Vascular Surgeon

Tower Health Medical Group is recruiting a full-time Vascular Surgeon to join our growing and collegial team of 3 board certified vascular surgeons at Reading Hospital.  

Vascular surgeons at Reading Hospital use the latest methods to find and treat diseases that affect your blood vessels and circulatory system — including noninvasive and minimally invasive treatments. Our experts work together with cardiologists, radiologists, neurosurgeons, and other specialists to provide complete care.  Our surgeons treat a wide range of conditions that affect your blood vessels (arteries, veins, and capillaries) — from varicose veins and deep vein thrombosis to carotid artery disease. 

Practice Highlights:

• Well-organized office support staff
• Office connected to the hospital
• Serving one hospital
• Surgeries performed at hospital and surgery center
• 1 1/2 days office, 3 1/2 days in OR/SC
• Large network of providers offering strong referral base
• New state-of-the-art Cath Lab
• Teaching opportunity - residents and medical students
• Employed position with an established group
• Nurse Practitioner support in office
• Rotating call schedule, residents take first call over-night

Candidate we are recruiting:

• Graduate from an ACGME accredited Vascular Surgery Fellowship
• Surgeon should be a team player, open to working with a collaborative team
• Interested in teaching surgical residents
• Strong, positive work ethic to support team
• Demonstrated ability to provide quality patient-centered care within an acute care setting
• Team-player: willingness to support all areas of the team, supportive partner with surgeons
• Ability to perform common vascular procedures
• Open to learning and being trained in vascular procedures  

What we offer:

• Employed position with tenured support staff
• Mentoring for new fellows
• Guaranteed base salary
• Supportive/Collegial Team 
• Family-focused work place
• Fellowship Training Stipend
• Paid malpractice and tail coverage
• Excellent patient referral network
• Paid Time Off
• Relocation assistance
• Excellent community for entire family
• Easy access to International Airport and recreational areas
• CME time and allowance
• Healthcare benefits: medical, dental, vision

Reading Hospital is a 697-bed nonprofit teaching hospital that provides high quality healthcare, cutting-edge technology, and experienced, caring medical professionals. As the nationally recognized, Magnet® designated flagship institution of Tower Health, Reading Hospital is home to many top-tier specialty care centers and services, including the McGlinn Cancer Institute, Miller Regional Heart Center, one of the state’s busiest Emergency Departments and a Level I Trauma Center, and Beginnings Maternity Center, which houses the region’s only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Reading Hospital is home to many top-tier specialty care centers and services, was named one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades™ and has been ranked as one of the Top Ten Hospitals by U.S. News and World Report the second year in a row.

The Community:

Reading Hospital is located in West Reading, part of Berks County, Pennsylvania. This is an area that offers many wonderful places to live and raise a family. Berks County is within driving distance of major metropolitan areas like Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City, offering an easy chance to get away for some big city excitement.

The Reading Symphony Orchestra and Reading Public Museum are considered among the best in the state. GoggleWorks is one of the nation's largest interactive community arts centers. And each year, the Berks Arts Council presents the largest jazz festival on the east coast. In addition, the Santander Arena and Performing Arts Center bring some of the world’s top acts to Reading.

The great outdoors is right in your backyard, including the National Scenic Appalachian Trail, Blue Marsh Lake, French Creek State Park, and the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary. And you'll find lakes for boating, swimming, ice fishing, and skating. Reading also ranks fourth nationwide in minor-league sports markets, hosting our own minor league hockey (Reading Royals) and baseball (Reading Fightin’ Phils) teams.

Learn More about Reading Hospital and Berks County:

Tour Reading Hospital

Living in Berks County - Reading Fellows

Berks County Living

Facts About Reading Hospital

Pennsylvania's Americana Region

Contact: Bill Mawhinney

Email: Bill.Mawhinney@towerhealth.org

Phone: 484-545-7690

Requirements and Qualifications

• MD or DO
• Unrestricted PA Medical License
• Unrestricted DEA 
• Graduate of an ACGME accredited surgical residency program
• Graduate of an ACGME accredited vascular surgery fellowship  

Tower Health is a regional integrated healthcare system that offers compassionate, high-quality, leading-edge healthcare and wellness services to communities in Berks, Chester, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties. With approximately 11,500 employees, Tower Health consists of Reading Hospital in West Reading; Phoenixville Hospital in Phoenixville; Pottstown Hospital in Pottstown; and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia. Tower Health has partnered with Drexel University College of Medicine to open a new medical school one-half mile walking distance from Reading Hospital, a regional medical campus for Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health. The school opened in 2021 and is currently accepting enrollment applications for the second class in 2024. In addition, Reading Hospital is the main training hospital for the medical school and supports ACGME accredited residency and fellowship programs.