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Find your calling at Mercy!

Mercy is seeking a Cardiothoracic Surgeon to join our established, high-performing heart team at Mercy Heart Hospital South. This is an opportunity to build a strong, high-quality practice within a nationally recognized program supported by a collaborative and experienced surgical team.

Mercy South is a 767-bed tertiary care center with more than 140 years of clinical excellence. As the only Level II Trauma Center in South County (~85,000 ED visits annually), the hospital offers a consistent, diverse case mix and a strong surgical pipeline.

With access to the largest primary care referral network in Greater St. Louis, you'll be well-positioned to grow your practice efficiently and sustainably.

Practice Highlights

• Join a well-integrated, collaborative heart team with experienced partners
• Strong mentorship and support structure, ideal for surgeons looking to further develop and refine their practice
• Broad, high-acuity case mix, including:
  • Valve disease
  • Aortic aneurysms
  • HOCM
• Participation in advanced and evolving programs, including:
  • TAVR (Edwards Benchmark Program site; 1 of 30 nationally)
  • MitraClip
  • Lead extraction
  • Thoracic surgery (optional based on interest)
• 3-Star STS rated program with a commitment to quality and outcomes
• Optimized perioperative care through standardized pathways and ERAS protocols

Physician-Centered Environment

• Collaborative, multidisciplinary model with Cardiac Anesthesia, Interventional Cardiology, and Imaging
• Strong administrative partnership-physicians have a meaningful voice in program development
• Opportunities to participate in quality initiatives, committees, and leadership activities
• Backed by a stable, innovative health system focused on physician success

Your life is our life's work

At Mercy, you can lead the way. Join a team where your passion for patient care meets cutting-edge innovation. As part of an organization rooted in nearly 200 years of compassionate service, you'll help deliver transformative health care experiences while exploring new technologies and shaping the future of medicine. What sets us apart is our unwavering commitment to physician leadership-from the highest levels of our organization to the front lines of care-where physicians and caregivers collaborate, embrace fresh thinking, and drive clinical and operational excellence. If making a difference in your community is why you chose health care, Mercy is where your purpose meets possibility.

For more information, please contact Megan Zielinski, MHA, CPRP-DEI.Telephone: 314-364-3568 | Email: megan.zielinski@mercy.net