Description
Chair, Department of Surgery – Lahey Hospital & Medical Center (LHMC) LHMC and the UMass Chan-Lahey Regional Medical School in Burlington, MA seeks a visionary physician leader to serve as Chair of Surgery. This vital role oversees clinical, academic, strategic, and operational functions across all surgical services.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead strategy, innovation, and quality initiatives
- Recruit and develop top surgical talent
- Oversee performance, safety, and operations
- Foster collaboration across LHMC and Beth Israel Lahey Health
- Invigorate research and scholarship
- Support UMass Chan-Lahey’s teaching and training missions.
Department Highlights: Includes 13 specialties: Cardiothoracic, Colon and Rectal, General Surgery, Gynecology, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Otolaryngology, Plastic and Reconstructive, Surgical Critical Care, Transplant/Hepatobiliary, Urology, and Vascular. Supports ACGME-accredited residencies and offers faculty appointments via UMass Chan School of Medicine.
Ideal Candidate:
- Board-certified M.D./D.O. (or international equivalent) with MA licensure eligibility
- Able to be appointed at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor
- Minimum of 7 years of academic surgical leadership
- Proven excellence in clinical care, teaching, and research
- Strong strategic, operational, and people leadership
About LHMC: A 333-bed Level I trauma center 17 miles from Boston, LHMC is part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, a leading system focused on innovation, seamless care, and healthier communities. The UMass Chan-Lahey Regional Medical Campus offers an innovative medical education and leadership curriculum, with a mission to train the next generation of physician leaders.
Pay Range:
$600,000.00 USD - $900,000.00 USD
The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation may be determined based on several factors, that may include education, training, relevant experience, specialty, geography of work location, productivity, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. In addition to base compensation, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentive compensation, which may include productivity and quality bonuses.
