General surgery is foundational to nearly every hospital and health system — and increasingly hard to staff, especially outside major metros. Capstone permanently recruits general surgeons for hospitals, health systems, group practices, and PE-backed platforms nationwide, with a bespoke search built around your call coverage and case volume.
A widening gap — especially rural
The AAMC projects a shortfall of 10,000 to nearly 20,000 surgeons by 2036, and the gap is sharpest outside the cities: rural areas have only about 69% of the general surgeons they need, and while nearly 60 million Americans live rurally, only about 10% of general surgeons practice there. A federal cap on residency funding keeps the pipeline tight while surgical demand from an aging population grows.
How Capstone approaches it
We reach beyond job-board applicants to the passive physicians who aren’t actively looking, vet for clinical and cultural fit before you ever see a candidate, and manage the search from first outreach to signature. Every search is built around your organization — never run from a template.
Settings we serve
Hospitals & health systems, surgical & multispecialty groups, ambulatory surgery centers, rural & critical-access hospitals, and PE-backed platforms.
Recruiting general surgery is one part of what we do — Capstone recruits across the full clinical spectrum. See all specialties →