Complex Aortic Surgeon

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• Department Surgery - Vascular - 414060
• Posting Open Date 02/16/2026
• Open Until Filled Yes
• Position Type Permanent Faculty
• Working Title Complex Aortic Surgeon
• Appointment Type Faculty
• Vacancy FAC
  0005825
• Full‑time/Part‑time Full‑Time Permanent
• Hours per week 40
• FTE 1
• Position Location North Carolina, US
• Proposed Start Date 07/01/2026

Our mission is to improve the health and well‑being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education and research.

Patient care:
We promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education:

We prepare tomorrow’s healthcare professionals and biomedical researchers from all backgrounds by facilitating learning within innovative and integrated curricula and team‑oriented interprofessional education to ensure a highly skilled workforce.

Research:
We develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers and resources. We provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our university to support outstanding research. We foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic and population research.

The Department of Surgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is seeking a permanent academic Vascular Surgeon to join our Division of Vascular Surgery. The Division of Vascular Surgery is among nine clinical divisions in the Department of Surgery. The Division currently includes eight faculty members who provide exceptional care to patients from across the state of North Carolina.

The successful candidate will have experience in all aspects of vascular surgery, including both open and endovascular surgery, and will possess advanced expertise in open and endovascular management of complex aortic pathology, and will contribute to the division’s missions in clinical excellence, education, and research. This position offers the opportunity to practice at a high‑volume tertiary/qua ternary referral center with a collaborative, multidisciplinary aortic program.

• Provide comprehensive care for patients with complex aortic disease, including thoracic, thoracoabdominal, pararenal, and juxtarenal aortic pathology
• Perform advanced open and endovascular aortic procedures, including:
  • Complex EVAR (fenestrated and branched techniques)
  • TEVAR and hybrid aortic repairs
  • Open thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic reconstruction is preferred but not required
• Participate in multidisciplinary aortic conferences and collaborative care with cardiothoracic surgery, interventional radiology, cardiology, and anesthesia
• Contribute to vascular surgery call coverage and general vascular surgery practice as appropriate
• Maintain high standards of quality, safety, and patient‑centered care