Residency Trained or Board-Certified Veterinary Cardiologist

Interventional Cardiologist Opportunity

Animal Emergency & Specialty Center of Knoxville is an AAHA Accredited, premier referral and emergency veterinary hospital. We have an emergency and critical care unit that is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our dynamic care team includes board-certified surgeons and specialists at AESC who treat a wide range of veterinary orthopedic, oncology, thoracic, abdominal, and soft-tissue conditions.

As our Interventional Cardiologist, you'll get to provide minimally invasive procedures to diagnose and treat your patients. We have the latest specialized surgery and diagnostic instrumentation and equipment including 16-slice CT scanner, Vivid iQ echocardiogram platform, digital radiology, ultrasound systems, fluoroscopy unity, endoscopy, high-def Storz tower with new laparoscopic equipment, Arthrex equipment, LigaSure, Autocon III, Storz Ho-YAG laser, Synthes locking plates, and ESF equipment. In 2026, we will be completing our 20,000-square-foot specialty expansion and we will be adding Neurology, Cardiology, and other specialists to our team, as well as a new MRI scanner, CT scanner, linear accelerator, IR suite with ceiling-mounted fluoroscopy, and surgical suites measuring at least 18' x 18'.

What You'll Bring:

• Experience in Interventional Cardiology procedures such as balloon valvuloplasty, PDA occlusion, pacemaker implantation
• Residency Trained or Board-Certified Veterinary Cardiologist
• DVM license in Tennessee
• Passion to practice outstanding medicine with a collaborative team

Benefits & Perks

• $200k-$250k base salary (negotiable) + production
• Lucrative sign-on bonus
• Relocation bonus
• Head Start student loan assistance for up to three years
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid parental leave
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Paid time off
• CE allowance: $5,000 a year and 4 additional days of PTO
• We pay 100% of AVMA PLIT, Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and state licensure fees
• Employee discounts
• No state income tax!