Cornea Surgeon - Monterey, CA
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Job Description
Company Intro
Overview
Vantage Eye Center has experienced steady practice growth over the last 30 years and has an amazing opportunity for a BC/BE fellowship trained cornea surgeon to join our elite multispecialty ophthalmology and optometry practice.
The team includes 13 surgeons, 5 optometrists, & dedicated technicians, scribes, and front office staff that treat a wide variety of eye disease including corneal disorders, diabetic eye diseases, cataracts, retina, oculoplastics, refractive, and glaucoma.
We have over 50,000 patient visits and over 5,000 major surgical procedures each year; the call schedule is light at approximately 4 weeks per year.
About the Practice
Vantage Eye Center continues a long tradition of the best in eye care on the central California Coast. We are truly full service with our own on-site ophthalmology specific 2 room ASC as well as optical shops that are open Monday-Friday, 8:00-5:00.
With two locations in Monterey and another in Salinas, we value our reputation as the region's premiere center for comprehensive eye care and services. With doctors trained in the most-advanced medical & surgical techniques, Vantage Eye offers university-level eye care close to home.
About the Location
We are located in beautiful Monterey County California, only 90 minutes from Stanford University and 2 hours from San Francisco. The region is a global capital for ocean science and technology and Monterey Bay is among the most studied areas of the ocean.
There are plenty of things to do in Monterey, a quintessential north Californian ocean town. Facing wide Monterey Bay, it's famed around the globe for its abundance of marine wildlife and uber-fresh seafood. Mild weather throughout the year and an abundance of family friendly attractions make this a very special place!
About the Benefits
- Immediate high surgical volumes focused on high-quality care with lucrative productivity incentives.
- Strong referral networks & support staff.
- State-of-the-art technology.
- Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, legal, pet, and childcare.
- Continuing education, state licensure and medical malpractice coverage.
- Traditional and Roth 401(k) retirement options with company match.
- Commencement & relocation assistance available.
- Equity buy-in opportunities.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact Brian O. Donovan, Sr. Physician Recruiter, at 603-661-0477 (call/text) or brian.donovan@americanvisionpartners.com.
Key Responsibilities
Perform a wide variety of surgical procedures and treat eye diseases including corneal disorders, cataracts, and glaucoma. Collaborate with a multispecialty team of surgeons and optometrists to provide high-quality patient care.
Requirements
Must be a Board Certified or Board Eligible fellowship-trained cornea surgeon. Candidates should possess advanced medical and surgical skills to support a high-volume practice.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Cornea Surgeon - Monterey, CA at American Vision Partners a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 5% in Surgery — ranked against 953 active Surgery listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.
Surgery — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 88% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is down 7.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 5,000 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $250k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.
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- No call
- No weekends
Living in Salinas
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $732k
- Typical market rent
- $2,501/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 27 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 109.0
- State income tax
- Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Salinas, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.