Pediatric Transplant Cardiologist, Department of Pediatrics

Location: Charlottesville, VA. Full-time, open-track Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in the Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia School of Medicine. Position remains open until filled.

About the role

The Division of Pediatric Cardiology comprises 13 cardiologists with clinical interests in heart failure/transplantation/mechanical circulatory support, pulmonary hypertension, interventional cardiology, imaging, adult congenital heart disease, and electrophysiology. At the time of appointment, three additional faculty members will share inpatient and outpatient clinical coverage for the heart failure/transplant/mechanical support population. The division includes two dedicated nurse practitioners on the pediatric heart transplant team and two dedicated congenital heart surgeons who perform surgical procedures on congenital heart disease patients of all ages with some of the best risk-adjusted mortality rates in the country. UVA is the lead institution in the Virginia Congenital Cardiac Consortium, a three-institution collaborative that directs the highest complexity patients to the University of Virginia Children's Hospital. The surgical program averages 10 pediatric cardiac transplants yearly in addition to placement and management of mechanical circulatory devices. The Children's Heart Program has been ranked in the top 50 in the U.S. News & World Report annual survey each of the past eight years. The UVA Medical Center and Children's Hospital are located on the main university grounds in Charlottesville, a picturesque small but cosmopolitan city perennially ranked as one of the best places to live in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Cover general pediatric cardiology inpatient and outpatient clinic services
• Participate in heart failure, transplantation, and cardiomyopathy clinics
• Share inpatient and outpatient clinical coverage for the heart failure/transplant/mechanical circulatory support population with three additional faculty members
• Collaborate with two dedicated nurse practitioners on the pediatric heart transplant team and two dedicated congenital heart surgeons
• Contribute to the Virginia Congenital Cardiac Consortium, directing highest-complexity patients to UVA Children's Hospital

Qualifications

• MD or DO degree
• Board certification in Pediatric Cardiology
• Completion of one year of additional formal training in advanced heart failure, transplantation, and mechanical circulatory support
• Meet criteria to be recognized as a transplant physician by UNOS
• Training and experience at an institution with a high-performing congenital heart surgery and transplant program (strongly preferred)

For additional information about the position, contact Dr. Michael McCulloch, MD at MAM3FK@uvahealth.org. For questions about the application process, contact Kate Schoenster at keg3nr@uvahealth.org.