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hem/onc salaries
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curious monkey said:
Private practice peds oncology doesn't really exist. There (thankfully) aren't enough kids with cancer to warrant strict private peds onc. So, any peds oncologist HAS to be affiliated with a major academic institution, which unfortunately greatly limits their income. and that is exactly why adult oncologists can make SO much more money - they can have private practice oncology groups. Peds onc docs make decent money for sure, but to give you an example:
1) Peds Onc doctor at Sloan-Kettering (one of the top cancer hospitals in US) started at $130,000.
2) Adult Onc doctor first year salary out of fellowship in private practice in the midwest started at $300,000.
now, some peds oncologists that do private practice general peds on the side to make some extra $$$$.
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Actually, it's not totally true that you must be affiliated with a major academic institution. I am currently working at a large, private hospital system that has a fully-functional peds heme/onc section. I don't totally know what that means for salary purposes or for how widespread this is, but just thought I'd throw it out there.
pinkfrosting said:
I'm really in love with hemeonc and I can see that you're an attending.Could you please tell me about applying and give me ideas for my PS.I'm currently a PGY 2 in peds in NJ.
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Peds_MD said:
Me? An attending? Not exactly, so sorry, but I can't be of much help to you.
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pinkfrosting said:
I worked for a pediatric hem/onc practice which had 2 MDs and was located at a private childrens hospital in a major metropolitan area (>1million residents) without a large academic center. The oncologist I worked for basically came out of fellowship training @UCLA and started the hem/onc unit at this particular hospital. The amount of work that these 2 MDs did was amazing, probably worked harder than when they were in residency. Weekend call twice a month, one week on, then one week off. Salary, lets put it this way, they were making good money as they were the only two practioners in town. A caught a glimpse of an annual revenue statement and the practice had brought in around $1.7 million. This is probably the exception to the rule. I just wanted to let you know that there are plenty of private practice opportunities around and you will make good money in the end. It seemed like a really rewarding and challenging career, not something I would necessarily do solely for the purpose of bringing home a large paycheck though. I initially started off med school with the intention of pursuing peds hem/onc, but I really enjoyed the pathology way too much, so I am heading off to path for residency. Good luck and PM me with any questions.
