight-bed Clinical Decision Unit (CDU). The new unit aims to improve patient length-of-stay for observation and ambulatory patients throughout the hospital. 

The hospital is continually recognized nationally for the level of care it provides. Aspirus Wausau Hospital has earned high quality ratings or awards from prominent quality agencies such as HealthGrades, Thomson Reuters, Truven Health, Becker’s Hospital Review, Mission: Lifeline® and U.S. News & World Report.

Aspirus Health serves communities throughout northeastern Minnesota, northern and central Wisconsin, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

• We operate 18 hospitals and 130 outpatient locations, and provide home health services, hospice care, and air-medical transport.
• We employ nearly 14,000 team members, including 1,300 employed physicians and advanced practice clinicians.
• We are committed to being economically, socially, and environmentally responsible.
• We are a non-profit health system based in Wausau, Wisconsin.
• We are dedicated to delivering high-quality care to rural communities.