Prisma Health seeks a distinguished and visionary physician executive with a reputation for exceptional leadership in Orthopedics to serve as the inaugural President, Prisma Health Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute. This position presents a unique and outstanding opportunity for a dynamic and enterprising physician leader to shape a long-term vision and establish the newly formed Institute as a destination for orthopedics and sports medicine care, both within the state and for the region.

Established in 2017 through the merger of Greenville Health System and Palmetto Health, Prisma Health was created to best serve patients and their families. Today, the System has three regions: Columbia/Sumter (the Midlands), Greenville (the Upstate), and the recent acquisition of Blount Memorial Hospital in Eastern Tennessee. Prisma Health, comprised of 19 hospitals, the 3,700 provider Prisma Health Medical Group and numerous clinical sites, generates annual revenues close to $7 billion. Over 30,000 dedicated team members represent the organization's most valuable resource: its people. These individuals are the backbone supporting the organization's ability to thrive and to live out the words of its purpose statement: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

The Institute will be comprised of adult and pediatric orthopedics, primary care sports medicine, and physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) and is supported by over 200 master clinicians along with 50+ residents and fellows and over 600 support staff. This world class team is making a profound impact, with over 600,000 office visits and 38,000 surgeries reported in FY24. Prisma Health's network includes level 1 trauma, orthopedic oncology, sports medicine, same-day walk-ins, adult reconstruction, and two children's hospitals. The team enjoys a large athletic training network that manages the vast majority of universities and colleges in the state of South Carolina.

The ideal candidates will be an outstanding and demonstrated servant leader with the ability to effectively align, manage, and develop a vision for the Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute. They will have a thorough understanding of complex multi-facility health systems and have previous success in leading accomplished orthopedic programs. Candidates must possess an M.D. or equivalent degree and be board certified in orthopedic surgery. Additionally, candidates must be eligible for academic appointment at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.

For confidential nominations or expressions of interest, please contact the search consultant team of Donna Padilla, Imran Ali, and Fayth Hoecker at fhoecker@wittkieffer.com.