Description
The University of Chicago's Department of Pediatrics, Section of Cardiology, and Comer Children's Hospital is searching for full-time Adult Congenital Heart Disease specialists at any rank. The appointees will have a primary academic appointment in the Department of Pediatrics with a secondary academic appointment in the Department of Medicine.
Responsibilities include outpatient clinics, inpatient consultations, procedures, and reading cardio-diagnostic testing as applies to the specialty field. Other duties will include scholarly activity, and training and supervision of trainees and students throughout the Chicagoland Children's Health Alliance Cardiovascular service line. Academic rank and compensation (including a generous package of fringe benefits) are dependent upon qualifications. This position is benefits-eligible. The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook.
The Chicagoland Children's Health Alliance (CCHA) is a partnership between Comer Children's Hospital, Advocate Children's Hospital, and Endeavor Health. CCHA supports patients' and families' needs for the highest level of care with easier access to our network of adult congenital heart disease specialists throughout Chicago and the surrounding Chicagoland area. The multidisciplinary program includes faculty members in the departments of medicine, pediatrics, and surgery.
The Chicago Adult Congenital Heart Disease Alliance is one of the largest programs in the state of Illinois, seeing over 2800 patients annually with clinics throughout Chicago, the suburbs, and Northern Indiana. It is a pillar of the overarching Chicagoland Children's Health Alliance Heart Program, which is among the nation's top Children's heart programs in the country. This larger program includes 30 attending cardiologists, 6 categorical cardiology fellows, and several additional advanced fellows, four pediatric cardio-thoracic surgeons, and a dedicated cardiac anesthesia service. Our cardiac surgeons perform over 400 cardiac operations per year and achieve outcomes that rank among the best in the nation (STS-CHS-Database). We also have one of the highest ambulatory clinic volumes in the country with clinic sites throughout Chicago, the Chicago suburbs, Northern Illinois, and Northern Indiana. Our cardiac program is one of the largest in the Midwest and provides expertise in echocardiography, advanced cardiac imaging CT/MRI, electrophysiology, interventional cardiac catheterization, fetal cardiology, adult congenital heart disease, Marfan Syndrome, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, cardiac critical care, and preventative and rehabilitative cardiology.
Prior to the start of employment, an individual must possess the following qualifications: (1) have a medical doctorate or equivalent, (2) hold or be eligible for medical licensure in the state of Illinois (3) be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Adult Congenital Heart Disease.
To be considered, those interested must apply through The University of Chicago, Academic Recruitment job board, which uses Interfolio to accept applications: http://apply.interfolio.com/163657. Applicants must upload a CV including bibliography and cover letter. Review of applications ends when the positions are filled.
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