ERG | OH | Surgical Oncology | Physicians

Surgical Oncologist

Patients facing cancer need a surgeon who can turn a complex diagnosis into a clear plan and a safe operation. In this role, you lead the surgical course of care—from first consult through resection, recovery, and long-term surveillance—so people leave with the best chance of cure and the fewest complications. Your judgment in the clinic and the operating room will set the standard for how this program treats complex solid tumors.

Performance Objectives

• Build and run a high-quality surgical oncology practice that meets agreed volume, access, and patient-experience targets.
• Complete indicated resections with margins, staging, and complication rates that meet or beat program benchmarks.
• Present every complex case at multidisciplinary tumor board and deliver a written plan the team can execute.
• Shorten time from referral to first surgical consult and from decision to operation without compromising safety.
• Reduce unplanned readmissions and return-to-OR events through standardized pathways and early recovery protocols.
• Mentor fellows, residents, or advanced practice clinicians so they can manage routine cases to your standard.
• Contribute outcome data that the program uses to improve survival, quality, and referral confidence.

Environment & Resources

You will practice within a multidisciplinary cancer team—medical oncology, radiation oncology, pathology, radiology, nursing, and navigation—with dedicated OR block, clinic support, and tumor-board infrastructure. Reporting is to the surgical or cancer-program leadership. You will have access to modern staging, perioperative pathways, and the data needed to track your outcomes. Administrative support handles scheduling, authorizations, and coordination so your time stays on patients and the operating room.

Essential Qualifications

• MD or DO, board certification or eligibility in general surgery, and fellowship training in surgical oncology or an equivalent complex-oncology focus.
• Active license (or eligibility) and a record of independent operative practice in the tumor types this program treats.
• Demonstrated results on margins, complications, and timely care—not just a list of procedures performed.
• Habit of leading tumor-board decisions and communicating plans patients and referring physicians can follow.
• Comfortable teaching and holding a team to evidence-based pathways.
• Eligible for hospital privileges and required credentialing without restriction that would limit the role.

Role Selling Points

• A role defined by outcomes you own, not a generic call schedule.
• Real operative responsibility for complex cancer surgery, backed by a full cancer team.
• Protected time and support to build a practice rather than fill gaps.
• A placement process built on a clear match between your results and what the program needs.
• Partnership that continues after the offer, focused on a sustainable start and long-term fit.

Call to Action

If you want your next chapter measured by the patients you cure and the program you strengthen, apply with a brief note on the outcomes you are proudest of. We will respond with a direct conversation about fit.