Pediatric Surgeon / Clinical Associate Professor (HS)
Listed compensation
$69,624 - $73,624
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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 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 72% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is down 17.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$72k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $66k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- Includes call
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Living in New York
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $876k≈ 12.6× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $4,154/mo≈ 72% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 40 min
- State income tax
- Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.
About SUNY Downstate Medical Center
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