Full-Time Pediatrician - Outpatient Clinic (Physician #)

Christopher's Hospital for Children is seeking a per diem Pediatric Cardiologist with a focus on imaging. Perform inpatient and outpatient pediatric cardiology evaluations and testing, including interpretation of ECGs, echocardiograms, ambulatory electrocardiography, and exercise stress testing in infants, children and adolescents. Christopher’s Hospital for Children is recruiting a pediatric cardiologist with a focus on imaging. The incoming physician will direct the cardiac CT/MR service at St. Christopher’s hospital for Children for pediatric and adult congenital heart disease patients. You will share inpatient consultative service as well as outpatient clinic and on-call responsibilities with other members of the Division. The incoming cardiologist may also participate in the fetal echocardiography center. You will also participate in the teaching of medical students, residents, and (adult) cardiology fellows. There is a dedicated pediatric cardiac catheterization/electrophysiology laboratory equipped with state-of-the-art biplane fluoroscopy and 3D electroanatomic mapping capability. Our primary CT unit is a Cannon/Toshiba Aquillon 80 slice which we perform Cardiac CTA exams along with the routine CT exams. As for the MRI, our current unit is a GE 450W 1.5T. Supportive health system to advance goals Contact Phone: #Board certified / board eligible in Pediatric Cardiology and have advanced training in pediatric/adult congenital cross sectional imaging. Prefer candidates with experience advanced cardiac imaging (cardiac MRI and CT) Putting Kids and Families First Since 1875 Christopher’s Hospital for Children , a partnership between Tower Health and Drexel University, is a 188-bed facility that provides exceptional care to children throughout the Greater Philadelphia area and surrounding counties. Christopher’s Hospital for Children combines topnotch pediatric care with a wide array of pediatric specialties, including Cardiology; Gastroenterology; Oncology; and Orthopedics. It houses the only Pediatric Burn Center between New York City and Baltimore and is one of only three Level I Pediatric Trauma Centers in Pennsylvania. Christopher’s is a Magnet designated hospital and has been recognized as a Women’s Choice Award Best Children’s Hospital. The Community: At Fairmount Park, discover outdoor art on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, as well as the Smith Memorial Arch dedicated to Civil War heroes. Attractions for kids include Philadelphia Zoo, the oldest zoo in America. Meet more animals at the Academy of Natural Sciences or enjoy fun and educational interactive displays at the Please Touch Museum. Videos: Virtual Tour – St. Virtual Tour of Philadelphia Websites: Christopher’s Hospital for Children Tower Health is a regional integrated healthcare system that offers compassionate, high-quality, leading-edge healthcare and wellness services to communities in Berks, Chester, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties. With approximately 11,500 employees, Tower Health consists of Reading Hospital in West Reading; Phoenixville Hospital in Phoenixville; Pottstown Hospital in Pottstown; Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia. Tower Health has partnered with Drexel University College of Medicine to open a new medical school one-half mile walking distance from Reading Hospital, a regional medical campus for Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health. The school opened in 2021 and is currently accepting enrollment applications for the second class in 2024. In addition, Reading Hospital is the main training hospital for the medical school and supports ACGME accredited residency and fellowship programs.