Surgical Institute of South Dakota is seeking a full time BC/BE fellowship trained Surgical Oncologist to grow a mature a surgical oncology program
Join Surgical Institute of South Dakota a growing private group of 11 surgeons and 9 advanced practice providers, established in the community for 40 years.
Surgical Oncology practice focusing on stomach, foregut, melanoma, carcinoma, small bowel, hepatobiliary, and esophageal cases.
Surgical Institute is located on the Avera McKennan Campus. Enjoy multidisciplinary collaboration not only with surgical partners but also with 10 medical oncologists, 3 breast surgeons, 3 gynecologic oncologists, 7 radiation oncologists, 3 palliative medicine physicians, 5 Hematology, Transplant and Cellular Therapy physicians. Weekly tumor conferences which include; Lung, Breast, Digestive Disease, GYN/GU, General Tumor, Head and Neck, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Hepatobiliary, Hematology, Transplant & Cellular Therapy, Genomics and Metastatic Breast.
Newly renovated inpatient surgical suites, outpatient surgery center built within the last 13 years, and 5 daVinciXI/V5 surgical robotics system.
Academic appointments available through the USD School of Medicine. Teaching opportunities with medical students and family medicine residents.
Research opportunities of Phase 1, 2, 3 clinical trials in conjunction with pharma, alliance NCCTG, and RTOG supported by a team of specialized cancer research coordinators.
Highly competitive salary loan assistance & a generous benefit package.
No State income tax.
Avera Health & Avera McKennan & Avera Cancer Institute
Located on the campus of Avera McKennan which is a 545-bed hospital that serves as the tertiary referral center for the Avera Health System, a non-profit Catholic organization.
The Avera footprint spans 72,000 square miles in the states of SD, MN, IA, NE, & ND, with a patient catchment area of 2 million people providing a massive referral network of more than 1,300 physicians & advanced practice providers in 315 locations & over 3 million visits per year.
Avera’s cancer patients receive treatment at 6 highly integrated state of the art Avera Cancer Institutes. In Sioux Falls, the Avera Cancer Institute includes radiation oncology, chemotherapy, diagnostic mammography services & PET CT. Patients receive services at an onsite outpatient lab & pharmacy & can take advantage of comprehensive onsite support services such as patient advocates, social workers, genetic counseling, art therapy, music therapy & chaplaincy.