Pediatric Surgeon (MD or DO) - Dayton Children's Hospital
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Job Description
Facility
Dayton Children's - Main Campus
Department: Pediatric Surgery
Schedule: Full time
Hours: 40
Job Details
Dayton Children’s Hospital, a freestanding children’s hospital in Dayton, Ohio, is recruiting for an additional pediatric surgeon to join a current team of 5 in a robust pediatric surgery and neonatal practice.
Department Specific Job Details
This is a full-time position, employed by Dayton Children’s Specialty Physicians, and includes a comprehensive and highly competitive compensation and benefit package. The successful candidate must be BC/BE in pediatric surgery and hold or obtain an unrestricted Ohio medical license.
Highlights of the Position Include
- A culture of collaboration, professionalism, innovation, and quality improvement within the division.
- Performing a large # of laparoscopic and neonatal procedures
- ECMO
- Oncology, ACS CoC accreditation
- Active clinical research focus with research resident within the division
- Dedicated clinic staff; 3 nurse practitioners, resource nurses
- PGY1, PGY3 & PGY4 General Surgery Residents
- University professor appointment
- Level 1 ACS CSV & NSQIP database
- Level 1 ACS Verified Pediatric Trauma Center & TQIP database
Dayton Children’s serves a pediatric population from a 20-county region of central and southwestern Ohio and eastern Indiana. The main campus is located near downtown Dayton and an outpatient campus is located just south of Dayton in Miamisburg, Ohio.
The Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine department of Surgery and its residency program are based at Dayton Children’s. All of our physicians hold faculty appointments at the Boonshoft School of Medicine and teach medical students and residents. Residents in general surgery, neurology, pediatrics, family medicine, child psychiatry, emergency medicine and orthopedics train at Dayton Children’s. Dayton Children’s is a primary training site for the Boonshoft School of Medicine general surgical residency as well as surgical residents from Kettering Health and four programs of the Henry Ford system in Detroit and the surrounding areas.
Dayton metro area is the fourth largest metro area in the state of Ohio and is noted for its association with aviation, most notably due to the Wright brothers’ invention of flight. The city is home to the National Museum of the United States Air Force, some of the best private and public schools in the state, a vibrant arts and entertainment community, and a beautiful system of parks, trails, and river corridors. The city is affordable, offers beautiful suburbs with larger-than-average properties, and is easy to navigate with minimal traffic. Visit dayton.com.
Key Responsibilities
Provide pediatric surgical care as part of a five-surgeon team, including laparoscopic and neonatal procedures and care involving ECMO and pediatric oncology. Participate in clinical research, quality improvement, and teaching medical students and surgical residents.
Requirements
Candidates must be board-certified or board-eligible in pediatric surgery and hold or obtain an unrestricted Ohio medical license. The role requires advanced expertise in pediatric surgery, with experience appropriate to a senior physician position.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 10+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Surgery — Physician Career Context
Of the 40 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 98% have no call, 78% require no weekends.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Physician median $485k (middle half $275k–$650k)252 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost of living | Ohio index 92.8 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physician listings in Ohio | 631 active | 22,640 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 98% no call · 78% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Physician pay trend | +1.7% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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