PEDIATRICS CARDIOLOGY IN DES MOINES IOWA

Full/Part Time Status:

Negotiable

Position Description:

University of Iowa Stead Family Department of Pediatrics seeks a pediatric cardiologist for our Des Moines, Iowa location. Appointment will be an open rank clinical track position.   The individual selected will join the Division of Cardiology to provide patient care, teaching, and consultative services as a pediatric cardiologist.  

This is a rare opportunity to establish and grow a community-based practice in Des Moines, Iowa. The position combines the autonomy and community impact of a local pediatric cardiologist with the complete support of an academic pediatric cardiology program.

You will be employed by the University of Iowa and based in Des Moines, building a practice on a strong referral foundation while remaining fully integrated with the Division's imaging, interventional, electrophysiology, heart failure, and congenital cardiac surgery teams in Iowa City. The division provides the only pediatric electrophysiology, diagnostic and interventional cath, transplant and surgical services for in the state of Iowa.

This role is ideal for a physician who values continuity of care, enjoys building relationships with referring pediatricians, OB providers, and families, and wants to shape a practice rather than inherit one with an established academic division supporting them

What You'll Do

- Provide comprehensive outpatient pediatric cardiology care to fetuses, infants, children, adolescents, and young adults in the Des Moines community

- Interpret transthoracic echocardiograms,, electrocardiograms (EKGs, and exercise (stress) testing

- Interpret fetal echocardiograms

- Interpret ambulatory rhythm monitors and other non-invasive diagnostics

- Serve as the trusted local pediatric cardiology resource for community pediatricians, family medicine physicians, and OB providers

- Coordinate seamless referral of patients requiring catheterization, electrophysiology procedures, advanced imaging, or congenital heart surgery to the Division's academic center in Iowa City

- Partner with Division leadership to grow the Des Moines practice through service expansion, outreach relationships, and program development over time

- Participate in the Division's collaborative case conferences and multidisciplinary care, supported by shared imaging review and telemedicine

 

The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine is one of the nation’s top medical schools. It is ranked 44th in research by U.S. News & World Report. Stead Family Department of Pediatrics is ranked No. 27 in NIH funding among public pediatric departments nationwide by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.  

The pediatrics department comprises the medical staff of University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital, Iowa’s only nationally ranked children’s hospital and home to the state’s only Level 4 NICU and Level 1 Regional Resource Pediatric Trauma Center. The ACGME-accredited pediatric residency program at Stead Family Children’s Hospital trains 50 pediatric resident physicians.  

For its 2025-26 edition of “Best Children’s Hospitals,” U.S. News & World Report ranked Stead Family Children's Hospital in six pediatric specialties:  Neonatology, Pediatric and Adolescent Behavioral Health, Pediatric Cancer, Pediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology, Pediatric Nephrology, and Pediatric Urology.

We are home to the Hawkeye Wave, voted the best college sports tradition by USA Today readers, where 70,000 football fans wave to our patients and providers every game day. You will never feel as much community support as you do at Iowa. Come wave with us!  

For more information contact: 

Benjamin Reinking, MD

Clinical Professor of Pediatrics

Director, Division of Pediatric Cardiology

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Visit us on the web at: www.uichildrens.org.   

To apply for this position please visit the University of Iowa website at http://jobs.uiowa.edu, requisition number 75985. 

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment and provide a related release and will be subject to a criminal background and credential check.

The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, or associational preferences.

If your H-1B petition is subject to the September 19, 2025, Presidential Proclamation, please note that the department will not cover the $100,000 payment associated with H-1B sponsorship, either at the time of hire or for international travel purposes. We encourage you to explore alternative pathways for work authorization. Our team is available to help identify options that may be suitable for your situation."

Education Requirement:

Must hold an MD/DO degree, or equivalent 

Required Qualifications:

Board certified or eligible in Pediatrics, or equivalent  

Board certified or eligible pediatric cardiology 

Candidates must be licensed or eligible for medical licensure in the State of Iowa 

Desirable Qualifications:

Interest in cardiology  

Experience in patient-oriented research 

Teaching competence in pediatrics for medical students, residents and fellows

Evidence of scholarly activity 

Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills 

 

Curriculum Vitae
Letter of Interest

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