Georgia Health Care System and Medical Center are actively recruiting a Cardio-Thoracic Surgeon to join their team of outstanding board-certified cardiologists and advanced practice providers, now including Cardiac Surgery and Structural Heart Interventional Program, and become a member of the newly established Cardiovascular Institute.

Qualified Candidates:

• Board Certified Thoracic Surgery
• 5-10 years of experience, interested in growing a cardiac surgery program, and has a passion for leading change
• Procedures needed include CABG, AVR, MVR, MV Repair, TV Repair, Maze, and LAAL
• Participation in structural procedures, some root/ascending repairs (rare), dissections (rare), and pericardial windows.

What you’ll enjoy within this practice:

• The Medical Center is accredited by the American College of Cardiology Association Services as a Cycle V Chest Center with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Physicians perform a high volume of procedures and diagnostic studies
• Established, growing practice
• Excellent work culture & collegiality among providers and staff
• Opportunities to participate with internal medicine and family medicine residency programs
• Beautiful, expanding hospital campus

The Medical Center

• The Medical Center is a 252-bed regional acute-care hospital that offers major medical, surgical and diagnostic services, including accredited stroke and chest pain centers. The Medical Center was recently named one of the nation's "100 Great Community Hospitals" by Becker's Hospital Review. Included under the Medical Center are a Wellness Center, Physician Group, Home Health and Hospice, Children’s Institute, and Cancer Institute among others. Their strategic location in north Georgia provides them the unique opportunity to offer a best case scenario, a wonderful quality of life, an excellent standard of living and extensive high quality services from board-certified physicians with strong ties to the Chattanooga and Atlanta medical community.

The Area:

• They are located in north Georgia, 30 minutes south of Chattanooga, Tennessee and 90 minutes north of Atlanta. They are in an ideal location situated at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains and just off of Interstate 75 for ease of travel. Their quaint southern charm is seen through their thriving downtown community and wonderful schools; both public and private. Opportunities to achieve a Work-Life Balance can be realized through an array of outdoor activities including water sports, golf, hiking, tennis and cycling.