Surgeon - Residency Trained or Board Eligible Surgeon - up to $30,000 sign on bonus 

Are you a board certified surgeon?  Are you considering a move? You may want to take a look at Buffalo, New York. Buffalo is enjoying a renaissance with revitalization of many parts of the city including Canal Side, Larkin District, a thriving theater district, Elmwood Village and Downtown. Major companies like Yahoo and Solar City have recently moved to Buffalo providing stable employment for many and bolstering the economy. Buffalo remains among the 5 most affordable housing markets in the US with an easy commute to work from the city, suburbs or country – live in the environment that suits you, and get to where you need to be with ease. Architectural gems are everywhere providing great options for home buying and really cool places to visit and hangout. Buffalo also has many entertainment venues including concerts, theater events, live music, the Buffalo Sabres, Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Bandits lacrosse, awesome food (16+ food trucks and great new restaurants that are popping up every week), tons of bars, breweries and distilleries, not to mention amazing art at the Albright Knox Art Gallery, The Buffalo philharmonic, and fun days at the Science Museum. That’s just the beginning…maybe Buffalo is for you! If you are interested in learning more about Buffalo please visit the following: https://www.buffalorising.com/; http://www.buffalospree.com/. 

Orchard Park Veterinary Medical Center (OPVMC) is a veterinary general, emergency and specialty practice that is fully staffed 24 hours a day, and is looking for a board certified surgeon to join our growing hospital. OPVMC’s surgery service has a strong diverse caseload, is growing quickly, and we are looking for someone to help support the team environment that we cultivate to improve the surgical expertise we offer to the community. 

The current community at OPVMC consists of two boarded internists, one boarded surgeon two residency trained surgeons that limit their practice to surgery, a boarded medical oncologist, a behavior specialist, and nineteen emergency/general practice veterinarians. We also have a remote relationship with a boarded radiologist and a board-certified clinical pathologist. 

OPVMC is a privately-owned hospital. We have an incredibly loyal hardworking staff with many members having tenure of 20+ years. We are dedicated to the patients and the community, and cultivate an environment that fosters learning as a team and also appreciates a daily dose of laughter.  Learn more about us at http://www.opvmc.com/.  

OPVMC current 22,000 sq. ft facility includes endoscopy, cystoscopy, Storz endosurgical equipment, GE Logiq s8 expert Vet ultrasound machine, 64-slice Toshiba Aquilion CT unit, digital radiography with integrated radiography review, and a complete onsite laboratory with an Olympus camera microscope for same-day remote board certified clinical pathologist evaluations of cytologic preparations. We are in the process of planning a large expansion and renovation of our hospital which will include additional in-patient and ICU capacity, additional state of the art surgical suites, an MRI and much more! We have also worked hard to create a very paper-light electronic medical records system that helps to streamline paperwork, improve record keeping, and help facilitate client and referring veterinarian communication.

We offer a competitive compensation package including health, dental and vision insurance; CE allowance, association dues; license and professional liability reimbursement, student loan repayment, relocation assistance, life insurance and 401(K) plan with employer match. We also offer up to a 30k signing bonus!

If you are interested in establishing a relationship with a privately owned veterinary practice that supports camaraderie, cares about you and offers an environment that balances work and life, please contact Allison Raffaele our Hospital Administrator at 716-662-6660, ext. 271 or contact Allison at araffaele@opvmc.net . We look forward to meeting you!!