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DVM Focus
Cincinnati, Kentucky

Small Animal Surgeon – Specialty Practice

SurgeryFull-Time

Listed compensation

$225k-$275k

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Small Animal Surgeon | Greater Cincinnati Area

We’re working with an established specialty and emergency veterinary hospital in the Greater Cincinnati area seeking an experienced Small Animal Surgeon to join its growing team.

This is an opportunity for a surgeon who wants to practice advanced medicine in a collaborative environment with strong clinical support, sophisticated diagnostics and technology, and the resources to continue building a high-level surgical service.

Board certification is preferred, but it is not necessarily a requirement for the right doctor. A highly experienced veterinarian with substantial small animal surgical experience may also be considered.

  • What You’ll Find
  • Base compensation up to $275,000 + production
  • Path to future ownership
  • Established specialty and emergency caseload
  • Advanced diagnostic and surgical capabilities
  • Experienced technical and clinical support
  • Collaborative specialty environment
  • Medical autonomy
  • Continuing education and professional development support
  • Comprehensive benefits
  • Relocation assistance may be available
  • Opportunity to help shape and grow the surgical service
  • We’d Love to Meet a Surgeon Who
  • Has significant experience performing advanced small animal surgery
  • Is board-certified or residency-trained preferred
  • OR brings substantial surgical experience and demonstrated clinical capability
  • Values collaboration with emergency doctors, specialists, technicians, and referring veterinarians
  • Communicates well with clients and colleagues
  • Wants a long-term opportunity with professional and financial growth potential
  • Holds or is eligible to obtain appropriate veterinary licensure

Why This Opportunity?

This is more than simply stepping into another surgery position. The hospital is looking for someone who wants to become an important part of a growing specialty team, practice high-level medicine, and have meaningful influence over the continued development of the surgical service.

For the right veterinarian, there is also a path toward future ownership, providing an opportunity to participate more deeply in the long-term success of the practice.

Interested?

DVM Focus represents this opportunity confidentially. We’re happy to share additional details after an initial conversation and determine whether the position aligns with what you’re looking for professionally and personally.

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Key Responsibilities

The surgeon will perform advanced surgical procedures and provide high-level medical care within a collaborative specialty and emergency hospital environment. They will also play a key role in shaping and growing the surgical service department.

Requirements

Candidates should be board-certified or residency-trained, though highly experienced veterinarians with substantial surgical capability will be considered. Applicants must hold or be eligible for appropriate veterinary licensure.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification (preferred)

Key Skills

Surgical service managementClient communicationVeterinary medicineEmergency veterinary careDiagnostic capabilities

Surgery — Physician Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$250k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $277k in an average-cost state. 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Surgery by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$225k–$275kSurgery median $485k (middle half $275k–$650k)257 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$277k in purchasing powerKentucky index 90.2 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Surgery listings in Kentucky14 active1,259 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedKentucky Physician listings: 39% state a sign-on bonus (median $75k) · 6% offer loan repayment156 active listings, Nov 2026
Surgery hiring demand#4 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 40 days · 40% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 604 postings, 152 closed
New Surgery listings748 in the last 30 days486 the 30 days before (+54%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Benefits & Perks

Base compensation up to $275,000 + production
Path to future ownership
Comprehensive benefits
Continuing education and professional development support
Relocation assistance may be available
Medical autonomy