Chair of Department of Surgery

Location: Baltimore, MD

Facility Name: Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital

Schedule: Full-Time
Base salary: $407,359 – $612,013 per year

Productivity incentives: RVU

Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance

CME allowance + dedicated CME days

Malpractice coverage with tail

This job location is not currently located in a Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) for Primary Care and/or Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) Shortage Designation Type.

This is a great opportunity for a dynamic surgeon-leader to guide an established, high-volume Department of Surgery. Operating in a closely balanced clinical and administrative leadership role, you will drive surgical innovation and mentorship, fully backed by the extensive resources of Ascension Saint Agnes.

• Cultivate an inclusive, highly collaborative relationship with OR Nursing, Anesthesia, and Emergency Medicine to resolve scheduling, staffing, and equipment challenges while maximizing surgical facility utilization.
• Provide overall administrative direction for the Department of Surgery, managing capital and operational budgets, executing strategic growth plans, and aligning departmental performance with hospital leadership goals.
• Lead comprehensive clinical quality initiatives—focusing on surgical infection prevention, safety protocols, and clinical pathways—while establishing a standardized, health-system-wide approach for introducing cutting-edge surgical technologies.
• Oversee all clinical and educational activities, partnering with the Residency Program Director to maintain full ACGME accreditation while actively mentoring, evaluating, and developing surgical faculty and residents.
• Employed position within a nonprofit health system
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in General Surgery
• Eligible for state medical licensure and DEA registration
• Colon and Rectal fellowship highly preferred; candidates with other subspecialty training or a strong general surgery background are welcome to apply

About the Facility

• 251 -bed teaching hospital
• Trauma designation: Level III
• Serving a population of approximately 738,000
• Integrated referral network
• Part of Ascension, a national nonprofit Catholic health system

Why Physicians Choose Ascension

• Physician-led, collaborative culture
• Long-term practice stability
• National network with local autonomy
• Mission-centered care rooted in service

Licensure/Certification/Registration:
Required Credential(s):
• Physician MD/DO credentialed from the Maryland Board of Physicians obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.

Education:
• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) or Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) or Doctor of Optometry (OD) or Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) required.