Plastic Surgery – Microsurgery Fellowship

Northwell Health System on Long Island, NY is seeking an ambitious and motivated physician for a  Fellowship in Microsurgical and Advanced Breast Reconstruction in our Eastern Region. This one-year fellowship seeks to develop the next generation of leaders in plastic surgery.

Northwell Health System has an exciting opportunity for a non-ACGME, one-year Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction Fellowship. The applicant will be have a junior associate role and a salary commensurate with PGY level.  Subsidized housing is available. The successful applicant may be considered for a faculty position at Northwell. The fellow will work with a  highly experienced faculty that performs 200-300 microsurgical flaps per year and be exposed to a wide spectrum of breast reconstruction techniques including DIEP flaps, Hybrid Flaps, Innervated flaps, Robotic-assisted flap harvest, alternative microsurgical flaps, lymphatic reconstruction, oncoplastic reconstruction, implant-based reconstruction and revision surgery. The trainee will be instructed in Enhanced Recovery Protocols, Operating Room Efficiency, Program Development, Managed Care Contract Negotiation, Hospital Alignment and other key areas needed to develop a successful quality program. The fellowship provides the trainee a varied experience of performing complex reconstruction techniques in a community environment and how to achieve consistent outcomes in a range of clinical settings. There is also the opportunity to assist faculty with research endeavors.

Eastern Long Island is home to seven Northwell Hospitals serving over 3 million people. The area is known for its magnificent ocean beaches and beautiful coastal harbors, with numerous wineries, fine dining, and cultural venues and easy access to two international airports, making it both a regional and international vacation destination. The area provides access to a wide array of outdoor activities including boating, fishing, golf and tennis and is home to both luxury and discount shopping centers. Access to New York City is less than one hour away.

Northwell Health is one of the largest health systems in the country, comprising 22 hospitals, over 80,000 employees and 3,800 physicians, and recognized for its visionary and caring approach to healthcare. Strategic alliances with the Cleveland Clinic, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and others extend the system's reach. A short walk from North Shore University Hospital is the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, one of the nation’s top biomedical research facilities. The scope, size and diversity of the health system help to create a rich set of opportunities.

Applicants must have completed a residency program in plastic surgery and be able to satisfy all requirements for licensure by New York State and all the surgical credentialing requirements at Northwell Health.

Northwell Health is supportive of Visa candidates. We are currently accepting applications for the Microsurgery Fellowship for the academic year 2023-2024.

The application should include:

1. Current CV
2. A Personal Statement detailing your interest in joining this fellowship and what you hope to achieve

We continually recruit a diverse physician workforce to meet the needs of the diverse patients we seek to serve; as a result, our Health System is proudly ranked Diversity Inc’s #1 Hospital and Health System. We fully understand that diversity is integral for our institutional excellence and a means to attaining health equity. As a result, our diversity and inclusion efforts are a part of everything we do, from education, to clinical care, to research, to physician well-being. For more information and resources regarding our initiatives, please visit our Center for Equity of Care, https://www.northwell.edu/education-and-resources/community-engagement/center-for-equity-of-care

For any inquiries regarding the fellowship program, please contact Dr. Mark Smith directly at msmith63@northwell.edu. For application submission and follow up, please email Marilyn Sic at msic@northwell.edu or call (516) 224-2353. 

Full-time clinical base compensation at Northwell Health ranges from $125K to $750K, which is impacted by various factors, including but not limited to physician specialty, level of experience, quality of care, academic accomplishments, patient experience and productivity. The base compensation range listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future

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About Northwell Health

We continually recruit a diverse physician workforce to meet the needs of the diverse patients we seek to serve; as a result, our Health System is proudly ranked Diversity Inc’s #1 Hospital and Health System. We fully understand that diversity is integral for our institutional excellence and a means to attaining health equity. As a result, our diversity and inclusion efforts are a part of everything we do, from education, to clinical care, to research, to physician well-being. For more information and resources regarding our initiatives, please visit our Center for Equity of Care, https://www.northwell.edu/education-and-resources/community-engagement/center-for-equity-of-care. Northwell Health is New York State’s largest health care provider and private employer, with 23 hospitals, 830 outpatient facilities and more than 16,600 affiliated physicians. We care for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Our 76,000 employees – 18,900 nurses and 4,800 employed doctors, including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners – are working to change health care for the bett...er. We’re making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. We're training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies.

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