Medical Gastroenterologist

Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute is seeking board-certified / board-eligible Outpatient Gastroenterologists to join our team at the brand-new Lakeland Highlands Hospital located in Polk County, FL. This position is ideal for candidates who desire a balanced schedule of clinic and procedures, the flexibility to work in both outpatient and ASC settings, and the opportunity to build a thriving practice within a rapidly growing community. Board Eligible or Board Certified in Gastroenterology.

Ensure all your application information is up to date and in order before applying for this opportunity.

Completed an ACGME Fellowship program in Gastroenterology.

FL Medical License or ability to obtain FL Medical License.

Brand-new hospital featuring modern endoscopy suites and advanced GI technology

Strong referral base through Watson Clinic’s 100+ primary care physicians in the community

Thriving physician-led, professionally managed healthcare system.

Excellent brand recognition, with new patients seeking out Orlando Health’s Digestive Health Institute for their care.

Dynamic administration that fosters physician autonomy when it comes to clinical decision making and patient outcomes.

Financial Package :

Benefits package includes time away for vacations and conferences, health / vision / dental insurance along with full malpractice coverage, disability coverage, deferred compensation and retirement savings options.

Generous sign-on bonus with eligibility for an annual bonus.

Orlando Health Digestive Institute

Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute is a national and international destination for care, offering comprehensive and coordinated services to evaluate, diagnose and treat a wide range of conditions affecting the digestive tract and gastrointestinal organs, including the most complex cases. Led by renowned specialists in digestive health, the institute has distinguished itself worldwide in offering many diagnostic and treatment options available only at the most advanced centers, including artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities that improve diagnosis, treatment and outcomes. The institute brings internationally recognized digestive disease care to a new state-of-the-art facility in downtown Orlando as well as several satellite sites conveniently located within the Orlando Health system. Advanced Endoscopy

General Gastroenterology

Research and Physician Education

Among select facilities offering peroral endoscopic myotomy, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) and NaviCam technology

One of very few programs in the world to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) with endoscopic ultrasound procedures to improve performance

A team that includes authors of more than 2,000 peer-reviewed journals articles and the best-selling endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) textbook in the world,  Endosonography

Becoming home to the most comprehensive motility unit in the southern United States

Creating subspecialty fellowships in hepatology, motility and IBD, in addition to gastrointestinal and advanced endoscopy fellowships

Hosting the largest institution-sponsored endoscopy / EUS congress in the United States

Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital

As an integrated healthcare system, Orlando Health has joined forces with the nationally respected, physician-led practice of Watson Clinic to bring exceptional healthcare to the communities of Polk County and the surrounding region. The combined strengths of this collaboration will be showcased with the summer 2026 opening of the Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital.

Areas throughout the new hospital will reflect the collaborative spirit between the two organizations. Experts from both Orlando Health and Watson Clinic have been heavily involved in the overall planning of the project, including design of the facility, selection of next-generation technologies, and development of a comprehensive scope of specialized programs and services, with key programs to include cardiology, neurology, gastroenterology, obstetrics, surgery and surgical oncology.

This state-of-the-art facility will feature more than 300 inpatient beds, 69 emergency and observation beds, 11 operating rooms, four cardiac and interventional suites, and 18 beds in an intensive care unit that will grow to 36 at full build-out. The hospital will support a wide offering of surgical and procedural services across multiple specialties. A robust cardiovascular program will offer diagnostic cardiology services upon opening, with the addition of PCI care soon after and further progressing to include structural heart disease and advanced electrophysiology (EP) programs. With a strong neurology focus on stroke and spine care, the hospital is expected to advance to a primary stroke center soon after opening with comprehensive stroke center to follow. A full obstetrical unit also will be highlighted on opening day with eight labor and delivery rooms, two designated C-section operating rooms and more than 25 postpartum rooms. A 12-bed neonatal intensive care unit will debut shortly after the hospital opens.

The Orlando Health system of care includes award-winning hospitals and EDs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that stretch from Florida’s east to west coasts and into Central Alabama and Puerto Rico.

Along with numerous excellence awards earned by our individual hospitals and institutes, Orlando Health is recognized for an exceptional workplace culture that focuses on personal and professional growth programs that support our physicians and team members throughout their careers.

~ Joy in Medicine designation by the American Medical Association

~ Great Hospitals in America 2024, Becker's Hospital Review

~ 150+ Top Places to Work in Healthcare 2025, Becker’s Healthcare