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Wyoming, Michigan

Cardiothoracic Surgeon – Grand Rapids, MI - MD/DO

SurgeryIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

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Job Description

Cardiothoracic Surgeon – Grand Rapids, MI - MD/DO

Requisition #: req12286

Shift: FTE status: 0

On-call

Weekends

About Metro Health – University of Michigan Health

Integrated Healthcare System

Metro Health serves more than 250,000 patients annually from across West Michigan – and beyond.

In addition to a 208-bed hospital, which provides a comprehensive suite of inpatient and outpatient healthcare services, Metro Health has a growing number of neighborhood outpatient centers and offices throughout West Michigan.

We also provide a community clinic for the under-served and student health clinics on the campuses of Grand Valley State University and Aquinas College.

With more than 500 physicians on staff, Metro Health provides a growing number of specialty health services, including cancer treatment, heart and vascular, neurology, pulmonology and others. Many are members of the Metro Health Medical Group.

  • Community Features
  • University Affiliated Hospital

Located in Beautiful West Michigan

  • 15 minutes from Gerald R. Ford International Airport
  • Approximately 35 minutes from Lake Michigan
  • Affordable housing
  • Supportive community with good public and private schools

Cardiothoracic Surgeon – Grand Rapids, MI - MD/DO

University of Michigan Health-West is seeking a full-time board eligible/board certified Cardiothoracic Surgeon. High caliber, quality focused, innovative physicians should apply to join our Cardiovascular team of physicians to expand and provide care to local communities. Michigan Medicine and University of Michigan Health systems create an opportunity for program collaboration, mentorship, and research if desired.

Candidate will need to coordinate and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure a positive experience for all patients, families, and staff.

MISSION, VISION, VALUES and CUSTOMER PROMISE

MISSION: We are relentlessly advancing health to serve West Michigan.

VISION: Our innovations change care. Our care changes lives.

VALUES: Our values reflect our heritage and the legacy of all we’ve accomplished in the past and will build in the future. Caring, innovation, inclusion, integrity, teamwork

Customer Promise

I will bring compassion and excellence to everything that I do.

Opportunity Details

  • Comprehensive; multi-disciplinary heart and vascular service line
  • Health system employed medical group model, offering a highly market competitive and non-academic compensation plan
  • Expansive Cardiovascular Network serving much of the West Michigan region and Lake Michigan shoreline
  • Extensive Primary Care referral network
  • Full benefit package
  • Malpractice coverage
  • Program marketing
  • CME/Paid Time Off
  • Potential sign on bonus
  • Potential medical school loan assistance
  • Partnering team of specialists

About University of Michigan Health-West

University of Michigan Health-West serves more than 250,000 patients annually from across West Michigan – and beyond.

In addition to a 208-bed hospital, which provides a comprehensive suite of inpatient and outpatient healthcare services, University of Michigan Health-West has a growing number of neighborhood outpatient centers and offices throughout West Michigan.

The University of Michigan Health Partners group aims to provide an innovative culture of inclusion and diversity in the work setting; along with a progressive work-life integration focus to achieve the best possible patient outcomes.

Medical education is a key cornerstone to our continued innovation at UMHW, offering seven different residency programs and one fellowship program to over 80 learners.

With more than 500 physicians on staff, University of Michigan Health-West provides a strategic roadmap of growth in all areas of the integrated healthcare system.

Specifically, continued growth in our Heart and Vascular care, Neurosciences, Cancer Care and Orthopedics; partnered with continued growth of a very strong primary care team has allowed UMHW to become the premier healthcare institution in the region and a regional referral center for care.

UMHP/UMH-West is proud to serve a diverse patient population; with that, the ideal candidate for this position would have experience working with culturally diverse patients and be fluent in any of the following languages: English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Nepali and Bosnian.

About the Cardiovascular Network of West Michigan

The recent agreement to develop The Cardiovascular Network of West Michigan, a joint venture between University of Michigan Health- Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan Health-West and Trinity Health leverages the combined resources and capabilities of the two West Michigan health systems and Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan. The Cardiovascular Network of West Michigan encompasses three West Michigan campuses including: University of Michigan Health-West located in Wyoming, MI, Trinity Health Saint Mary’s located in Grand Rapids, MI and Trinity Health Mercy Muskegon located in Muskegon, MI.

Community Features

University of Michigan affiliated hospital system

Located in Beautiful West Michigan

  • 15 minutes from Gerald R. Ford International Airport
  • Approximately 35 minutes from Lake Michigan
  • Affordable housing in both suburban and rural settings
  • Supportive and diverse community with highly ranked public and private schools

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Key Responsibilities

Provide high-quality cardiothoracic surgical care to local communities within a comprehensive heart and vascular service line. Coordinate and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure positive outcomes for patients, families, and staff.

Requirements

Candidates must be MD/DO and board eligible or board certified in Cardiothoracic Surgery. Experience working with culturally diverse patients and fluency in languages such as Spanish, Vietnamese, Nepali, or Bosnian is desired.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient CareMultidisciplinary CollaborationClinical InnovationMedical ResearchCultural Competency

Surgery — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 90% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks38 jobs · 6 employers

401k / retirement match
87%
Sign-on bonus
13% this job
CME allowance
8% this job
Relocation assistance
5%
Loan repayment
3% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 1.5
Below most Surgery listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 988 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Wyoming

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$286k
Typical market rent
$1,659/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Metro Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Wyoming, Michigan
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Full benefit package
Malpractice coverage
CME/Paid Time Off
Potential sign on bonus
Potential medical school loan assistance
Program marketing