Vitreoretinal Surgery Greenville, NC

ECU Health Physicians and ECU Health Ophthalmology-Greenville are seeking a full-time board certified/eligible specialist with fellowship training in the surgical management of vitreoretinal diseases to join our expanding ophthalmology program in Greenville, NC. Candidates with an interest in resident education and residency program development are encouraged to apply.

ECU Health Medical Center serves as a tertiary referral center, caring for a high volume of patients with complex ophthalmic conditions. ECU Health Ophthalmology is actively recruiting providers across all sub-specialties to join its growing multi-specialty practice. The program has received ACGME approval to launch a new Ophthalmology residency, with the inaugural class set to begin in the summer of 2026.

The center benefits from a strong hospital-based referral system, as well as referrals from local optometrists and ophthalmologists, in a region with limited subspecialty coverage.

• Employment by ECU Health Physicians
• Hospital privileges at ECU Health Medical Center and ECU Health Surgicenter
• Opportunity available due to programmatic expansion
• Opportunity for academic appointment through East Carolina University at the Assistant/Associate Professor rank
• Outpatient clinic conveniently located near hospital with state-of-the-art equipment
• Responsibilities will include clinical practice, teaching of trainees and rotating call coverage
• Opportunities for research

Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits include relocation, paid vacation, sick and holidays, malpractice and tail coverage, 401k matching/457, medical, dental and vision, disability and life insurance, loan repayment, sign-on bonus, income guarantees, and residency/fellowship paid commitment stipends for eligible candidates.

If you or a colleague are interested in learning more, please contact Denise Owens at  or denise.owens.

Just minutes from our Level 1 trauma center and nationally recognized ambulatory surgery center, ECU Health Ophthalmology‑Greenville is a newly renovated facility with state-of-the-art equipment and strong administrative support.

ECU Health Medical Center, one of four academic medical centers in North Carolina, is the flagship hospital for ECU Health and serves as the teaching hospital for The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health Medical Center is a 974‑bed tertiary referral center providing acute, intermediate, rehabilitation and outpatient health services to a 29‑county region that is home to more than 1.4 million people.

In recognition of its nursing excellence and high‑quality patient care, ECU Health Medical Center has been designated a Magnet® facility by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

ECU Health is a mission‑driven, 1,708‑bed academic health care system serving more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not‑for‑profit system is comprised of 13,000 team members, nine hospitals and a physician group that encompasses over 1,100 academic and community providers practicing in over 180 primary and specialty clinics located in more than 130 locations. The flagship ECU Health Medical Center, a Level I Trauma Center, and ECU Health Maynard Children’s Hospital serve as the primary teaching hospitals for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University.

ECU Health and the Brody School of Medicine share a combined academic mission to improve the health and well‑being of eastern North Carolina through patient care, education and research.

ECU Health Physicians includes an academic practice model (ECU employment) and a community practice model (health system employment). There is shared leadership and shared services to support the overall group and to ensure alignment for clinical care, research, education and strategy.

This innovative structure creates opportunities within ECU Health Physicians ranging from acute to ambulatory, academic practice to community practice, regional to rural, and everything in between.

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