Emergency General Surgeon

Overview

Atrium Health Pineville is seeking a board-certified/board-eligible Emergency General Surgeon to join our collaborative team in Charlotte, North Carolina. Atrium Health is a leading community-focused academic healthcare system serving North and South Carolina.

• Deliver excellence in patient-centered care, focusing on quality improvement and care optimization.
• Participate in resident, medical student, and advanced care practitioner education.
• Engage in research to improve the organization, management, and delivery of high-quality general surgery care.
• Practice includes emergency general surgery with opportunities for elective cases.
• Inpatient and outpatient services are supported by Advanced Practice Practitioners.
• Participate in scholarly and professional development activities.
• Call schedule: ~4 weeknights/month, no more than 1 in every 4 weekends.
• Opportunity for academic appointment with Wake Forest Department of Surgery.

• BC/BE in General Surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
• Fellowship training in minimally invasive surgery or Acute Care Surgery preferred.
• Experience in quality improvement, healthcare administration, or health services research is a plus.

Atrium Health is one of the largest public, not-for-profit systems in the nation: 7,500+ beds, 70,000 employees, 12 million+ patient encounters annually. General Surgery covers emergency services at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center, Mercy, and Pineville, and performs elective cases. Pineville: 307-bed acute care hospital;
Carolinas Medical Center: 874-bed tertiary/qua ternary hospital, Level I trauma center;
Mercy: 232-bed acute care hospital. Freestanding emergency rooms provide additional patient access. Department of Surgery: 75 clinical faculty, 6 PhD researchers, multiple divisions including General & GI Surgery, HPB, Pediatric, Plastic, Oncology, and Urology. Division of General & GI Surgery: 17 faculty members across several sections. Active leadership roles in EGS Guidelines, Acute Care Surgery Network, peer review, research, and national surgical societies.

• Commitment to quality and evidence-based practices.
• Support for innovation in surgical practice, education, and research.
• Emphasis on work-life balance and academic potential.
• Promotion of interdisciplinary collaboration and regional/national engagement.
• Access to the Carolinas Center for Clinical Outcomes Science for research and data analytics.
• General surgery residency and multiple fellowship programs.

Inclusive culture that values diversity and teamwork. Resources and support for personal and professional growth. Opportunity to work alongside leading minds in medicine.