Pediatric Cardiologist

Overview

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, is seeking a faculty member in the Division of Pediatric Cardiology at UT Southwestern and Children’s Health Dallas in the section of Electrophysiology. Candidates should have three years of General Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, as well as specialty training in Pediatric Electrophysiology. Candidates should have experience in invasive and non-invasive EP, as well as a strong commitment to patient care, teaching and clinical research. Applicants must be eligible for licensure in the state of Texas and must be board certified in Pediatrics, as well as board eligible or certified in Pediatric Cardiology.

Mission and Division

The missions of the UT Southwestern Pediatric Cardiology Division are to deliver excellent, high quality/high value care to children today, to advance the field of pediatric cardiology through research and innovation, and to educate future physicians and researchers in the care of children with cardiac and cardiovascular disorders. The Division is among the largest in the nation with more than 40 faculty members who drive forward well-developed clinical and scholarly programs in interventional catheterization and electrophysiology; fetal cardiology, and management of congenital heart disease from infancy to adulthood; heart failure, cardiac transplantation, and cardiovascular disease prevention; critical care medicine; cardiac imaging by echo, CT, and MR; and application of AI tools in numerous aspects of patient care. Expertise in the Division is complemented by multidisciplinary experts from UT Southwestern Pediatric Group physicians in Critical Care Medicine, Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Cardiac Anesthesia, Diagnostic Radiology, and Cardiovascular Genetics.

Clinical Site and Facilities

The primary site of clinical care is Children’s Health Dallas, one of the nation’s largest children’s hospitals; there is a busy echo lab and 3 catheterization laboratories. One catheterization laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art EP mapping, including 3D mapping with overlay for ablations. More than 150 ablations are performed each year including SVT, VT and atrial flutter. Transvenous pacemakers, implantable loop recorder and ICD implants are also performed as well as 14,000 EKGs, >800 Holters and >600 pacemaker evaluations/year. With a 22-bed telemetry unit, a 32-bed Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, a 1.5T cardiac MRI facility, and approximately 24,000 clinic visits/year, the Pediatric Cardiology faculty have resources to meet present and future needs of children across the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, with a population of more than 7,000,000 and growing. There is also a catheterization laboratory at our Children’s Health Plano hospital with telemetry capabilities for 74 beds, a 12-bed ICU and a robust ambulatory cardiology program with outpatient and inpatient echocardiograms performed.

Departmental Background

The Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern has a long and rich history and is structured into 17 academic divisions, consisting of more than 400 faculty members, and several clinical multidisciplinary programs that represent the full disciplinary of pediatric medicine today. The major practice sites include Children’s Health Dallas and Children’s Health Plano, Parkland Health & Hospital System, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, and Texas Health Resources.

About UT Southwestern

UT Southwestern is located in the Dallas area and is a premier academic medical center which integrates biomedical research with clinical care and education. The institution’s faculty includes distinguished members, and the faculty size is over 2,700. UT Southwestern physicians provide medical care in about 80 specialties to more than 105,000 hospitalized patients, nearly 370,000 emergency room cases, and approximately 3 million outpatient visits a year. Major on-campus hospitals include Clements University Hospital, Parkland Medical Center, and Children’s Medical Center Dallas.

Application Information

Potential candidates should apply online at (search for Job #760090) and upload a curriculum vitae and letter of interest.

Appointment and Conditions

Appointment rank will be commensurate with academic accomplishments and experience. Consideration may be given to applicants seeking less than a full-time schedule. This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

Benefits

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare - no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
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