Orthopedic Spine Surgeon (Chicago, IL)

Genesis Orthopedics & Sports Medicine•Chicago, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Spine surgery carries more weight than almost anything else in orthopedics. The patients who land in your clinic have often been through years of failed conservative care, multiple opinions, and a healthcare system that either rushed them to the OR or left them waiting indefinitely. They're in pain. They're scared. And the margin for error is about as thin as it gets. You know this. It's why you chose the specialty. What you may not have expected is how much of your career would be spent navigating systems that make it harder – not easier – to do the work well. Insurance fights. OR access. Referral pipelines built around the wrong incentives. A model that treats surgery as a first option instead of a last resort. Genesis was built as the antidote to all of that. And we're looking for a spine surgeon who's ready to practice inside a system designed around the patient – not the payer. We're a full-spectrum MSK platform – 16 clinics across Chicagoland, surgery through physical therapy, Medicaid to private pay – with a spine patient population that is high-volume, underserved, and waiting for someone who will take the time to treat them correctly. That last part matters here. Genesis was founded on the conviction that surgery is a last resort, not a revenue strategy. You'll have the clinical infrastructure to exhaust conservative care first –physical therapy, injections, imaging, pain management – and the surgical volume to back it up when the case actually calls for it. Day one, you'll have a full case load. You'll have 1–3 APPs supporting your practice. And you'll have a partnership-track role with real equity potential for a surgeon who wants to build, not just practice.

Requirements

BC/BE in orthopedic surgery with fellowship training in spine.
Licensed in Illinois or eligible.
Belief in conservative care first.
Technical breadth: comfortable with the full spectrum from cervical to lumbar, decompression to complex reconstruction, primary to revision.
Systems thinking: understanding the need for coordination of imaging, PT, pain management, surgical planning, and post-op rehab.
Mission alignment: desire to provide care to underserved populations.
Desire for equity and partnership, not just a salary.

Responsibilities

Perform the full spine spectrum, including: Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar degenerative disease, Disc herniation and radiculopathy, Spinal stenosis and decompression, Minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS), Cervical and lumbar fusion – anterior, posterior, and lateral approaches, Complex spinal reconstruction and revision surgery, Deformity correction – scoliosis, kyphosis, sagittal imbalance, Trauma – vertebral fractures, instability, cord injury, Tumor and infection – evaluation and surgical management, Motion preservation and disc replacement.
Access to Genesis's clinical trial infrastructure, product development opportunities, and the chance to contribute to research that actually moves spine surgery forward.
Practice inside a system designed around the patient – not the payer.
Exhaust conservative care first – physical therapy, injections, imaging, pain management.