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ThedaCare is Seeking Fellowship-Trained Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Surgeon – Appleton, Wisconsin

Opportunity Criteria

SpecialtyOrthopedic Surgery : Foot & Ankle
Candidate TypeMD, DO
Visa AcceptedNo J-1 or H-1B
Salary RangeNot Specified
Loan RepaymentNot Specified
Employment TypeFull Time
Bonuses OfferedSign-on, Quality, Productivity

Opportunity Details

Build a Growing Foot & Ankle Practice with ThedaCare

ThedaCare is seeking a BE/BC MD/DO fellowship-trained Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Surgeon to join our collaborative orthopedic team in Appleton, Wisconsin. This opportunity offers the ability to grow a specialized surgical practice, expand access to care, and work alongside an established network of orthopedic surgeons, advanced practice clinicians, and non-operative sports medicine providers.

Position Highlights

  • Full-time, 1.0 FTE opportunity
  • Fellowship-trained orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon
  • Established referral network with significant growth potential
  • Two APCs supporting the practice
  • Approximately 75% elective musculoskeletal care and 25% foot and ankle trauma
  • Approximately 1.5 days of operating room time weekly, with potential to expand to two days
  • 36 patient-contact hours per week
  • Call no more frequent than 1:5 at a Level III trauma hospital

Collaborative Practice Environment

Join a large orthopedic and multispecialty practice that includes nine orthopedic surgeons and 14 APCs, alongside providers in non-operative sports medicine, pain management, physiatry, and orthopedic walk-in care. A strong primary care network and established relationships with non-operative sports medicine providers create meaningful opportunities to grow the foot and ankle service line.

Qualifications

  • MD or DO degree
  • Completion of orthopedic surgery residency
  • Fellowship training in orthopedic foot and ankle surgery
  • Board certification in orthopedic surgery
  • Eligibility for Wisconsin medical licensure and required hospital privileges

Join ThedaCare and help expand access to specialized orthopedic care throughout the Fox Valley.

Apply today to explore this opportunity.

Orthopedic, Spine & Pain Center Overview

The Orthopedic, Spine & Pain Center at ThedaCare Health Campus – Encircle brings together multiple service lines and partners at one location, creating a new and unique model of care in the community. This is more than a partnership; it is a true integration of service with highly specialized providers who are experts in their fields.

ThedaCare Orthopedic Care:

Offering the full spectrum of surgical and non-surgical care, including sports medicine, therapy services, physical medicine and rehabilitation, rheumatology and pain management. Our care model ensures patients receive the right care on their schedule from the right providers. This easy-access model means doctors, surgeons and therapists have more opportunity to discuss each patient’s individual treatment and recovery together.

Neuroscience Group:

The only independent local medical practice that combines neurology, neurosurgery, orthopedic spine surgery, interventional pain management and physical therapy. Our mission is to provide compassionate, high-quality neurologic care to our neighbors in Northeast Wisconsin. The Neenah clinic is equipped with imaging, MRI, neurodiagnostic and procedure labs, making Neuroscience Group a convenient choice for patients wishing to complete their testing in one location.

Services include:

  • Orthopedic walk-in care
  • Lab and imaging onsite
  • 3T MRI, offering faster scan times
  • Streamlined care plans for surgery patients — all the prep at one site
  • Recovery rooms outfitted with tablets that allow patients to order meals and communicate with staff members
  • Home simulations to prepare patients and family for return to home
  • Onsite pharmacy and Meds to Beds, which helps reduce wait times for prescriptions
  • Prepackaged meals to go
  • Self-check-in kiosks
  • Valet services
  • Warm-water pool for aquatic therapy
  • Sports-specific simulations, including a hardwood court, nets for batters and golfers, and a pitching mound
  • Physical therapy and occupational therapy
  • Dry needling
  • Splinting
  • Custom-made orthotics
  • Running gait analysis
  • Lidocaine and ketamine infusions to treat complex pain patients

Community Overview

The Fox Cities of Wisconsin includes Appleton, Neenah, and Menasha, and is comprised of a total of 19 unique communities positioned along the scenic Fox River and Lake Winnebago. This area offers the charm, safety, and convenience of small town life, with the diversity and vitality of a metropolitan area. 

The Fox Valley is the proud home of notable school systems, colleges, and is known across Wisconsin as THE place for shopping. Downtown Appleton, the Fox River Mall and many other retail destinations are a draw for shoppers from all over Wisconsin and beyond. In addition, the region features vibrant cultural venues, a year-round calendar of exciting events, one-of-a-kind museums and fantastic outdoor recreation. 

The Fox Valley is a community where live music, art, and creativity thrives. There are many events throughout the year to partake in, such as Mile of Music, Octoberfest, night markets, marathons, Art on the Town, summer concerts, outdoor movies, parades, weekly Farmer's Market events, and more.

AIRPORT

Appleton International Airport located in Appleton, and Austin Straubel Airport in Green Bay offer modern facilities and convenient access to all the Midwest hubs. A few additional airport hubs in the region are Central Wisconsin Airport in Mosinee, General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, and Dane County Regional Airport in Madison. 

LOCATION
Modern, interstate highway systems provide quick, easy access to larger metropolitan areas:

  • Distance to Green Bay: 30 miles
  • Distance to Milwaukee: 107 miles
  • Distance to Madison: 106 miles
  • Distance to Chicago, IL: 197 miles
  • Distance to Minneapolis, MN: 285 miles

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Facility & Address

  • Orthopedic, Spine & Pain Center at ThedaCare Health Campus – Encircle
  • 2400 E Capitol Drive Appleton, WI 54911

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