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St. Luke’s Hospital

St. Luke's is a Level II JCAHO accredited, 267-bed regional Trauma Center with a hospital in Duluth and primary and specialty clinics throughout the region. St. Luke's serves patients using the best medical technology available with the highest level of compassion. 
 
St. Luke's Cardiothoracic Surgery Associates
 
Practice Specifics:
St. Luke’s Cardiothoracic Surgery Associates is seeking a Surgeon to join a collegial group in Duluth, Minnesota.   This hospital employed position will join one Surgeon and two Physician Assistants in a practice that diagnoses and surgically restores, repairs, and replaces heart and lung function using the latest technology. This position is an even mixture of cardiac and thoracic surgery cases with procedures being done both on and off pump. Our ideal candidate is a team player with strong communication skills and an interest in practicing evidence based medicine. This candidate will also possess experience in thoracic VATS, valve repair and Maze procedures.
 
Location:
Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth population:  87,000
Service area:  492,000

Community Description:
Nestled on the shores of Lake Superior, Duluth is a regional medical, cultural, entertainment, educational, banking and retail center serving northeast Minnesota, northwest Wisconsin, upper Michigan and southern Ontario, Canada. Cultural activities include the acclaimed Duluth/Superior Symphony Orchestra, professional Minnesota Ballet Company, Duluth Playhouse, Duluth Art Institute, Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center, Omnimax Theater and Great Lakes Aquarium. Recreational opportunities are bountiful including fishing, camping, golfing, hiking, boating, downhill and cross-country skiing, snowmobiling and skating. This community is home to the College of St. Scholastica, the University of Minnesota Duluth, Lake Superior College, Fond du Lac Community College and across the bay, the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
Duluth also has 23 public schools, three charter schools, one private and four parochial schools. The city's harbor welcomes over 1,000 ocean-going and Great Lakes freighters annually. The physician population is over 400 with one of every seven residents employed in healthcare and also rated first in the U.S. for quality healthcare in communities of its size. Duluth has 50 restaurants in the downtown area alone and also maintains 23 city parks, sculpture and rose gardens. It was rated by Money Magazine as one of the top four midwestern small cities, based on livability.
On the Web:
Visit Duluth:  www.visitduluth.com
Explore Minnesota:  www.exploreminnesota.com
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristin Eberth
Physician Recruiter
mdrecruit@slhduluth.com
915 East 1st St
Duluth, MN  55805
1-800-321-3790
218-249-5027
218-249-3090- Fax
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