MD/DO Pathologist

About the role

Emplify Health by Gundersen in La Crosse, Wisconsin is seeking a full‑time BC/BE anatomic and clinical pathologist. The position is within a multispecialty group practice serving southwest Wisconsin, northeast Iowa, and southeast Minnesota. The La Crosse campus is a tertiary referral center, a certified cancer center, and a level II trauma and emergency facility, supported by a robust medical foundation that directs several ACGME‑accredited residency and fellowship programs and encourages academic research. All surgical pathology and cytopathology services are performed in the central core laboratory, with annual volumes of over 38,000 surgical cases, 11,000 Pap smears, and 2,500 non‑gynecologic cytology specimens. There is no autopsy service; physician assistants gross all surgical specimens, and the current call ratio is 1:10.

Responsibilities

• Provide broad surgical pathology and cytopathology diagnostic services.
• Supervise advanced practice clinicians.
• Perform outreach service as needed.
• Teach students, residents, fellows, and clinical staff.
• Demonstrate superior communication skills and comfort in leadership roles.

Requirements

• BC/BE in anatomic and clinical pathology.
• Completion of an accredited graduate medical training program.
• Board certified or eligible in the stated specialty.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a license to practice in the multi‑state region (WI, IA, MN) without restrictions.

Skills

• Superior communication skills.
• Comfortable in leadership roles.
• Strong teaching ability for trainees and staff.

Benefits

• Competitive benefit package.
• Loan forgiveness package; Emplify Health qualifies for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
• Compensation package competitive to private/partnership practices, offering greater stability and reduced risk of contract turnover from mergers/acquisitions.

Schedule

Current call ratio is 1:10.