Small Animal Surgeon – Specialty Practice
Listed compensation
$225k-$275k
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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
Key Skills
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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $225k–$275k | Surgery median $485k (middle half $275k–$650k)257 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$277k in purchasing power | Kentucky index 90.2 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Surgery listings in Kentucky | 14 active | 1,259 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Kentucky Physician listings: 39% state a sign-on bonus (median $75k) · 6% offer loan repayment156 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Surgery hiring demand | #4 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 40 days · 40% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 604 postings, 152 closed |
| New Surgery listings | 748 in the last 30 days | 486 the 30 days before (+54%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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