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Trauma / Acute Care Surgeon

Inspire Health · Fresno, CA

Posted October 8, 2026

Community Regional Medical Center · 2823 Fresno Street, Fresno, CA, US, 93721

UCSF Fresno and Inspire Health Medical Group are recruiting for a Trauma /Acute Care Surgeon for Community Regional Medical Center (CRMC) in Fresno. Applicants must be board eligible or certified (preferred) in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. Must have completed a AAST approved, 2-year Acute Care Surgery fellowship or a 1-year Surgical Critical Care fellowship with subsequent faculty experience in Trauma/Acute Care Surgery. The successful candidate must possess a commitment to patient care and have a keen interest in academic surgery, including the education and training of residents, fellows, and medical students. The candidate will be expected to demonstrate research activity along the spectrum of basic science, injury prevention or education. This is an opportunity to teach in a fully accredited 5-year surgical residency.

Community Regional Medical Center is a 650-bed academically affiliated regional referral center and Level 1 Trauma Center and Burn Center. The program is located in Fresno, California a vibrant, growing and diverse city in the Central Valley close to three national parks and three hours from San Francisco.

For positions exclusively funded by the affiliate organization: Inspire Health provided a reasonable salary estimate for this position: $325,000-$375,000.

Benefits include:

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
  • Retirement contributions
  • Relocation assistance
  • CME Allowance
  • CA license and DEA renewal reimbursement
  • Employer paid malpractice

Employer

Inspire Health

Inspire Health Medical Group (Central California Faculty Medical Group) is the faculty medical group of UCSF Fresno and one of the largest multispecialty medical groups in California's Central Valley. More than 300 physicians and 90 advanced practice providers practice across more than 85 medical specialties and subspecialties, caring for patients throughout Fresno, Clovis and the surrounding region while teaching the next generation of physicians.

Inspire Health physicians serve as UCSF Fresno faculty, practicing and teaching students, residents and fellows at Community Regional Medical Center — the only Level 1 Trauma Center and Burn Center serving multiple counties in Central California — as well as Clovis Community Medical Center, community behavioral health programs and Inspire Health's own outpatient practices. UCSF Fresno is home to residency and fellowship programs in all the major medical specialties, including an emergency medicine residency founded in 1974, giving clinicians the opportunity to combine patient care with teaching, research and leadership in an academic environment that still feels like a community.

Providers enjoy competitive compensation, full benefits including 401(k) match, paid time off, malpractice coverage and CME allowances, along with relocation assistance for many positions.

Fresno offers a relatively low cost of living compared with many other California cities, culturally vibrant and diverse communities, excellent schools, and year-round sunshine. It is the only major city in the country close to three national parks — Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon — with the Sierra Nevada about an hour away, the Central Coast within two and a half hours, and convenient access to San Francisco, Los Angeles and Sacramento.

Livability

724,547
Fresno population
$307K
Avg 3-bedroom home
79° / 55°
Avg high / low
Nearby cities
Visalia
37.8 mi
Pop. 166,273
Clovis
8.6 mi
Pop. 122,719
Madera
22.7 mi
Pop. 82,510
Source: US Census Bureau
Annual family budget — Fresno County
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Housing, food, transport, healthcare, childcare & taxes for a typical family
$307K
Avg 3-bedroom home
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Avg monthly rent
Source: EPI Family Budget Calculator
Source: Zillow
79° / 55°
Avg high / low
6.06 in
Yearly rainfall
130
Sunny days / yr
Source: WeatherAPI.com
Population — ZIP 93721
8,004
Total residents
5,135
Male residents
2,869
Female residents
Age distribution
total
8,004
0-9
624
10-19
568
20-29
1,722
30-39
1,890
40-49
830
50-59
995
60-69
507
70-79
577
80+
291
Ethnicity
White
3,533
Black Or African American
938
American Indian Or Alaskan Native
94
Asian
303
Native Hawaiian Or Other Pacific Islander
62
Other
1,630
Two Or More
1,444
Source: US Census Bureau
79
Walk Score — Very Walkable
86
Bike Score — Very Bikeable
52
Transit Score — Good Transit
Source: WalkScore.com
Nearby airports
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) 126.06 mi
Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) 4.72 mi
Merced Regional Macready Field (MCE) 55.47 mi
Eastern Sierra Regional Airport (BIH) 89.93 mi
Meadows Field (BFL) 98.52 mi
Source: FAA database
Trauma / Acute Care Surgeon
Inspire Health · Fresno, CA