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Deputy Physician-in-Chief, Surgical Oncology
Northwell Health Cancer Institute
The Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, in partnership with the Northwell Health Cancer Institute, invites applications and nominations for the position of Deputy Physician-in-Chief for Surgical Oncology, Northwell Health Cancer Institute. The health system is seeking an exceptional, dynamic, and visionary board-certified surgical oncologist and physician executive capable of leading and integrating surgical cancer care across one of the nation’s largest health systems, serving the greater metropolitan New York area.
Reporting to the Physician-in-Chief and Executive Director of the Northwell Health Cancer Institute, the Deputy Physician-in-Chief for Surgical Oncology will lead all surgical oncology programs across the system — partnering with the Deputy Physicians-in-Chief for Medical Oncology and Radiation Oncology and with regional and hospital cancer leaders throughout New York City, Long Island, Westchester, Hudson Valley, and Connecticut. The role offers the opportunity to shape and expand multidisciplinary surgical cancer programs across all disease sites within one of the nation’s largest health care systems, caring for one of the most diverse patient populations in the world.
As Deputy Physician-in-Chief for Surgical Oncology, this leader will develop and execute the system-wide strategic vision for surgical oncology services, overseeing quality, efficiency, and access across all disease sites and care settings. Working in close partnership with the Deputy Physicians-in-Chief for Medical and Radiation Oncology, the relevant surgical department chairs, and regional and hospital cancer leaders, this individual will recruit and develop outstanding surgeons and elevate the national reputation of surgical oncology across the Northwell Health Cancer Institute.
The Northwell Health Cancer Institute
The mission of the Northwell Health Cancer Institute is to provide high-quality, comprehensive cancer care in a coordinated, multidisciplinary, and compassionate environment. The Institute cares for more New Yorkers with cancer than any other health system, treating approximately 24,000 cancer patients each year across the health system’s hospitals and roughly 900 outpatient locations. With Northwell’s acquisition of Nuvance Health, the Cancer Institute has expanded its reach further into the Hudson Valley and Connecticut, continuing its transformational evolution into a “hybrid cancer center” that combines the best of academic and community cancer care.
The Cancer Institute brings together more than 300 affiliated physicians across over 25 subspecialties, co-locating surgery, medical oncology, and radiation oncology in a single setting wherever possible so that patients receive coordinated care close to where they live and work. Care is standardized across the system, and dedicated nurse navigators connect patients to the services they need, when and where they need them — ensuring the highest standard of care regardless of location.
The Cancer Institute has recruited world-renowned clinicians to provide quaternary services and highly complex care, which — combined with cutting-edge clinical trials, the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, and Northwell’s partnership with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory — uniquely positions the system to deliver unmatched comprehensive cancer care. For more information, please visit https://cancer.northwell.edu/
Surgical Oncology at the Northwell Health Cancer Institute
Surgical oncology at the Northwell Health Cancer Institute encompasses the full breadth of cancer surgery, with specialists providing advanced operative care across all major disease sites — including breast, gastrointestinal, hepatopancreatobiliary, colorectal, thoracic, endocrine, melanoma and soft tissue, gynecologic, genitourinary, and head and neck cancers. Surgeons practice within a multidisciplinary, disease-site-based model alongside medical and radiation oncology colleagues across the system. Northwell’s surgical oncologists are engaged in advancing the field — adopting minimally invasive and robotic techniques, performing complex multi-organ and cytoreductive resections, delivering regional and intraoperative therapies, and pioneering innovative approaches developed in collaboration with the system’s research enterprise and academic partners.
Patients across the system benefit from coordinated, team-based care in which surgical oncology is fully integrated with diagnostic, medical, radiation, and supportive services. Multidisciplinary tumor boards and dedicated nurse navigation ensure that every patient’s treatment plan reflects the collective expertise of the Cancer Institute.
Northwell Health
As New York State’s largest private employer and health care provider and one of the nation’s largest health care systems, Northwell Health includes a network of collaborators, research pioneers, entrepreneurs, and educators – 100,000+ strong – daring to look at health care differently while caring for a service area of nearly 12 million people. With a $20 billion annual operating budget, Northwell Health delivers world-class clinical care throughout the New York metropolitan area, pioneering research at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, and training the next generation of medical professionals through the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Northwell trains more than 1,900 residents and fellows in 190 programs. Five Northwell hospitals achieved top 50 national rankings from U.S. News & World Report’s 2025–26 Best Hospital rankings in 26 adult medical specialties.
The ideal candidate for this role will be board certified by the Board certified by the American Board of Surgery with fellowship training and/or certification in Complex General Surgical Oncology or a comparable surgical oncology discipline; possess administrative and leadership experience at an academic medical center or health system, such as Chief, Division Chief, Vice Chair, Chair, or service-line leader, have demonstrated experience in clinical, research, and teaching achievement commensurate with appointment to the faculty at the rank of Professor. We are seeking a nationally recognized clinical leader and an actively practicing surgical oncologist with strong operations experience; track record of improving efficiency and quality of services.
To receive full consideration, interested individuals should electronically submit a Curriculum Vitae and a letter of interest to Matthew Faber, Director of Executive Search, Office of Physician Recruitment at MFaber4@northwell.edu. The letter of interest is a two-page cover letter, primarily detailing your experience, qualifications, and key achievements related to this position specification and briefly expressing your interest in this Deputy Physician-in-Chief role. Applications will be reviewed immediately and will continue to be reviewed until the position is filled. All inquiries or candidate nominations can be sent to MFaber4@northwell.edu.
