Description
Cardiovascular Surgeon
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota Memorial First Physicians Group is a successful, multi-specialty group with over 700+ physicians and Advanced Practice Providers and a long-standing history in the Sarasota community. We are seeking to employ a BE/BC Cardiovascular Surgeon to join an established and high-quality Cardiovascular Surgery program on the West Coast of Florida.
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System began serving patients in 1925 and is among the largest acute care public health systems in Florida. With over 1,000 beds and more than 12,000 employees, it is Sarasota County’s largest employer. Today, we are a full-service public health system, with two hospitals offering specialized expertise in heart, vascular, cancer, orthopedic and neuroscience services, as well as a state-of-the-art cancer care center and a network of outpatient services, urgent care centers, laboratories, diagnostic imaging, skilled nursing and rehabilitation among many other programs.
Sarasota Memorial is an STS 3–Star rated program and a Columbia HeartSource program. We are also a CMS 5-Star rated hospital in Florida for its overall quality - the only hospital in Florida and one of just 52 across the nation to maintain their top rating since 2016.
Highlights of the Opportunity:
- Mature Cardiovascular program with a robust case mix including busy structural heart program providing over 1,400 cardiac cases a year.
- Group includes 5 Cardiothoracic Surgeons.
- Shared call schedule of 1:5.
- There are 15+ Advanced Practice Providers who assist in surgery, cover the inpatient medical floors and work in the outpatient clinic.
- Average census is 70 patients a day on the inpatient service.
- Clinic is 25-30 patient a day with a dedicated team of outpatient APPs, clinical and operational support staff.
- Projected growth is 15%-20% every year.
- Position includes all aspects of adult Cardiovascular surgery including coronary artery bypass surgery, valve surgery and aortic aneurysm repair.
- SMH has four Cardiovascular surgical operating rooms and a state-of-the-art Hybrid Suite.
- 10 bed dedicated CVICU with additional overflow beds.
- Full data collection and participation in STS registry.
- Six DaVinci robots with Xi technology and one SP robot with integrated tables
- Work closely with cardiology and vascular surgery in a collaborative, collegial work environment.
- Extensive referral base of physicians within First Physicians Group and the community.
Required Qualifications:
- MD or DO from an accredited school of medicine
- Completion of a certified ABTS residency program
- Board Certified or Board Eligible in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
- Active or eligible for Florida medical license
Experience Level: 3 to 5 years of post-graduate experience preferred but new grads are encouraged to apply.
Benefits Information:
- Position includes a highly competitive base salary with productivity bonuses, quality metric incentives and a full array of benefits – Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, 403B Retirement Plan, CME, PTO, and much more.
- Relocation allowance and a Commencement bonus are provided.
- As an employee of a public, State of Florida organization, physicians are entitled to sovereign immunity. No tail coverage is needed should you leave this position.
- Sarasota Memorial and First Physicians Group are not-for-profit organizations. Physicians can participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program if employed by First Physicians Group.
- No State income tax in Florida.
Please contact Joelle Hennesey at 941-685-4231 or Joelle-Hennesey@smh.com to learn more about this opportunity.
Awards & Honors of the Cardiovascular Program:
Sarasota Memorial and its cardiac services team have been consistently recognized for superior patient care, outcomes and performance.
- Sarasota Memorial Hospital’s world-class cardiac team earned the prestigious Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center Award in 2025 – the fifth year in a row. SMH is one of only two hospitals in Florida honored for delivering superior outcomes in this life-enhancing procedure.
- Named among 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals in US in Fortune/IBM Watson Health 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals list.
- Earned "high performer" ratings in 24 procedures and conditions — including aortic valve surgery, abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), heart attack, heart bypass surgery and heart failure — evaluated in U.S. News’ 2024-2025 “Best Hospitals” study.
- Top honors for medical outcomes and excellence in the American Heart Association (AHA) annual “Get With The Guidelines” assessments: SMH-Sarasota and SMH-Venice were awarded multiple designations in 2025: “Stroke Gold Plus” and “Gold Resuscitation” with special resuscitation focus on “Target: CPR” and “Target: Survival”. SMH-Sarasota received supplemental awards for the “Stroke Gold Plus Award” to include Advanced Therapy and Diabetes Honor Roll.
- Awarded the American Heart Association and the Mitral Foundation's 2025 Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center Award for a demonstrated record of superior clinical outcomes.
- First hospital in Southwest Florida to earn Transcatheter Aortic Valve (TAVR) Certification from the American College of Cardiology, in recognition of our heart team's expertise in TAVR. SMH is one of 25 hospitals nationwide to receive this certification.
- WebMD and Medscape partnered to recognize Sarasota Memorial Hospital among the top-ranked hospitals in the U.S., and 1 of only 5 awarded hospitals in Florida, for pacemaker or defibrillator placement in 2024.
- Echocardiogram Accreditation: Cardiac Anesthesiologist – Echocardiogram Accreditation for Adult, Pediatrics and Transesophageal procedures through the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC).
