Assistant Professor – Cardiac Surgeon
Listed compensation
$445k-$500k
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time · on-site
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
University of Colorado Anschutz
Department: Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Job Title: Assistant Professor – Cardiac Surgeon
Position #:00852971 – Requisition #:41142
Job Summary:
The candidate will be expected to provide inpatient/outpatient medical care services primarily at the University of Colorado Hospital. The candidate will also provide independent clinical services for patients at other affiliated hospital sites including the Denver VAMC. The candidate will be expected to provide clinical services for heart and lung transplantation. The candidate will also be expected to participate in the development of protocols for the care of cardiothoracic surgery patients. The candidate may also be asked to participate in marketing and networking opportunities with referring providers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Inpatient and outpatient surgeries
- Aortic program and surgeries
- Heart Transplant surgeries
- Lung Transplant surgeries
- Rounding, writing orders, and Hospital discharge
- Patient assessment, patient education, care coordination, and disease management
- Collaboration with colleagues, hospital and clinic staff
- Engage in scholarly activities and education of student resident and fellows within the University of Colorado system
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Surgery — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 70% have no call, 56% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$473k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $458k in an average-cost state. 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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