Pediatric Surgeon / Clinical Associate Professor (HS)
Listed compensation
$70K–$74K
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
The Department of Surgery at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Pediatric Surgeon / Clinical Associate Professor (HS). The successful candidate will:
- Assist with the development, quality and growth of the pediatric surgery program.
- Provide on-call coverage for an average of 7-days per month, including one weekend.
- Provide comprehensive onsite surgical attending care for all pediatric surgery, inpatients and outpatients including, but not limited to, daily multidisciplinary rounds, ongoing communication with referring physicians and leading all surgery meetings as well as in the pediatric surgery clinic.
- Establish and promote structures as well as processes that will enhance the care of patients.
- Assist with outreach strategies and multidisciplinary team-building efforts.
- Be accountable for ongoing supervision of surgical residents, medical students, and other allied healthcare professional program trainees on the surgical service.
Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate will provide comprehensive onsite surgical attending care and lead the pediatric surgery program's quality and growth initiatives. They will also be responsible for supervising surgical residents and medical students while facilitating multidisciplinary team-building and outreach efforts.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Medical Doctor degree, possess a New York State medical license, and have completed accredited general surgery and pediatric surgery fellowship programs. Board certification or eligibility in Pediatric Surgery and a current DEA registration are also required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 10+ years of experience
Key Skills
Surgery — Physician Career Context
Of the 36 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 89% have no call, 58% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Surgery median $418k (middle half $300k–$561k)18 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | New York index 107.9 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Surgery listings in New York | 51 active | 1,303 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 6% remote · 89% no call · 58% no weekends36 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | New York physician listings (all specialties): 25% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 16% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Surgery hiring demand | #4 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 40 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 604 postings, 152 closed |
| New Surgery listings | 824 in the last 30 days | 480 the 30 days before (+72%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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