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Maine Medical Partners Neurosurgery & Spine is seeking a spine specialist (fellowship and interventional experience a plus but not mandatory) for their busy outpatient multispecialty Spine Center in Portland, Maine.   The practice just moved into the first floor of the new and highly efficient 100,000 SF neuroscience building.

The Spine Center provides consultations to the entire state of Maine and parts of Northern New Hampshire.  Initial consultations and ongoing management of both surgical and non-surgical spine conditions make up the majority of the work. The Spine Center enjoys a high volume of referrals (in excess of 1000 per month) and a well-established reputation as the leading spine practice in the state of Maine.   The Center has on site EMG, X-ray and MRI, as well as two fluoroscopy suites and MSK ultrasound for interventional spine and pain procedures.

Specialists in the Spine Center include physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurosurgery, orthopedic spine surgery, and pain trained anesthesiology, with a collegial atmosphere between all specialists.  The center performs over 20000 patient visits, 2500 spine surgeries and 4000 interventional procedures annually.  In house procedures include fluoroscopically guided spine procedures, EMG and US guided injections for chemodenervation and musculoskeletal conditions.  The center has two outreach locations in Maine. 

Maine Medical Partners - Neurosurgery & Spine provides compassionate, high-quality and personalized care to the people of Maine and northern New England with disorders of the brain and spine.  The practice offers a multi-specialty approach to treatments of spine conditions, and provides comprehensive evaluation and treatment of both spine and musculoskeletal disorders.

The ideal candidate will be a Physiatrist (MD or DO) with specialty training in a variety of spine procedures and/or spine conditions management.   Interventional training beneficial but not required. Call from home approximately one week in 10.  The selected candidate will join 13 surgeons, 2 anesthesiologists and 10 physiatrists.

Maine Medical Partners, a subsidiary of Maine Medical Center, is Maine's largest multi-specialty medical group serving the healthcare needs of patients locally and throughout northern New England.  This high quality team of 600 physicians and 350 advanced practice professionals provides a wide range of hospital based, primary, specialty, and sub-specialty adult and pediatric care delivered throughout a network of 54 locations across the State and acts as a regional referral network.

Maine Medical Center has 637 licensed beds and is the state’s leading tertiary care hospital and Level One Trauma Center, with a full complement of residencies and fellowships and an integral part of Tufts University Medical School.  The candidate would have an academic appointment at Tufts University School of Medicine, and the position can involve teaching and mentoring residents and medical students from the Maine Medical Center-Tufts University School of Medicine Medical School Program.

Situated on the Maine coast, Portland offers the best of urban sophistication combined with small-town friendliness.  The area provides four season recreational opportunities, such as skiing, hiking, sailing, and miles of beautiful beaches.  Just two hours north of Boston, this is an exceptionally diverse and vibrant community.  Portland is consistently voted one of the top spots in America to raise a family and was named America’s most livable city by Forbes Magazine. 

Maine Medical Partners is committed to creating an equitable, inclusive environment that is welcoming to diverse faculty.

Interested candidates may submit a cover letter and CV to Gina Mallozzi, Physician Recruiter at gmallozzi@mainehealth.org.