Pediatric Surgeon

Forbes Top Ten Smartest City Needs a Pediatric Surgeon Immediately! This is an employed opportunity at Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children, located in Huntsville, AL. Established and growing practice serving a 1.25 million draw area in northern Alabama and southern Tennessee, with excellent pediatric subspecialty support. The case mix mostly consists of tumor removal, neonatology cases, and bread and butter pediatric surgery. In-office procedures include small incisions/drainages, extra digit removals, and foreign body removals. The OR is very efficient with highly skilled and knowledgeable Staff, CRNAs and Pediatric Anesthesiologists. Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children has a dedicated 16-bed pediatric ER and 16 ORs, with 2 trauma bays, a level III 75 bed NICU, 11 bed pediatric ICU, 40 pediatric inpatient beds and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital affiliate clinic for Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, one of only 8 in the United States. The opportunity offers the possibility to pursue some academics via research and/or clinical trials with UAB. Huntsville is situated in the fastest growing major metropolitan area in Alabama, and with the highest per capita income in the southeast, Huntsville is the best place to live, learn and work. We are a community on the move, rich with values and traditions while progressing with new ideas, exciting technologies and creative talents. Our community’s unique characteristics are a worldwide attraction and will certainly provide a place for you and your family to flourish. With a population of 385K in the metro area, we are a high-tech, family-oriented, multicultural community with excellent schools, dining and entertainment. Huntsville is nestled at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains with an abundance of activities to do inside or out. Public schools boast more national merit scholars per capita than any other in the country Technology, space and defense industries play a major role in Huntsville Huntsville/Madison County boasts more Doctorate degrees per capita than any other city in the nation Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Broadway Theater League, Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, US Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville Botanical Garden, Hsv Museum of Art, Constitution Hall Village, Early Works Children's Museum, Monte Sano State Park and Bridgstreet Towne center are just some of the main attractions! Huntsville Airport flies direct to Atlanta, Charlotte, Charleston, New York City, Washington D.C., Detroit, Miami, Tampa, Orlando, Denver, Houston, Dallas, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles. Huntsville named one of the Top 10 Smartest Cities in the World by Forbes. Huntsville named one of the Top 50 Best Places to Raise Children in the U.S. by Business Week. Huntsville named #1 Best City to Live in America by US News in 2022!