Cardiothoracic Surgeon MD/DO - Lima, Ohio
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Job Description
Location: Lima, Ohio 45801
Commonwealth Medical Services is seeking a highly skilled Cardiothoracic Surgeon to join our cardiovascular team in Lima, Ohio. This position offers the opportunity to perform a wide variety of cardiothoracic procedures while working within an established cardiovascular program committed to clinical excellence.
The physician will collaborate with cardiologists, intensivists, anesthesiologists, and surgical staff to provide comprehensive care throughout the surgical continuum.
Responsibilities
- Perform cardiothoracic surgical procedures.
- Evaluate surgical candidates and develop treatment plans.
- Manage preoperative and postoperative patient care.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary cardiovascular teams.
- Educate patients and families regarding procedures and recovery.
- Maintain complete medical documentation.
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives.
- MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school.
- Board Certified or Board Eligible in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
- Fellowship training in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
- Eligible for Ohio medical licensure.
- Excellent clinical, surgical, and communication skills.
- Commitment to exceptional patient care.
Requirements
Requires an MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school and board certification or eligibility in Cardiothoracic Surgery. Candidates must have completed fellowship training in Cardiothoracic Surgery and be eligible for Ohio medical licensure.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Cardiothoracic Surgeon MD/DO - Lima, Ohio at Commonwealth Medical Services a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Surgery — ranked against 988 active Surgery listings on WeekdayDoc.
Surgery — Physician Career Context
Of the 49 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 94% 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 Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in Lima
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $162k
- Typical market rent
- $1,204/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 17 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 89.7
- State income tax
- Up to 4%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Lima, OH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.
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