Associate Medical Director - Foot and Ankle Surgeon

Responsibilities: Serve as the regional physician leader for foot and ankle surgery and podiatry within the Musculoskeletal clinical program. Develop, review, and promote evidence-based standards, clinical pathways, and best practices for foot and ankle and podiatric care. Partner with operational leaders to improve access, referral pathways, triage expectations, scheduling templates, clinic workflows, and regional coordination. Foster collaboration, professionalism, accountability, and engagement among foot and ankle surgery and podiatry providers. Support regional workforce planning, including provider need, market coverage, succession planning, recruitment, candidate evaluation, and onboarding planning. Lead or co-lead regular regional foot and ankle surgery and podiatry meetings and facilitate bidirectional communication. Participate in strategic planning, budget discussions, capital planning, service line development, and performance data review. Shift & Schedule 0.10 administrative FTE leadership role

Requirements: MD, DO, or DPM degree from an accredited program. Board certification or eligibility in orthopedic surgery with foot and ankle fellowship training, podiatric medicine and surgery, or equivalent applicable specialty. Active or eligible Wisconsin medical license and active medical staff membership where required. Demonstrated clinical excellence in foot and ankle surgery, podiatric medicine, or related musculoskeletal care. Physician leadership, committee leadership, quality improvement, operational, or administrative experience preferred. Ability to collaborate across specialties, markets, and disciplines. Strong clinical judgment and commitment to evidence-based, patient-centered care. Ability to lead through influence in a matrixed regional structure. Effective communication, facilitation, conflict-resolution, and data-informed improvement skills. Ability to balance clinical practice responsibilities with administrative leadership expectations.