Full-time Neurosurgeon Employment | Albuquerque, NM | Growing Practice
Compensation
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Job Description
Lovelace Medical Group is seeking a skilled BE/BC Neurosurgeon to join their established and growing team. Lovelace Medical Center has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Certification in Spine Surgery.
Your Work
- Join 2 physicians, 1 NP, and a tenured support staff
- Traditional outpatient practice
- Dedicated OR blocks
- Excelsius GPS technology
- Clinic is adjacent to medical center
- Epic EMR
Recruitment Package May Include
- Base salary + wRVU production incentive
- CME allowance
- Sign-on bonus
- Medical debt assistance + Consultative services by Navigate Student Loans
- Relocation allowance
- Residency stipend
- Paid malpractice coverage
- Health benefits + Retirement plan
- Marketing + practice growth assistance
Your Health System
Lovelace Health System (LHS) has been committed to meeting the growing healthcare needs of Lovelace Medical Center since 1912. With a total 613 beds, LHS is comprised of Lovelace Medical Center, Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center, Lovelace UNM Rehabilitation Hospital, Lovelace Women's Hospital, Lovelace Westside Hospital, Lovelace Regional Hospital, New Mexico Heart Institute, and Lovelace Medical Group.
Your Community
Albuquerque, ranked among "The Best Places to Live" in 2022-2023 by U.S. News & World Report, is New Mexico's largest city (562K population) and sits in the high desert. With 310 days of sunshine, you will find the weather perfect for outdoor activities.
Water enthusiasts enjoy the gorgeous Rio Grande River running through the city. ABQ is also the hot air ballooning capital of the world and home to the largest University in the state- filled with fantastic cultural offerings and breathtaking landscapes.
Key Responsibilities
The neurosurgeon will join an established team to provide traditional outpatient care and perform surgeries using dedicated OR blocks. The role involves utilizing advanced technology like Excelsius GPS within a growing medical practice.
Requirements
Candidates must be Board Eligible or Board Certified (BE/BC) in Neurosurgery. The position requires a qualified medical professional capable of working within a multidisciplinary team environment.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Surgery — Physician Career Context
Of the 47 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 96% have no call, 79% require no weekends.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 9,500 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $475k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.
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Living in Albuquerque
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $340k
- Typical market rent
- $1,455/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 22 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 95.5
- State income tax
- Up to 5.9%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Albuquerque, NM metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.
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