Physician - General Surgery

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Visas Accepted H1B or J1 Specialty General Surgery Practice Details Marshfield Medical Center
- Minocqua is seeking a BC/BE General Surgeon to join a well-established practice in Minocqua, Wisconsin. This service is not limited to but includes consultation and surgery on medical conditions involving the breast, gastrointestinal tract, biliary tract and hernias, and screening and diagnostic endoscopy. Our experts at Marshfield Clinic Health System use the latest technology and treatments to provide world‑class healthcare, and work alongside dedicated colleagues and outstanding support staff.

Call is 1:3. We strongly encourage our physicians to be involved in medical education and research to continue building our strong foundation of patient care, research and education for years to come.

Community Description In the Northwoods you will find a relaxed, safe, and secure environment. The area is known for its small-town friendliness - a place where neighbors truly care about each other. With an extremely low crime rate, our Northwoods communities are perfect for raising children and supporting old-fashioned family values. Education is a top priority in Minocqua, with the state of Wisconsin ranking consistently in the top 3 nationally, and our elementary schools ranking higher than state averages.

When you want to travel out of the area, you will have access to the Rhinelander Airport in 30 minutes and the Central WI Airport is 90 minutes away;
Madison is a 3‑hour drive, Minneapolis/St. Paul is a 4‑hour drive, Milwaukee or Chicago is a 5‑hour drive, and you’re only 90 minutes to the Shores of Lake Superior. Lakeland area population is approximately 10,000. Fun Fact:
Minocqua is home to a 30' tall snowman in the winter called "Snowmy Kromer" due to the Stormy Kromer that is placed on top of his head!

General Surgery Core Privileges include the ability to admit, evaluate, diagnose and provide pre-, intra-, and postoperative care and perform surgical procedures for adolescents and adults (except where specifically excluded from practice and except for those special procedure privilege), to correct or treat various conditions, illnesses, and injuries of the alimentary tract, abdomen and its contents, breast, skin, soft tissue, head and neck, endocrine system, and minor extremity surgery.

Surgery Core privileges also include the ability to provide for the on‑call emergent/urgent needs of the pediatric and pre‑adolescent surgical patient within the core privilege definition.

M.D. or D.O. degree. Experience can be demonstrated in one of the following ways:
An applicant who has just completed a residency shall provide his/her residency or fellowship log. OR An applicant who is not applying directly out of a residency shall provide a quality profile from hospital(s) where he/she currently has privileges showing his/her clinical activity for the past 12 months, including numbers of procedures morbidity, mortality, infection rates and other complications. Applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement in the clinical aspects of General Surgery and case volumes should show performance of at least 100 procedures in the past 12 months.

OR If a quality profile is not available from the hospital(s) where the applicant currently has privileges, documentation of the applicant’s clinical activity…