Thoracic Surgeon

Job Summary

The Surrey Thoracic Surgery Group at Surrey Memorial Hospital, serving the Fraser Health Authority in the Greater Vancouver area, located in beautiful British Columbia is seeking a sixth partner to join the existing team of five thoracic surgeons. Our group serves a large metropolitan area of over 2 million people, providing all general thoracic surgical services excepting lung transplantation. The program is largely an advanced MIS program. Greater than 98% of our surgical volume is undertaken by minimally invasive surgical techniques. We also have a growing advanced endoscopy program offering EBUS, EUS, POEM, RFA and ESD. We are expected to have a Robotic Program, starting September of 2025.

We are seeking a dynamic surgeon with commitment to clinical and academic excellence. We are affiliated with the University of British Columbia, and train medical students and residents. In addition to the Royal College residency in thoracic surgery, we also have a clinical fellowship program in advanced minimally invasive thoracic surgery. All surgeons have faculty appointments at UBC and are actively involved in formal didactic and clinical medical education. We have two Nurse Practitioners and we are in the process of having two Associate Physicians as part of our team. We also have a dedicated clinical research nurse coordinator. We share a practice with shared office space and central intake of all referrals.

Please upload your curriculum vitae and cover letter to by December 31, 2024. Applicants are required to provide three reference letters from practicing surgeons or contact referee names. Anticipated start date is January 1, 2025 or earlier.

Compensation

Alternative Payment Plan

Qualifications

CMPA, CPSBC Full, FRCSC

Locations

Surrey Memorial Hospital

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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