Interventional Cardiologist - Director, Complex High-Risk and CTO Intervention Program - Faculty (Open Rank)

Role and Responsibilities

• Provides strategic, clinical, academic, and operational leadership for the CHIP/CTO program, including:
• Leading clinical aspects such as hybrid algorithm case selection, pre-procedural planning, and Heart Team coordination
• Strategically driving program growth, regional referral development, and outreach to community and interventional cardiologists
• Oversight of evidence-based protocols aligned with ACC/AHA/SCAI guidelines and PROGRESS-CTO benchmarks
• Directing the CHIP/CTO educational curriculum for interventional fellows, including antegrade wire escalation, antegrade dissection/re-entry, and retrograde technique training
• Leading clinical trials, NCDR CathPCI and PROGRESS-CTO registry participation, and scholarly productivity
• Overseeing quality, safety, and compliance oversight, including program-specific M&M, radiation safety, and outcomes reporting
• Evaluating and adopting new technologies (guidewires, microcatheters, dissection/re-entry devices, intravascular imaging, mechanical circulatory support)

Candidate Profile

• Board certified or board eligible in Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology, eligible for medical licensure in Wisconsin
• Fellowship training or focused experience in CHIP and CTO techniques, including the full hybrid algorithm
• For candidates entering directly into the directorship: demonstrated personal procedural volume consistent with a program leader, typically 100+ complex/high-risk PCI cases per year with substantial CTO experience
• For early-career candidates and graduating fellows: dedicated CTO/CHIP fellowship training or substantial focused CTO/CHIP experience during interventional cardiology fellowship, with clear leadership trajectory
• Track record (or strong potential) in program development, education, and scholarly contribution in complex coronary intervention
• Comfort with mechanical circulatory support, intravascular imaging, calcium modification, and contemporary CTO equipment and strategy
• Collaborative approach to Heart Team, fellowship education, and multidisciplinary care

Pathway to Directorship

• Outstanding fellows and early-career interventional cardiologists with dedicated CTO/CHIP training are encouraged to apply
• MCW will provide a structured development pathway to the named directorship, including:
• Joining the program as a CHIP/CTO interventional cardiologist with proctored, high-volume case experience under senior faculty
• Defined milestones across clinical volume, quality outcomes, education leadership, and scholarly contribution
• Mentored progression to assume the named directorship at agreed-upon milestones, with full directorship authority and stipend at that point
• Faculty mentorship from the Medical Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Structural Heart leadership throughout the development period