Physician Vascular Surgery

Job Summary

Geisinger is seeking a BC/BE vascular surgeon to join the Heart and Vascular Institute team for the Geisinger-Community Medical Center (GCMC), located in Scranton, PA and Geisinger-Wyoming Valley (GWV), located in Wilkes Barre, PA.

Job Duties

About the Geisinger Community Medical Center position in Scranton

• The vascular surgery team at GCMC is currently made up of 4 board-certified vascular surgeons and 3 physician extenders.

• This GCMC Vascular group coordinates care with the Geisinger GWV Vascular group thus sharing call on weekends between the two hospitals.

• General surgery and podiatry residents rotate on the service.

About the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center position in Wilkes Barre

• The vascular surgery team at GWV is currently made up of 4 board-certified vascular surgeons and 3 physician extenders.

• This GWV Vascular group coordinates care with the GCMC Vascular group thus sharing call on weekends between the two hospitals.

• General surgery and Vascular surgery fellows & residents rotate on the service.

Both Vascular Practice Locations

• The practices are limited to vascular and endovascular surgery - no general surgery.

• Approximately 60% of the practice is endovascular.

• At each hospital there is one dedicated vascular surgery state-of-the-art endovascular suite located in the OR and one adjacent cath lab utilized for routine endovascular cases.

• ICAVL-accredited vascular lab with approximately 8000 studies per year run within the vascular department.

• Practice includes the full spectrum of vascular practice from carotid surgery/stenting to open aortic surgery and aortic stent grafts.

• Teaching hospital providing advanced care to the State of Pennsylvania using 7 Geisinger helicopters working to coordinate care at all three major Vascular hospitals (Scranton, Wilkes-Barre & Danville)

• Geisinger Commonwealth College of Medicine students rotate on a regular basis.

Geisinger is committed to making better health easier for the more than 1 million people it serves. Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes nine hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,600 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually.

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Position Details

Education

Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine- (Required)

Experience

Certification(s) and License(s)

Licensed Medical Doctor - State of Pennsylvania

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