Veterinary Surgeon

Sugar Land Veterinary Specialists is looking to welcome a second Full-Time Board-Certified Surgeon to join our multi-specialty and emergency hospital.

Who We Are: 

Sugar Land Veterinary Specialists is a recently remodeled, 18,000-sqft specialty hospital located in Sugar Land, TX, a thriving city with a family feel just 20 miles southwest of downtown Houston. We're a close-knit group of experienced veterinary professionals that pride ourselves on our ability to offer mentorship and support within a collaborative workplace. We have cultivated a culture of compassion for all and we would love to add a surgeon that has a similar outlook. With a favorable schedule of 2 days of accepting appointments, 2 days of surgery, and rotating on call and patient care weekends, this leaves room for an achievable work/life balance.

Our Culture and Team:

Our mission at Sugar Land Veterinary Specialists is to provide the best possible veterinary specialty and emergency care for pets and their owners with outstanding customer service, understanding, compassion and communication. Through day-to-day interactions and organized team-building activities, we create an environment where personal health, well-being, and work-life balance is important, and every individual matters.

Our Hospital:

• Five surgical suites with C-arm and new equipment, including Total Hip Replacement


• Highly skilled technical staff with a goal of 5 techs per surgeon.


• Diverse team of technicians that have experience ranging from surgery and anesthesia, to ER, to Medical Oncology.


• Fully equipped ER and ICU to help you to manage all your cases to the highest standard.


• In addition to emergency care, our team offers internal medicine, critical care, diagnostic imaging, ICU, medical oncology, and neurology. 


• We are well equipped with digital radiography, CT with 3D recon abilities, ultrasound, MRI, and a full in-house laboratory.


• We offer fluoroscopy and laparoscopy and have scope towers for urinary, gastrointestinal, nasal, and orthopedic cases. 


• We have an AMAZING atmosphere and an established referral base with high client compliance.

Our compensation package includes a base salary between $225,000 - $250,000, monthly production with no-negative accrual, and sign-on bonus. We offer a great benefits package including, but not limited to: health insurance (vision, medical, dental, with company HSA contribution), life and disability insurance, 401K with employer match, PTO, generous CE, reimbursement for membership dues and license fees, uniform allowance, and more.

Learn more about us by visiting our website at https://www.slvetspecialists.com/.

To learn more about the hospital and position please contact Joe Rusk at [email protected] or apply at careers.lakefieldvet.com.

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