Outpatient Gastroenterology Opportunity in Winter Garden, FL (Orlando Health Horizon West Hospital)

Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute is seeking a board-certified/board-eligible Gastroenterologist to join our team at Orlando Health Horizon West Hospital located in Winter Garden, FL. This position is ideal for candidates who desire a balanced schedule of clinic and procedures, the flexibility to work in both outpatient and ASC settings, and the opportunity to grow with a thriving practice within a rapidly expanding community. This role includes inpatient call responsibilities. This is an excellent opportunity to practice in a modern facility with state-of-the-art equipment, a strong referral network, and the ability to help shape a growing GI service line within one of Florida’s most respected health systems.

As one of the nation’s most highly regarded digestive disease programs, the Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute offers comprehensive and coordinated care to evaluate, diagnose and treat a wide range of digestive diseases. The institute’s team of globally respected physicians are leaders in clinical research and postgraduate medical education

Role Requirements: 

• Board Eligible or Board Certified in Gastroenterology.
• Completed an ACGME Fellowship program in Gastroenterology.
• FL Medical License or ability to obtain FL Medical License. 

Practice Highlights: 

• Thriving physician-led, professionally managed healthcare system. 
• Excellent brand recognition, with new patients seeking out Orlando Health’s Digestive Health Institute for their care. 
• Integrated multidisciplinary and subspecialized practice environment. 
• Robust operational support and resources in a collaborative work environment. 
• Dynamic administration that fosters physician autonomy when it comes to clinical decision making and patient outcomes. 
• Opportunity for growth and leadership development. 
• Opportunity to expand an active research and innovation program. 

Financial Package:

• Excellent compensation package, opportunity to make more based on productivity.
• Benefits package includes time away for vacations and conferences, health/vision/dental insurance along with full malpractice coverage, disability coverage, deferred compensation and retirement savings options.
• Generous sign-on bonus with eligibility for an annual bonus.

Community Information:

• There is no state income tax. 
• Greater Orlando offers direct access to Florida’s world-famous theme parks and attractions.
• Our lifestyle options have something for everyone, from the downtown districts for those enjoying a trendy urban flair, to family-oriented communities with top rated public and private schools.
• Ample outdoor activities including large public parks for kids and pets, hiking and biking trails, abundant lake access for kayaking, fishing and paddle-boarding, with Florida’s beautiful beaches only an hour away. 

Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute

Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute is a national and international destination for care, offering comprehensive and coordinated services to evaluate, diagnose and treat a wide range of conditions affecting the digestive tract and gastrointestinal organs, including the most complex cases. Led by renowned specialists in digestive health, the institute has distinguished itself worldwide in offering many diagnostic and treatment options available only at the most advanced centers, including artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities that improve diagnosis, treatment and outcomes. The institute brings internationally recognized digestive disease care to a new state-of-the-art facility in downtown Orlando as well as several satellite sites conveniently located within the Orlando Health system. The institute’s scope of specialties and services include:

• Advanced Endoscopy
• General Gastroenterology
• Hepatology
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Motility
• Pancreatology
• Research and Physician Education

A few examples of what sets us apart include:

• A commitment to innovation, leading-edge research and global educational initiatives
• Among select facilities offering peroral endoscopic myotomy, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) and NaviCam technology
• One of very few programs in the world to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) with endoscopic ultrasound procedures to improve performance
• Development of technology, together with industry partners, that integrates AI with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) to reduce radiation exposure to patients and providers
• Collaboration with professional and industry partners to integrate AI in endoscopic technology to detect early cancer in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
• A team that includes authors of more than 2,000 peer-reviewed journals articles and the best-selling endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) textbook in the world, Endosonography

Future plans for the institute include:

• Developing an evidence-based protocol for the management of colon polyps utilizing leading-edge techniques and technologies
• Establishing a liver transplant program
• Becoming home to the most comprehensive motility unit in the southern United States
• Creating subspecialty fellowships in hepatology, motility and IBD, in addition to gastrointestinal and advanced endoscopy fellowships
• Hosting the largest institution-sponsored endoscopy/EUS congress in the United States

Orlando Health Horizon West Hospital

Orlando Health Horizon West Hospital is a full-service medical and surgical facility serving the residents of the Horizon West community of Winter Garden and the surrounding west Orange County communities.

A 60-bed acute-care hospital – with room to grow to 120-beds – the facility offers a full complement of services including heart care with full cardio-diagnostic capabilities, digestive health, emergency care, outpatient imaging and lab, orthopedic and sports medicine, reflux and esophageal disorders, and surgical services with specialties in general, thoracic, podiatric, orthopedic, advanced gynecological and minimally invasive robotic surgery.