Podiatric Surgeon

Hartford Health Care is seeking a Board-Certified or Board-Eligible Podiatric Surgeon to join Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington, Connecticut. In this full-time role, you will build and grow a busy surgical practice while providing comprehensive foot and ankle care in a community hospital setting. You will join Connecticut's most comprehensive healthcare network and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes.

Practice Info

• Practice Development:
  Opportunity to build and grow a busy podiatric surgical practice.
• Patient Population:
  Diverse community-based patient population with a need for comprehensive foot and ankle care.
• Clinical Scope:
  Elective and urgent foot and ankle surgery, trauma, deformity correction, diabetic foot complications, wound management, and limb preservation.
• Practice Setting:
  Combination of outpatient clinic care, inpatient consultations, and hospital-based surgical services.
• Referral Development:
  Opportunity to establish lasting relationships with primary care providers and referring specialists.
• Multidisciplinary
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Work alongside colleagues across specialties to coordinate care for patients with complex needs.
• Health System Support:
  Access to the broader resources and professional network of Hartford Health Care.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, diagnose, and treat a broad range of foot and ankle conditions.
• Perform elective and urgent surgical procedures in a community hospital setting.
• Manage foot and ankle trauma, structural deformities, infections, and other complex conditions.
• Provide care for patients with diabetic foot complications, wounds, and limb preservation needs.
• Participate in inpatient consultations, outpatient visits, and hospital-based surgical services.
• Coordinate treatment plans with primary care providers, hospitalists, vascular specialists, wound care teams, and other clinicians as appropriate.
• Educate patients on treatment options, preventive foot care, and postoperative recovery.
• Develop strong referral relationships within the local medical community.
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives and evidence-based clinical practices.
• Help expand podiatric services to meet the evolving needs of the community.

Shift & Schedule

• Full-Time

Qualifications

• Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) degree from an accredited institution.
• Board-Certified or Board-Eligible in Podiatric Surgery.
• Completion of an accredited podiatric residency program.
• Eligibility for Connecticut licensure and hospital credentialing.
• Strong clinical and surgical skills with a commitment to evidence-based, patient-centered care.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Interest in developing a successful practice and building relationships with referring providers.