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Sentara Health
Woodbridge, Virginia

Breast General Surgery Physician, Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center

SurgeryIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$312k-$380k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 27m ago · Verified live

Job Description

City/State

Woodbridge, VA

Work Shift

  • First (Days)
  • Provider Specialty
  • General Surgery

Overview

Sentara, an Award-Winning Innovative, Non-Profit Healthcare System, is recruiting a fellowship trained Breast Surgeon to join our surgery team in Northern Virginia.

Sentara is a COC accredited Cancer Network and our program in Woodbridge, Virginia is an NAPBC accredited Comprehensive Breast Center offering Tomosynthesis, MRI, as well as an experienced breast cancer navigator.

No general surgery call required unless interested.

Join our collegial, well-established, and highly regarded general surgery group at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center. Responsible for elective and emergent surgical care with optional trauma surgery coverage at our Level III Trauma Center.

All surgical responsibilities would be based out of one hospital.

Interested applicants will have an opportunity to train or help expand the services offered at our SRC Accredited Robotic Center of Excellence. The surgical group is aligned with hospital administration with shared input on all aspects of surgical care.

Requirements for Candidates

  • Board Certified in General Surgery or Board Eligible with intent to sit for Board Examinations
  • Active Virginia license or ability to obtain licensure in Virginia
  • ## Named One of the Top Five Large Healthcare Systems in the Country by IBM Watson and included on Forbes List of Top Employers

All Opportunities Offer

Competitive Salary Guarantee

Sign-On/Commencement Bonuses

  • Exceptional Benefits including Retirement Package with Matching Contribution
  • Malpractice and Tail coverage
  • $7,500 Annual CME allowance
  • 46 Days Annual PTO
  • 501(c)3 Not-For-Profit organization, qualified for Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Located only 25 miles south of our Nation's Capital, you are offered unsurpassed professional, educational, and cultural amenities plus outstanding all-season recreation!

For More Information Please Contact

  • Kay Miller, kmmille1@sentara.com, 804-543-3473
  • Keyword- Doximity

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $312,083.20 - $379,662.40 annually. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, on-call pay, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs. Note: If an annual salary is posted, it is based on a full-time colleague working 2,080 hours annually. Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401(k)/403(b) with employer match; paid time off (vacation, sick time, and holidays); paid parental and military leave; educational assistance or student loan repayment; and voluntary benefits.

Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career

  • Medical, Dental, Vision plans
  • Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
  • Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
  • Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
  • Emergency Backup Care
  • Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
  • Life Insurance
  • 401k/403B with Employer Match
  • Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
  • Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
  • Pet Insurance
  • Legal Resources Plan
  • Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met

Providers at Sentara are eligible for special benefits such as Annual CME Allowance and 100% malpractice and tail coverage.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

  • In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.
  • For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs providers in the following states:
  • North Carolina, Nevada, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

Key Responsibilities

The physician will provide elective and emergent surgical care as part of a well-established general surgery group. Responsibilities include performing breast surgeries and potentially assisting with trauma surgery coverage at a Level III Trauma Center.

Requirements

Candidates must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in General Surgery with the intent to sit for examinations. An active Virginia medical license or the ability to obtain one is required.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Breast surgeryRobotic surgeryPatient navigationClinical leadership

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Breast General Surgery Physician, Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center at Sentara Health 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 1,279 active Surgery listings on WeekdayDoc.

Surgery — Physician Career Context

Of the 31 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 87% have no call, 55% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$346k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $342k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Surgery by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.1 / 10 · above average in surgeryranked against 1,279 Surgery listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$312k–$380kSurgery median $488k (middle half $275k–$636k)155 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$342k in purchasing powerVirginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Surgery listings in Virginia74 active1,280 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 6% remote · 87% no call · 55% no weekends31 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonus · $10k loan repaymentVirginia physician listings (all specialties): 35% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 26% offer loan repayment745 active listings, Nov 2026
Surgery hiring demand#4 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 40 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 604 postings, 152 closed
New Surgery listings788 in the last 30 days492 the 30 days before (+60%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,279 Surgery listings), 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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27 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

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11
<$405k
1
$450k
7
$460k-515k
4
$515k-570k
2
$650k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
88% this job
Sign-on bonus
29% this job
Relocation assistance
24%
CME allowance
12% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 6.1
Better work-life than 60% of Surgery listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,279 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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  • Includes call
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About Sentara Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Virginia Beach, Virginia
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary guarantee
Sign-on/commencement bonuses
Retirement package with matching contribution
Malpractice and tail coverage
$7,500 annual CME allowance
46 days annual PTO
PSLF eligible (501(c)(3))
Medical, dental, vision plans

Living in Woodbridge

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$454k≈ 1.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,174/mo≈ 8% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
35 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.