Pediatrics - Cardiology - Physician

Pediatric Congenital Heart, Non-Invasive Imaging Opportunity, Well Established, Robust Program

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The Congenital Heart Center at Atrium Health Levine Children's Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina is seeking a qualified pediatric cardiologist with expertise in non-invasive imaging to join our Cardiac Imaging section.

Position Highlights:

• Collaborative & Well Established - Our team is comprised of a remarkable group of specialists: 19 cardiologists, 3 congenital heart surgeons, 8 cardiac intensivists, 5 pediatric cardiac anesthesiologists, 2 pediatric cardiac radiologists, 20 APPs—including 3 surgical APPs—16 sonographers, 5 nurse navigators, and 9 dedicated RNs. This collective expertise empowers us to consistently deliver top-tier care throughout the region, including robust support for multiple NICUs.
• Full Subspecialty Support - advanced fetal cardiology initiative, which collaborates closely with numerous MFM providers. This partnership enhances our continuum of care, ensuring comprehensive support for both patients and their families at every stage.
• Robust Program - Operationally, we integrate both inpatient and outpatient services, with patient management centered around an open ICU.
• Competitive Compensation - we offer competitive compensation packages, including a guaranteed salary and a sign-on bonus.

Ideal Candidate:

1. Completed three (3) years of fellowship in pediatric cardiology and advanced training in non-invasive imaging.
2. At least three years of clinical practice experience following completion of fellowship training.
3. Applicants must have a commitment to academic and clinical excellence in Pediatric Cardiology and imaging, including transthoracic, transesophageal, and fetal echocardiography.
4. Expertise in cross sectional imaging including cardiac MR/CT is welcome but not required. The position also includes participation in inpatient and outpatient peds cardiology services.
5. Candidates must be board certified or board eligible in pediatric cardiology and able to obtain an unrestricted NC and SC licenses.
6. BLS and PALS certifications are required.

The Levine Children’s Congenital Heart Center , established in 2010, is consistently ranked as one of the top pediatric heart centers in the country by U.S. News and World Report. Our comprehensive congenital heart services include congenital cardiac imaging (including fetal echocardiography, cross sectional cardiac imaging and advanced echocardiography), dedicated cardiovascular intensive care unit and staff, regional referral programs in heart failure/transplantation, cardiac catheterization, electrophysiology and adult congenital heart disease. Our new outpatient office complex opened in December 2020, designed to meet all patients’ needs from fetal cardiology to ACHD. We have one of the most comprehensive Cardiac Neurodevelopment programs in the Southeast, providing specialty services to our congenital heart patients in the same office suite. Participation in investigator initiated and multi-center industry sponsored studies is ongoing within the Heart Center, with the support of an active clinical research department. We are also closely aligned with our Atrium Health adult cardiology counterparts within the Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute. Our surgical and interventional cath volumes have continued to grow steadily over the last decade.

Charlotte is one of the nation’s fastest-growing big cities and is projected to increase in population 71% by 2030. The area features world-class entertainment, eclectic culinary experiences, as well as an abundance of arts, musical, and cultural opportunities. There are numerous professional sports including the NFL Carolina Panthers, NBA Charlotte Hornets, MLS Charlotte FC soccer club, NASCAR, Carolina Knights baseball, Charlotte Checkers hockey and world-class training facilities at the US National Whitewater Center, as well as unlimited year-round recreational opportunities. Our students thrive in excellent public and private schools and numerous top ranked colleges and universities throughout the greater Charlotte region. Our location provides easy access to beautiful Blue Ridge mountains and some of the nation’s most popular beaches. We are connected via easy airport access and convenient proximity to other major metropolitan areas.

Advocate Health is one of the largest nonprofit integrated health systems in the United States, providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois, Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama, and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin. With Wake Forest University School of Medicine as our academic core, we are shaping the future of health care through innovation, research, education and compassionate care.

When you join Advocate Health, you’re joining a team that’s committed to being a Best Place to Care—where clinicians are heard, supported and empowered to focus on what matters most: caring for patients. This enterprise-wide initiative is grounded in listening to care teams, removing barriers to excellent care, and fostering well-being and connection. It reflects our purpose—from discovery to everyday moments, we’re redefining care - for you, for us, for all—and lives through our values: lifting each other up, leading with purpose, thinking boldly together and embracing change with optimism. Here, you’ll find not just a job, but a career with meaning, growth and impact—for all.

Interested?

If you are interested in learning more about this great opportunity, please email your CV and interest letter to LCH congenital cardiac imaging director, Majd Makhoul or Lexy Doane.