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City of Hope
Irvine, California

Physician| Reconstructive Genitourinary Surgeon/General Urologist |Irvine, CA

SurgeryFull-Time

Listed compensation

$300k-$350k

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Job Description

City of Hope Medical Group Seeks a Reconstructive (GURS) /General Urologist to Join our Growing Team in Irvine, CA

The Department of Surgery, Division of Urology & Urologic Oncology at City of Hope National Medical Center is seeking a dynamic, highly qualified, board certified (or eligible) Urologist with a focus on Genitourinary Reconstruction/Cancer Survivorship and General Urology to meet the needs of our growing Urology program in Orange County, California.

We invite you to consider an opportunity to join City of Hope, the world-class NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in Southern California. This program is one of the top ranked cancer centers in the country, with an international reputation for quality of care.

Position Highlights

· The Urologist can look forward to providing patient-centered care in collaboration with a world class, nationally recognized team of medical, surgical, and radiation cancer specialists and other health care professionals. Engage in the care of cancer survivorship patients and help build a comprehensive genitourinary cancer survivorship program, in addition to the care of the regional population at large.

· The Urologist would be fellowship-trained with a skill set that offers upper/lower genitourinary tract reconstruction, including usage of the robotic-platform, and the medical/surgical management of male incontinence and erectile dysfunction.

· The Urologist would also be engaged with all aspects of a General Urology practice, inclusive of management of nephrolithiasis and male bladder outlet obstruction.

· Established and expanding referral base in GU Reconstruction, Cancer Survivorship and General Urology in the region.

· Collaborative team environment and wonderful colleagues, within an expansive Division of Urology & Urologic Oncology. Join 3 other fellowship-trained Urologists at Irvine. There are 21 urologists in the COH network in Southern California.

· Opportunity to serve as a faculty for our Genitourinary Cancer Survivorship and Reconstructive Urology Fellowship programs.

· Access to Xi and SP robotic platforms

· Clinical site in Irvine, California

· Generous salary and incentive compensation.

· Relocation assistance may be available.

Salary Range: $300-350K. The range listed is exclusively for base compensation for full-time employment and does not include incentive compensation or benefits. Actual compensation will be adjusted for experience.

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  • City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

· Ability to grow a busy clinical practice seeing patients with a broad range of Reconstructive Urology and General Urology.

· Academic record consistent with appointment at Assistant or Associate Professor level at City of Hope National Medical Center.

· Selected candidate for the position must be eligible to obtain or already hold an active California medical license, in addition to a California fluoroscopy license.

· Applicants must have a M. D., M. D./Ph. D., or equivalent degree, and be board certified or board-eligible.

Key Responsibilities

The physician will provide reconstructive and general urological care while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team of cancer specialists. They will also help build a comprehensive genitourinary cancer survivorship program and participate in fellowship training.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an M.D., M.D./Ph.D., or equivalent degree and be board certified or board-eligible in Urology. Applicants are required to obtain or hold an active California medical license and a California fluoroscopy license.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Robotic surgeryNephrolithiasis managementMale incontinence treatmentErectile dysfunction managementClinical practice managementSurgical oncology

Surgery — Physician Career Context

City of Hope holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 53 active listings.

Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 80% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Surgery pay on WeekdayDoc is down 17.4% 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 ~$325k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $294k 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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Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score

Living in Irvine

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.36M
Typical market rent
$3,527/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About City of Hope

Hospitals and Health Care
Duarte, CA
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Relocation Assistance
Generous Salary and Incentive Compensation