Everything is already built. We are looking for the physicians to grow it.
An established referral base
Thirty-six years of relationships with primary care practices across Kings and Tulare counties. Your schedule fills from referrals that already exist.
Your own surgery center
Two procedure rooms, pre-op and recovery bays, on-site sterile processing and equipment owned outright. Steps from the clinic, not across town.
A team that knows GI
Experienced endoscopy nurses, clinical staff, administrator and in-house billing who understand GI practice operations and payer mix.
Outpatient only
Consultations, endoscopy and FibroScan in one building. Flexible scheduling, limited call, and evenings that are yours.
A strong payer mix
About 60% commercial, mostly Blue Cross and Blue Shield PPO, 30% Medicare and 10% HMO and other. Unusual for the Valley, and it shows in the economics.
A mentor, not a manager
Work alongside Dr. Alvin Au, FACG, through a planned transition, with future leadership and ownership on the table from the first conversation.
A region that needs more gastroenterologists than it has.
The San Joaquin Valley has roughly half the specialist density of the Bay Area, and its population is aging. Every colonoscopy guideline change since 2021 has widened the gap. A new physician here is not competing for patients; they are relieving a backlog.
Competitive from day one. Equity from year two.
Ramp up with a guarantee
A guaranteed income while you build your panel, with a starting bonus and relocation support. The referral base is already there; the guarantee removes the risk while it becomes yours.
Practice alongside Dr. Au
Share the endoscopy schedule and the office, learn the community and the payers, and take on leadership of the surgery center as the transition progresses.
Equity and ownership
Shareholder status in the practice and the surgery center, with a potential future purchase of both discussed separately and on mutually agreed terms.
Experienced gastroenterologists and fellows completing GI training. Candidates should be board-certified or board-eligible in gastroenterology and able to obtain a California medical license and credentials before starting. J-1 physicians: California participates in the Conrad 30 waiver program; ask us about timing.
A physician's income goes a very long way here.
Hanford is the county seat of Kings County, 18 miles west of Visalia and under an hour from Sequoia National Park. The historic downtown has China Alley, the 1929 Fox Theatre and Superior Dairy; the calendar has the Kings County Fair, the oldest in California, the Thursday Night Market and the Renaissance of Kings faire. Around 60,000 people, a slower pace than the coast, and Fresno close by for anything you can't find locally.
A confidential 15-minute call is all it takes.
Tell us a little about yourself and we will set up a time with Jenny Au, our Administrator, and Dr. Au. No recruiter, no pressure, and nothing is shared without your permission.