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Orthopaedic Pediatric Surgeon – Stanford University

Orthopedic Surgery Top 25% in Orthopedic SurgeryFull-Time

Listed compensation

$310K - $360K

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Job Description

Orthopaedic Pediatric Surgeon – Stanford University

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Stanford University seeks an Assistant
Professor, Associate Professor or Professor to join in the University Medical
Line (UML) or Clinician Educator (CE) Line as an orthopaedic pediatric surgeon.
We are particularly interested in candidates who have interests in foot/ankle,
hip deformity and preservation, and sports.  Candidates must be board
certified/eligible in orthopaedic surgery and eligible for a California Medical
License.

* The major criteria for appointment for faculty in the University Medical Line
shall be excellence in the overall mix of clinical care, clinical teaching,
scholarly activity that advances clinical medicine, and institutional service
appropriate to the programmatic need the individual is expected to fulfill.
* The major criterion for appointment as Clinician Educators is excellence in
the overall mix of clinical care, teaching, administrative and/or scholarship
appropriate to the programmatic need the individual is expected to fulfill.

Academic rank and line will be determined by the qualifications and experience
of the successful candidate.

The successful applicant should have board certification by ABOS, pediatric
orthopedic fellowship training, and secondary training foot/ankle, hip
deformity, and/or sports.  An interest in academic settings, with roles in
education of residents, fellows, along with support for our pediatric orthopedic
research program will be important criteria for candidate qualifications.

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to
race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic
protected by law. Stanford welcomes applications from all who would bring
additional dimensions to the University’s research, teaching and clinical
missions.

Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide
reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities.
Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application
or hiring process should contact disability.access@stanford.edu
[disability.access@stanford.edu].

The university’s central functions of research and education depend on freedom
of thought, and expression. The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of
Medicine, and Stanford University value faculty who will help foster an open and
respectful academic environment for colleagues, students, and staff with a wide
range of backgrounds, identities, and perspectives. Candidates may choose to
include as part of their research and teaching statements a brief discussion
about how their work and experience will further these values.

Submit CV, a brief letter and the names of three references to:

 [FSAT URL for position posting, via https://facultypositions.stanford.edu/]

The expected base pay range for this position is:

$310,000-$360,000

This pay range reflects base pay, which is based on faculty rank and years in
rank. It does not include all components of the School of Medicine’s faculty
compensation program or pay from participation in departmental incentive
compensation programs. For more information about compensation and our
wide-range of benefits [https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards],
including housing assistance [https://fsh.stanford.edu/], please contact the
hiring department.

Stanford University has provided a pay range representing its good faith
estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position upon
hire. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on
factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the
selected candidate including equivalent years in rank, training, and field or
discipline; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs.

For questions, please contact Jen Seijo at jenseijo@stanford.edu
[jenseijo@stanford.edu] and Meg Carter at macarter@stanford.edu
[macarter@stanford.edu]

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will provide high-quality clinical care in pediatric orthopaedics while engaging in teaching residents and fellows. Additionally, they will contribute to the department's scholarly activity and research programs.

Requirements

Candidates must be board certified or eligible in orthopaedic surgery and hold a California Medical License. Completion of a pediatric orthopedic fellowship and secondary training in foot/ankle, hip deformity, or sports medicine is required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
10+ years of experience

Key Skills

Foot and ankle surgeryHip deformity correctionHip preservationAcademic researchPatient careMentorship

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Orthopaedic Pediatric Surgeon – Stanford University at Stanford University a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Orthopedic Surgery — ranked against 327 active Orthopedic Surgery listings on WeekdayDoc.

Orthopedic Surgery — Physician Career Context

Stanford University holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 70/100, 4 active listings.

Of the 30 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 23% are remote, 57% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 11.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$335k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $303k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks10 jobs · 5 employers

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

6.6/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Orthopedic Surgery

Living in Stanford

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$2,758k
Median resident rent
$1,976/mo
Residents’ average commute
15 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
110.4
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Housing assistance
Incentive compensation programs
Wide-range of benefits