Lutheran Hospital is seeking a board certified kidney transplant surgeon to join the team of Nephrologists and surgeons at Lutheran’s Transplant Center.  As the only kidney transplant program in our service area of 1.2 million people, there is opportunity to grow and expand this well-established program.  Lutheran hospital is a 396 bed tertiary care center in Ft. Wayne, IN which is part of the Lutheran Health Network, an 8 hospital system across northeastern Indiana.  Key services include Cardiac Care, Children’s Hospital, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Emergency Medicine including the only Pediatric Emergency Department in the region, Musculoskeletal Center and Neurological Services, Cardiac and Renal Transplant center. 

• Established Kidney Transplant Program
• Transplant clinic located within Lutheran Hospital
• Specialty services include:Transplant trained nursing staffPost-transplant monitoring and outpatient clinic, Living donor transplant team, Transplant outreach coordinator, Interdisciplinary team of dietitians, financial counselors, referral coordinators, social workers, and physicians works together to develop a customized patient care plan

A comprehensive compensation package will be offered and may include:

• Base Salary plus Incentive
• Commencement/Sign-On Bonus
• Medical Education Debt Repayment
• Relocation
• CME / Vacation
• Health and Retirement
• Malpractice Coverage

Fort Wayne, Indiana

• Rated #1 city in Indiana to raise your kids
• Second largest city in Indiana with a population of 360,000+
• Named  All-American City Award and a City of Livability
• Top 10 Lowest Cost of Living cities in the country
• Excellent public, private, and parochial schools, as well as colleges and universities
• Active academic community, including Indiana University School of Medicine and The Fort Wayne Medical Education Program, a family practice residency program
• 87 public parks, 25 golf courses and 300 lakes within 50 miles of Fort Wayne
• Family activities: the award winning Children’s Zoo and Science Central
  Art and cultural: Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, and the Botanical Conservatory
• Rated #1 city in the country for minor league sports (baseball, basketball, football, hockey, and NCAA Division I college sports)
  Close to Indianapolis (two hours), Chicago, Cincinnati, and Detroit (three-hours)
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