Orthopedic Spine Surgeon (St. Charles, IL)

About the role

Genesis Orthopedics & Sports Medicine is a full-spectrum MSK platform with 16 clinics across Chicagoland, offering surgery through physical therapy and serving patients from Medicaid to private pay. The spine patient population is high-volume, underserved, and waiting for a surgeon who will take the time to treat them correctly. Genesis was founded on the conviction that surgery is a last resort, not a revenue strategy. You’ll have the clinical infrastructure to exhaust conservative care first — physical therapy, injections, imaging, pain management — and the surgical volume to back it up when surgery is genuinely indicated. Day one, you’ll have a full case load, 1–3 APPs supporting your practice, and a partnership-track role with real equity potential for a surgeon who wants to build, not just practice.

Responsibilities

• Full spine spectrum: cervical, thoracic, and lumbar degenerative disease
• Disc herniation and radiculopathy
• Spinal stenosis and decompression
• Minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS)
• Cervical and lumbar fusion — anterior, posterior, and lateral approaches
• Complex spinal reconstruction and revision surgery
• Deformity correction — scoliosis, kyphosis, sagittal imbalance
• Trauma — vertebral fractures, instability, cord injury
• Tumor and infection — evaluation and surgical management
• Motion preservation and disc replacement
• Access to clinical trial infrastructure, product development opportunities, and research that moves spine surgery forward

Requirements

• Board certified or board eligible in Orthopedic Surgery
• Fellowship training in Spine
• Licensed in Illinois or eligible for licensure

Beyond credentials, you believe in conservative care first — patients deserve a thorough non-operative workup before surgery is discussed, and you operate with conviction when surgery is genuinely the answer. You’re technically broad across the full spectrum from cervical to lumbar, decompression to complex reconstruction, primary to revision. You think in systems: spine patients require coordination of imaging, PT, pain management, surgical planning, and post-op rehab, and you want to practice inside a platform built to support that. You’re mission-aligned: our patients include some of the most underserved in Chicagoland, and spine pathology doesn’t discriminate by income — neither does our care. Partnership is the trajectory for surgeons who invest in building something.

Pay

• Competitive base salary + performance-based incentives
• Partnership and equity pathway

Benefits

• Full benefits — health, dental, vision, retirement
• Malpractice coverage
• CME allowance
• 1–3 dedicated APPs per surgeon
• EPIC EMR
• Clinical research, product development, and academic opportunities

Schedule

• Shared call

About Genesis

Genesis Orthopedics & Sports Medicine is a full-spectrum MSK platform operating across 16 clinics throughout Chicagoland — surgery, physical therapy, and everything in between. We run clinical trials, serve Medicaid patients at scale, and have built a care delivery model that proves accessible care and excellent care aren’t in conflict — one standard, regardless of what’s in a patient’s wallet. Spine is one of the highest-need, highest-impact specialties in our patient population, and we’re investing in it accordingly.