Assistant Professor (term) - Cardioogy ACHD

Department:

Location:

Health Sciences Center

Time Type:

Full time

Worker Type:

Regular Term (Fixed Term)

Job Req ID:

R107221

Position Description:

Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) Cardiologist

The UofL School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics affiliated with the NORTON CHILDREN’S HEART INSTITUTE, and a part of Norton Children’s Medical Group, is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible pediatric or adult cardiologist specializing in adult congenital heart disease (ACHD), with an academic role at the UofL School of Medicine.  This is a growing program with outcomes that rival similar programs in the region. The ideal candidate will join a full-service program made up of a team of 35 pediatric cardiovascular specialists, including three pediatric cardiovascular surgeons. Our cardiologists have expertise in pediatric cardiology, heart failure and transplantation, adult congenital heart disease, adult congenital and pediatric interventional cardiology, cardiac imaging, fetal cardiology, telemedicine, and pediatric and adult electrophysiology

ABOUT THE POSITION

• Accepting applicants from adult cardiology and pediatric cardiology pathways

• A growing practice with more than 1,300 ACHD patients

• A dedicated ACHD team of three ACHD physicians, two nurse practitioners, a nurse clinician and a social worker

• ACHD surgical program

• ACHD catheterization and electrophysiology programs with capabilities for complex interventions, including transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement and temporary mechanical support (intra-aortic balloon pump, Impella heart pump)

• Collaboration with the Norton Heart & Vascular Institute Structural Heart Program for additional complex interventions, including transcatheter tricuspid and aortic valve replacement and MitraClip procedure

• Collaboration with local adult hospital’s ventricular assist device program

• New catheterization and electrophysiology lab and cardiac intensive care unit

• CT and MRI capability with new 3-Tesla Philips MRI scanners y Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography

• Opportunity for ACHD travel clinic

​Qualifications

• Medical degree/diploma

• Board certified/board eligible

• Residency/fellowship certification

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy. In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans. The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of the University that no employee or applicant for employment be subject to unlawful discrimination in terms of recruitment, hiring, promotion, contract, contract renewal, tenure, compensation, benefits, and/or working conditions. No employee or applicant for employment is required to endorse or condemn a specific ideology, political viewpoint, or social viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, or promotion.

Assistance and Accommodations

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