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WVU Medicine
Butler, Pennsylvania

Physician - Thoracic Surgery (FT - BMH)

SurgeryNo callFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Welcome! We’re excited you’re considering an opportunity with us! To apply to this position and be considered, click the Apply button located above this message and complete the application in full. Below, you’ll find other important information about this position.

The West Virginia University Health System, the state’s largest health system and largest private employer, comprises 18 hospitals throughout the state and bordering states. In addition, it includes five institutes, as well as providing management services for other local hospitals through affiliate agreements.

Whether you are caring for our patients at one of the critical access hospitals, community sites, regional or academic medical centers, we are all one WVU Health System.

Work Here. Thrive Here.

Additional Job Description

West Virginia University School of Medicine and the Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery seek a General Thoracic Surgeon (ranks available: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor). The successful candidate will be expected to practice in Butler, PA.

Depending on operational needs, a successful candidate may also be assigned to provide services at additional worksites in West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. In such instances, travel would be anticipated and expected to fulfill said duties at these additional sites.

Duties

The successful candidate joins a group of internationally renowned academic thoracic surgeons who are part of the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute and Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center. Candidates with competency in minimally invasive lung and esophageal surgery should apply. In addition to providing excellent patient care, the successful candidate will also be actively involved in teaching medical students, residents, and fellows.

Qualifications

Candidates must have an MD or DO degree (or foreign educational equivalent), and be eligible for state medical license. Successful candidate must have completed general surgery residency program, as well as cardiothoracic surgery fellowship program. Successful candidate must be board-certified or board-eligible in thoracic surgery. All qualifications must be met by the time of appointment.

Build your legacy as you serve, teach, learn, and make a difference from day one. To learn more, visit wvumedicine.org.

  • Comprehensive Benefits
  • Highly competitive salary
  • Malpractice coverage
  • Health Benefits
  • Retirement plans – including 100% Employer Contributed 401a
  • Relocation allowance

For additional questions or to send your CV, please contact Justin Kelly at justin.kelly3@wvumedicine.org

JR26-47954

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Shift: Exempt/Non-Exempt:

United States of America (Exempt)

Company

UHA University Health Associates

Cost Center

124 UHA HVI CVT Surgery

Address

  • Butler
  • Pennsylvania

Equal Opportunity Employer

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.

WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will provide expert patient care in general thoracic surgery and participate in the teaching of medical students, residents, and fellows. They will also be expected to travel to various worksites across West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania as operational needs dictate.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree and have completed both a general surgery residency and a cardiothoracic surgery fellowship. Applicants must be board-certified or board-eligible in thoracic surgery and eligible for a state medical license.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Minimally invasive lung surgery

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician - Thoracic Surgery (FT - BMH) at WVU Medicine a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Surgery — ranked against 1,126 active Surgery listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Surgery — Physician Career Context

In Pennsylvania, the Surgery weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$421k (13 salary observations; 101 listings), vs ~$481k nationally (319 salary observations; 1,769 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 96% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is down 11.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Surgeon Jobs

43 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution43 jobs · 13 employers

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21
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks40 jobs · 13 employers

401k / retirement match
70% this job
Sign-on bonus
30%
Relocation assistance
20% this job
CME allowance
5%
Loan repayment
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.1
Better work-life than 60% of Surgery listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,126 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call

Living in Butler

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$266k
Typical market rent
$1,018/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
94.7
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Pittsburgh, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About WVU Medicine

Hospitals and Health Care
Morgantown, WV
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Highly competitive salary
Malpractice coverage
Health Benefits
Retirement plans – including 100% Employer Contributed 401a
Relocation allowance