SMG - Physician, Orthopedic Sports Medicine Surgery Lead

Sutter Medical Group (SMG) seeks to hire a BE/BC Orthopedic Surgeon to join our dynamic team in Sacramento,CA.

This is a unique opportunity to be part of Sutter Health’s flagship Orthopedics and Sports Medicine destination center at 660 J Street, a 120,000-square-foot, four-story facility opening in Q4 2027. Designed as a one-stop destination for musculoskeletal care, the center will serve athletes across the spectrum — from youth and collegiate athletes to elite professionals and active adults — while delivering concierge-level care to the broader community.

This role combines operative sports medicine practice, leadership in professional sports team coverage, academic involvement, research opportunities, and community engagement within a highly collaborative and collegial team environment.

• MD or DO degree from an accredited institution.

• Board Certified/Board Eligible in Orthopedic Surgery.

• Completion of an ACGME-accredited Orthopedic Sports Medicine fellowship.

• Subspecialty certification in Orthopedic Sports Medicine (CAQ) or eligibility required.

• Lead Role: Minimum 5 years of post-fellowship clinical experience and prior exposure to professional or elite-level team coverage (fellowship or practice).

• Support Role: Fellowship training and demonstrated experience in team coverage; 5 years preferred but not required.

• Experience or interest in research, teaching, and program development strongly preferred.

• Proficiency in ultrasound-guided diagnostic and interventional procedures preferred.

• Event medicine readiness (BLS/ACLS; ATLS/PHTLS or equivalent) preferred.

• Sign-on bonus
• Relocation stipend
• Excellent benefits, including zero-cost medical insurance
• Paid medical benefits for employees and dependents
• Robust, award-winning retirement: 100% 401(k) match + profit sharing contribution
• CME allowance + separate license reimbursement
• Advanced practice technology, including EPIC
• A positive work-life balance and Northern California's natural beauty and lifestyle

Sutter Medical Group is a successful, 1,500+ member multi-specialty group offering physicians the opportunity to build their practices within a progressive, financially sound, and collaborative organization. SMG is recognized as a Top Performing Physician Group by the Integrated Healthcare Association. Our members provide the highest quality and most complete health care possible to the people in the communities we serve in the greater Sacramento Valley Area of Amador, Placer, Sacramento, Solano, and Yolo Counties.

Sacramento offers an exceptional quality of life — just 90 minutes from the Bay Area and Lake Tahoe, and a short drive from Napa Valley wine country. The region combines affordability with a vibrant cultural scene, excellent schools, and abundant outdoor recreation.

It is the policy of Sutter Health and its partners to provide equal employment for all qualified individuals; to prohibit discrimination in employment because of basis of race, color, creed, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, registered domestic partner status, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national origin (including possession of a driver's license issued to individuals who did not present proof of authorized presence in the U.S.), age, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military or protected veteran status, political affiliation, pregnancy or perceived pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical condition, genetic information or any other characteristic made unlawful by local, state or federal law, ordinance or regulation. We promote the full realization of equal employment opportunities through a positive continuing program within each medical group, company, hospital, department, and service area. Equal employment opportunities apply to every aspect of Sutter's employment policies and practices.