Physician – Thoracic Surgery: BMG Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery
Compensation
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Job Description
Thoracic Surgery Opportunity
Seeking BC/BE Thoracic Surgeons to join our team!
- Base Salary: $650,000 with productivity incentives
- Sign-On Bonus, Relocation Assistance, CME Allowance, Retirement Benefits &
Malpractice Coverage
- This is an employed opportunity with Baptist Medical Group (a multidisciplinary medical group with over 1,500 employed physicians)
Some Notable Facts About Our TS Program
- Established thoracic surgery practice with strong referral relationships, advanced robotic capabilities, and close integration with Baptist Cancer
Center
- Primary facility: BMH - Memphis (700 bed tertiary referral center for our
26-hospital system)
- Advanced robotic surgery program with access to:
- Two da Vinci Xi robotic systems in Memphis
- One da Vinci Xi robotic system in DeSoto
- Approximately 90% of cases performed robotically
- No required ED call
- Flexible practice schedule featuring 3-4 OR days per week, multidisciplinary clinic participation, and dedicated outpatient clinic time
- Established referral base with continued opportunity for growth across the
Mid-South region
- Dedicated support team including experienced APPs, first assistants, and specialized surgical staff
- Work closely with the Baptist Cancer Center and participate in multidisciplinary care alongside medical oncology colleagues
- Baptist has a general surgery residency which offers opportunities to teach
- Great collaborative and collegial physicians and administrative team
- As a not-for-profit system, BMHCC qualifies for Public Service Loan
Forgiveness (PSLF)
- Learn more on our website: baptistonline.org
Community Highlights
- Memphis strikes the perfect balance between urban energy and southern charm.
- Enjoy a vibrant culture with a thriving food and music scene, pro sports,
- Division I athletics, and plenty of parks and outdoor adventures.
- Memphis International Airport just 10 minutes from downtown
- Beautiful homes and luxury living at a fraction of big-city prices (34% below the national average)
- Nationally ranked schools and family-friendly communities
- No State Income Tax
- A warm, welcoming community known for its hospitality and low cost of living
(10% below the national average)
Key Responsibilities
Perform thoracic surgeries using advanced robotic systems and participate in multidisciplinary clinics. Collaborate with the Baptist Cancer Center and medical oncology colleagues to provide comprehensive patient care.
Requirements
Candidates must be Board Certified or Board Eligible (BC/BE) Thoracic Surgeons. The role requires expertise in robotic surgery and the ability to work within a large, integrated medical group.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician – Thoracic Surgery: BMG Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery at Baptist a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Surgery — ranked against 1,279 active Surgery listings on WeekdayDoc.
Surgery — Physician Career Context
Of the 35 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 77% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 9,000 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $48 per wRVU — implying roughly $432k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.4 / 10 · above average in surgery | ranked against 1,279 Surgery listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Surgery median $550k (middle half $275k–$650k)23 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Tennessee index 91.9 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Surgery listings in Tennessee | 27 active | 1,286 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 6% remote · 77% no call · 60% no weekends35 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | loan repayment | Tennessee physician listings (all specialties): 29% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 5% offer loan repayment351 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 | 788 in the last 30 days | 493 the 30 days before (+60%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Implied production pay | ~$432k | $48/wRVU × 9,000 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU |
Location & Logistics
Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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$1 - $1MWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,279 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Benefits & Perks
Living in Memphis
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $148k
- Typical market rent
- $1,259/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 21 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 92.2
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.