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

Board Certification

Key Skills

Laparoscopic SurgeryNeonatal SurgeryPediatric Trauma CareGeneral Surgery EducationInterdisciplinary Collaboration

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).

Physician by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysician median $485k (middle half $275k–$650k)252 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingOhio index 92.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician listings in Ohio631 active22,640 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 98% no call · 78% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Physician pay trend+1.7% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

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Below most Surgery listings for work-life

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About Dayton Children's Hospital

Hospitals and Health Care
Dayton, OH
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive and highly competitive compensation and benefit package
Malpractice coverage

Living in Dayton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$147k
Typical market rent
$1,241/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.