Physician - Vascular Surgery - Duluth, MN

Essentia Health•Duluth, MN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Join a highly respected, physician-led, integrated multispecialty health system ranked among America’s Top 50 Health Systems. This is an excellent opportunity to become part of a growing vascular surgery team in a busy tertiary care setting with strong institutional support, advanced technology, and a collaborative culture. This opportunity stands out because you will join 3 vascular surgeons within a unique physician-led, integrated multispecialty clinic and hospital system. You will practice at St. Mary’s Medical Center, a 330-bed tertiary care hospital and ACS-accredited Level I Adult Trauma Center. The position offers the second-highest number of aortic aneurysm repairs in Minnesota and a U.S. News & World Report designation of “very high” volume and “high performing” for AAA repair. You will perform full-spectrum vascular and endovascular surgery with a diverse and challenging case mix, with current volume exceeding 500 major procedures and 1,000 percutaneous endovascular/minor procedures annually. There is an opportunity for continued service line growth with additional surgeon support. The clinical environment is advanced, with active involvement in multiple aortic research projects, including advanced branched endograft studies. The facility features an accredited vascular lab, dedicated endovascular suites with full access to the cardiac catheterization lab, dedicated technical assistants, and dedicated cardiovascular OR nurses, surgical technicians, and anesthesiologists for high-risk and open vascular cases. There is close collaboration with interventional neuroradiology, structural heart, neurosurgery, and vascular surgery teams. Active regional screening programs for cerebrovascular, lower-extremity arterial, and aneurysmal disease are in place, along with a fully integrated atherosclerosis prevention program focused on primary and secondary prevention. Support is provided by 4 dedicated full-time vascular RNs and APPs. The call schedule is 1:4, shared evenly among the team.

Requirements

BC/BE Vascular Surgery
Endovascular training or experience required
Experienced surgeons and exceptional new fellowship graduates ready and willing to practice in a busy, diverse, and challenging pathology milieu with surgeons and institution dedication to collaboration and mentoring.

Responsibilities

Perform full-spectrum vascular and endovascular surgery.
Participate in aortic research projects.
Collaborate with interventional neuroradiology, structural heart, neurosurgery, and vascular surgery teams.
Engage in active regional screening programs for cerebrovascular, lower-extremity arterial, and aneurysmal disease.
Focus on primary and secondary prevention within the atherosclerosis prevention program.
Share call responsibilities evenly among the team.