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Pediatric Surgeon (MD or DO) - Dayton Children's Hospital

Dayton Children's Hospital logoDayton Children's HospitalDayton Children's - Main CampusFull timePosted 1w ago

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About the job

Facility

Dayton Children's - Main Campus

Department

Pediatric Surgery

Schedule

Full time

Hours

40

Job Details

Dayton Children’s Hospital, a freestanding children’s hospital in Dayton, Ohio, is recruiting for an additional pediatric surgeon to join a current team of 5 in a robust pediatric surgery and neonatal practice.

Department Specific Job Details

This is a full-time position, employed by Dayton Children’s Specialty Physicians, and includes a comprehensive and highly competitive compensation and benefit package. The successful candidate must be BC/BE in pediatric surgery and hold or obtain an unrestricted Ohio medical license.

Highlights of the position include

  • A culture of collaboration, professionalism, innovation, and quality improvement within the division.

•Performing a large # of laparoscopic and neonatal procedures

•ECMO

•Oncology, ACS CoC accreditation

•Active clinical research focus with research resident within the division

•Dedicated clinic staff; 3 nurse practitioners, resource nurses

•PGY1, PGY3 & PGY4 General Surgery Residents

•University professor appointment

•Level 1 ACS CSV & NSQIP database

•Level 1 ACS Verified Pediatric Trauma Center & TQIP database

Dayton Children’s serves a pediatric population from a 20-county region of central and southwestern Ohio and eastern Indiana. The main campus is located near downtown Dayton and an outpatient campus is located just south of Dayton in Miamisburg, Ohio.

The Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine department of Surgery and its residency program are based at Dayton Children’s. All of our physicians hold faculty appointments at the Boonshoft School of Medicine and teach medical students and residents. Residents in general surgery, neurology, pediatrics, family medicine, child psychiatry, emergency medicine and orthopedics train at Dayton Children’s. Dayton Children’s is a primary training site for the Boonshoft School of Medicine general surgical residency as well as surgical residents from Kettering Health and four programs of the Henry Ford system in Detroit and the surrounding areas.

Dayton metro area is the fourth largest metro area in the state of Ohio and is noted for its association with aviation, most notably due to the Wright brothers’ invention of flight. The city is home to the National Museum of the United States Air Force, some of the best private and public schools in the state, a vibrant arts and entertainment community, and a beautiful system of parks, trails, and river corridors. The city is affordable, offers beautiful suburbs with larger-than-average properties, and is easy to navigate with minimal traffic. Visit www.dayton.com .

From Dayton Children's Hospital's job posting, checked 4 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.

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About Dayton Children's Hospital

Dayton Children's Hospital is a nonprofit children's hospital with an emergency department in Dayton, OH. Its job board posts jobs for mental health staff, nurses and physicians. Source: Medicare Care Compare: Dayton Children's Hospital

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