Physician – Orthopedic Surgery (Hand & Wrist / Foot & Ankle)
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Job Description
Job Title: Physician – Orthopedic Surgery (Hand & Wrist / Foot & Ankle)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Main Line HealthCare is actively recruiting a full-time Orthopedic Surgeon specializing in Hand & Wrist and/or Foot & Ankle to join our growing practice. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a dynamic and dedicated team committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centered care.
Highlights of the Position
Employed position offering an excellent benefits package, including vacation time, CME allowance, and two retirement plans.
- Join a non-profit organization dedicated to providing outstanding care to the community.
- Opportunity to work in a state-of-the-art facility.
- Supportive and collaborative work environment.
- Established referral base with strong demand for both upper and lower extremity subspecialty care.
Qualifications
- Experience preferred.
- Medical degree (MD or DO) from an accredited institution.
- Board-certified or board-eligible in Orthopedic Surgery.
- Successful completion of an accredited fellowship in Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery and/or Foot & Ankle Surgery.
- Valid state medical license or eligibility for licensure in Pennsylvania.
- A compassionate and patient-centered approach to care.
About Us
Main Line Health (MLH) is a not-for-profit health system serving portions of Philadelphia and its western suburbs.
At its core are four of the region’s respected acute care hospitals—Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital and Riddle Hospital—as well as one of the nation’s premier facilities for rehabilitative medicine, Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital; Mirmont Treatment Center and Main Line Health HomeCare & Hospice.
MLH also consists of multi-specialty physician networks, Lankenau Institute for Medical Research—a non-profit biomedical research organization—and six outpatient health centers located in Broomall, Collegeville, Concordville, Exton, Newtown Square and King of Prussia.
We recognize that our people are the most important asset we have, so we believe in fostering a work environment of collaboration, participation, and respect. Main Line Health is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. To learn more about life at Main Line Health, follow @mainlinehealthcareers on Instagram and Facebook.
Key Responsibilities
Provide high-quality, patient-centered orthopedic surgical care specializing in hand, wrist, foot, and ankle. Work within a collaborative team in a state-of-the-art facility to serve the community.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
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Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician – Orthopedic Surgery (Hand & Wrist / Foot & Ankle) at Main Line Health a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 10% in Orthopedic Surgery — ranked against 341 active Orthopedic Surgery listings on WeekdayDoc.
Orthopedic Surgery — Physician Career Context
In Pennsylvania, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$303k (116 salary observations; 665 listings), vs ~$294k nationally (3,766 salary observations; 15,065 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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