Community General Surgeon

Dartmouth Health (DH) is seeking a BC/BE General Surgeon for Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital (APD), a critical access hospital located in Lebanon, NH, which is located in the scenic, rural Upper Valley of New Hampshire with close ties to the Dartmouth community. The ability to do laparoscopic procedures, screening colonoscopies and upper endoscopies is desired. New graduates and experienced surgeons are both encouraged to apply. Weekend call for emergencies and for established patients is shared with a group of Community Surgeons with a cadence of 1 in 8 weekends on average.

APD is an integral partner in the growing Dartmouth Health system. This is an excellent opportunity for a general surgeon looking to practice in a collaborative and collegial setting and who desires an opportunity to continue to build a referral practice. This opportunity offers a competitive salary and relocation bonus, a comprehensive benefits package including retirement and dedicated CME time and funds, a supportive and experienced support staff, and the opportunity for an academic affiliation with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital (APD), a member of the Dartmouth Health system, cares for more than 20,000 patients per year, with 1,400 inpatient discharges and 13,000 ED visits per year. Our inpatient facility is staffed by DHMC emergency physicians and hospitalists, and our outpatient facilities, including our Multispecialty Clinic Express Care, provide services in Family Medicine, General Surgery, Geriatrics, Gynecology, Internal Medicine, Orthopaedics, Pediatrics, Pain, Podiatry, Neurosurgery, Occupational Health, Radiology, Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy, and Women’s Care, with additional telehealth services that include teleneurology and telepsychiatry. It is the mission of APD to improve the health and wellbeing of our community, and the hospital is committed to the system vision of creating a sustainable health system to improve the lives of the people and communities we serve for generations to come. APD also includes a 77-bed assisted living facility (Harvest Hill) on its campus and a 66-unit independent living facility (The Woodlands) which both represent APD’s commitment to serving seniors in our community.

The Dartmouth Health system provides healthcare throughout New Hampshire and Vermont. Anchored by the academic Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, the system includes the NCI-designated Dartmouth Cancer Center, Dartmouth Health Children’s, 6 affiliated community hospitals in addition to APD, including Mount Ascutney Hospital, Cheshire Medical Center, New London Hospital, and Southern Vermont Medical Center, as well as 30 ambulatory clinics across the region.

This beautiful area combines history, industry and business and has been ranked consistently as one of the best places in the US to live and work. With destinations like Boston, New York, the seacoast, and ski country within driving distance, the opportunities – both professional and personal –make New Hampshire and Vermont an ideal place to work and play.

To apply, please address your cover letter to:

Timothy Siegel, MD
Community General Surgery
Dartmouth Health