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Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware is seeking a Pediatric Surgeon.

The Pediatric Surgeon will be responsible for the management of surgical problems in infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. The pediatric surgeon will collaborate closely with the other members of the pediatric surgical team, as well as the pediatricians, to provide comprehensive care for our patients.

The ideal candidate will have experience in all neonatal and childhood surgical procedures but also a focus of specialization that defines the candidate as a unique member of the team.

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has verified NCHDE as a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center, Children's Surgery Verification (CSV), and a Committee on Cancer Hospital. We enjoy a full service neonatal and pediatric ECMO program, an Advanced Delivery Unit with multidisciplinary collaboration, a Bariatric Program, and specialized hepato-biliary-pancreatic service that include liver and kidney transplantation. The Division of General Surgery supports every other year ACGME Pediatric Surgical Fellowship Program. Nemours Children's Hospital Delaware is the Department of Pediatrics for the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA. The Department of Pediatrics includes an ACGME Pediatric residency and multiple board approved fellowships.

Academic appointment is awarded by Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University based on established professorial guidelines. General Surgery is a Division in the Department of Surgery. A newly appointed Surgeon-in-Chief for NCH-DE has oversight of all our surgical services.

For confidential consideration, please forward your CV to:

Zac Wilberger, Physician Recruiter

Nemours Children's Health

zac.wilberger@nemours.org

This is a rare opportunity to step into a busy practice in one of the Northeast's most desirable communities. Located in the Northeast corridor, Wilmington provides limitless cultural and professional opportunities given its easy access and proximity to major metropolitan areas while being nestled in the bucolic Brandywine Valley. As the center of commerce and culture in Delaware, Wilmington combines the amenities and excitement of big-city living with the peace and charm of a small town.

As one of the nation's premier pediatric health care systems, Nemours provides world-class clinical care in four states - Delaware, Florida, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Located in Wilmington, Delaware, Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware offers intensive and acute inpatient and outpatient services covering more than 30 pediatric specialties. Ranked among the nation's best in pediatric specialty care by U.S. News & World Report, this world-renowned teaching hospital has served children from 42 states and 14 nations. Extending the world-class care of Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware, the Nemours Children's Clinic provides expert care for even more children across the Delaware Valley through community-based physician services and collaborative partnerships with health and hospital systems.

Nemours offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits package that includes bonus incentives, relocation allowance, life insurance, comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, CME and board maintenance allowances, 403b retirement plan with employer matching and an additional 457b retirement savings plan, educational allowance, paid licensure and malpractice fees, professional membership dues allowance, and more.