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Detroit, Michigan

Neurosurgery Physician - General and Skull

SurgeryIncludes callFull-Time

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Job Description

Why Join Us

Tenet Healthcare and DMC Medical Group are seeking a fellowship-trained skull base neurosurgeon to join a nationally recognized academic medical center in the heart of Detroit.

The Detroit Medical Center is home to a newly established, fully accredited Neuro Critical Care Fellowship program, placing you at the forefront of neurosciences education and innovation.

With hospital privileges across all five DMC facilities and a robust support infrastructure, you'll have the resources to practice at the highest level — and the bandwidth to pursue research if you choose.

Position Highlights

  • Mixed practice: general neurosurgery and skull base procedures
  • Typical schedule: 3–4 clinic days and 1–2 OR/procedure/call days per week
  • Shared call among 5 providers with 8 NPs supporting inpatient rounds 24/7
  • Primary practice location: DMC Neurosurgery Clinic at Harper Hospital (downtown Detroit)
  • Hospital privileges at all 5 DMC facilities
  • PACS imaging on-site, directly connected to the hospital
  • Supportive ancillary staff and in-house billing, coding, and collections
  • Research participation welcomed
  • Free parking at all DMC facilities

What We Offer

  • Competitive compensation through a full-time employed model
  • Physician time off including vacation and CME allowance
  • Marketing support, website development, and practice management services handled for you
  • Malpractice insurance provided, including tail coverage
  • Health, dental, and life insurance
  • 401(k) with employer matching
  • Deferred compensation program
  • Relocation assistance

Candidate Requirements

  • MD or DO degree
  • Board eligible or board certified in neurological surgery
  • Completion of an accredited skull base fellowship required
  • Michigan medical license, or eligibility to obtain licensure in the State of Michigan
  • 3–5 years of clinical experience post-training

Why Detroit

Detroit is a city in the midst of a remarkable renaissance — a dynamic blend of deep cultural heritage and forward-looking energy that makes it one of the Midwest's most compelling places to live and work.

The city offers an affordable cost of living, thriving neighborhoods like Midtown, Corktown, and Indian Village, and a world-class arts and music scene anchored by the Detroit Institute of Arts and Motown's lasting legacy.

Outdoor enthusiasts enjoy easy access to the Great Lakes, the Detroit Riverfront, and Michigan's stunning natural landscapes just beyond the city limits.

With excellent schools, a diverse and welcoming community, and a cost of living well below the national average for a major metro, Detroit offers physicians an exceptional quality of life at an unmatched value.

Key Responsibilities

Perform a mixed practice of general neurosurgery and skull base procedures within an academic medical center. Manage patient care through clinic days, OR procedures, and shared call rotations supported by nurse practitioners.

Requirements

Requires an MD or DO degree, board eligibility or certification in neurological surgery, and completion of an accredited skull base fellowship. Candidates must have 3-5 years of post-training clinical experience and a Michigan medical license or eligibility for one.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Skull Base SurgeryClinical ResearchSurgical ProceduresMedical CodingMedical Billing

Surgery — Physician Career Context

In Michigan, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$301k (118 salary observations; 1,170 listings), vs ~$294k nationally (13,462 salary observations; 55,655 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 42 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 7% are remote, 93% have no call, 71% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% 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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Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,016 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in Detroit

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$80k
Typical market rent
$1,341/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.3
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.

BEA 2024 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

CME allowance
Malpractice with tail coverage
Health, dental, life insurance
401(k) with employer matching
Deferred compensation
Relocation assistance
Free parking
Marketing support