Surgery - Thoracic Physician

Company: Salient Health Services, Inc
Location: Macon
Posted on: June 17, 2026

Job Description:

A top ten hospital in GA is seeking a board certified/board eligible Cardiothoracic Surgeon to join a well-established practice in the beautiful and historic Macon, Georgia area. Macon is situated south of metropolitan Atlanta and within driving distance to the mountains and barrier islands of Georgia. We are a family-oriented community, rich with values and traditions while progressing with new ideas, exciting growth, and creative talents.

The hospital physician group is an established multispecialty group of 200 + clinicians providing professional medical services to the hospital entities in Macon, Milledgeville, and Fort Valley, as well as, the patients in the Central Georgia area. The hospital is a 637-bed level one trauma center which has seen phenomenal growth and expansion fostered by a cohesive Physician and Administrative leadership team striving toward a common goal of excellent patient care and outcomes through demonstration of our values of Integrity, Respect, Ownership and Caring.

The healthcare system proudly boasts a Heart and Vascular Center which houses cardiac catheterization labs, dedicated state of the art operating rooms, an EP lab, CVICU, and cardiac rehabilitation center; all staffed by a dedicated team of the most qualified and highly skilled Cardiac Anesthesiologist, Perfusionist, Cardio Thoracic Surgeons, Physician Assistants, nurses and support personal in cardiac surgery. Our Cardiothoracic Surgeons perform a broad range of services including ECMO, thoracic aortic surgery, minimally invasive aortic valve replacement and CABG. The system is a certified destination LVAD center and has an active TAVR program that was started in 2017. The thoracic surgery program involves all aspects of thoracic surgery except for transplant.

Position Highlights

• Full-time with a competitive salary, progressive benefits package, and dedicated time off
• On-Call Assignment of 1:3 shared by well-established partners with the support of surgical PA s

The Medical Group welcomes the opportunity to discuss your interest, needs, and expectations. We are looking for not only a physician motivated to meet the highest possible standards of care but also a partner in providing the best in evidence based safe care in a premier and highly respected inpatient environment. We are looking for candidates that are forward thinking with a dedication to excellence.

Ideal candidates must be:

• Must be a board certified or board eligible MD/DO
• Valve experience or interest
• Robotic mitral valve experience a plus
• Active Georgia license or ability to obtain
• Excellent communication (written and verbal)

Macon, home to musical legends the Allman Brothers Band and Otis Redding offers many art and cultural activities for those with a love for Art, History and Science. Located in central Georgia, Macon offers the atmosphere of a small town with all the amenities found in a larger city. Great restaurants, ample school opportunities to choose from and many desirable neighborhoods make Macon one of the great locations to live in the south. Ideally located in the center of the state, Macon is within a ninety-minute drive to Atlanta, three hours from the North Georgia Mountains and a three-hour drive to beaches.

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