The Division of Cardiac Surgery is seeking a permanent full time track Cardiac Surgeon to join our group of seven surgeons. The ideal candidate will have 1 or 2 additional years of clinical fellowship training following their residency in areas such as aortic surgery, transcatheter valve therapy, minimally invasive valve surgery, heart failure, complex heart rhythm devices or critical care. 

The Royal Columbian Hospital is a full-service, adult non-transplant cardiac surgery center serving a population of almost 2 million. Our service performs over 950 open heart procedures annually, including coronary artery bypass grafting, valve repair and replacement, complex aortic surgery, TEVAR and Ross procedures. 

We also perform tachy, brady and biventricular cardiac electrical device implants. We are equal partners in the TAVR, TEER and TMVR programs. Three of our members are part of the extracorporeal life support program and one member practices critical care medicine.

The Royal Columbian Hospital is a major teaching site for the University of British Columbia cardiac surgery residency and undergraduate medical education programs. The $1.3 billion Royal Columbian Hospital redevelopment will see cardiac surgery infrastructure and operating capacity increase by at least 50% with a projected opening in September 2026.

Qualifications:

-Certified in cardiac surgery by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
-Eligible for licensure with College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC (CPSBC).
-Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) - Mandatory

Anticipated Start date: July 01, 2026.

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

Qualifications:
Current College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC) License (Full); Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) (Mandatory); Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC) (Mandatory)