Physician Cardiology-Heart Failure and Transplant - Competitive Salary

Job Description

Wake Forest Baptist , an 885?bed tertiary care academic medical center, partners closely with  Wake Forest University School of Medicine , creating a strong environment for education, innovation, and clinical research. The program is structured to manage the full spectrum of cardiovascular disease, from preventive and general cardiology to advanced interventions, heart failure, transplant, structural heart disease, and complex electrophysiology. This academic integration allows physicians to care for some of the most complex cardiac and vascular patients in the region while remaining engaged in teaching and scholarly activity. Programs include advanced heart failure and transplant, congenital heart disease, structural heart interventions, electrophysiology, interventional cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, and vascular and endovascular surgery.  In 2025, the program performed 29 heart transplants.  

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Education and training are cornerstones of the program. The institution maintains long?standing, ACGME?accredited fellowship programs in  general cardiology, interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, vascular and cardiothoracic surgery , and advanced practice provider cardiovascular fellowships.

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High Point Medical Center,  part of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, is a 351-bed facility and the second-largest hospital in the Wake Forest enterprise, serving a regional population of more than 600,000 across North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad. Cardiovascular care is centered at the Congdon Heart & Vascular Center, offering a full spectrum of advanced cardiac and vascular services within a state-of-the-art facility. Services include invasive, non-invasive, and interventional cardiology; cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology services; comprehensive cardiothoracic and vascular surgery; advanced imaging and diagnostic testing; cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation through the Heart Strides program; and preventive cardiology and risk factor management.

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Locations

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Primary sites (1-2 days per week): Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston Salem and High Point Medical Center in High Point, NC

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Outreach clinic opportunities (1 day per week): Elkin, Wilkes, Lexington, Davie, Greensboro, Hugh Chatham, Alleghany

Position Overview
\n Full-time,1.0 FTE, 9 half-day clinical sessions, one half-day administrative session per week on average

Inpatient Services
\n 1:4, scheduled in weekly blocks, goal 1:6
\n Rotating weekly schedule that focuses on heart failure or advanced therapies
\n Rounding includes ICU
\n Multidisciplinary rounding team includes APPs and learners

Procedures
\n One cath lab day during advanced therapies week at Wake Forest Baptist
\n Able to accommodate emergency biopsies
\n Right heart caths and biopsies

Outpatient
\n 60-minute new, 30-minute return patients
\n Clinic sessions are three and a half hours of bookable time

Imaging
\n Echo (optional)
\n CPX

Call & Weekend Coverage
\n Call rotation aligns with inpatient service week
\n No general cardiology call

Lifestyle & Location
\n Physicians within the practice live throughout Winston-Salem and neighboring communities, including Clemmons, Lewisville, High Point, and Greensboro. The region offers abundant opportunities for outdoor recreation, with convenient access to Pilot Mountain and Hanging Rock State Park, as well as miles of city greenways for walking, biking, and jogging. While North Carolina is often associated with Charlotte, the Research Triangle, or the coast, Winston?Salem and the greater Piedmont Triad provide an exceptional combination of lifestyle, affordability, and professional opportunity, making it an attractive place to build both a career and a home.

Candidate Qualifications
\n BE/BC in Cardiovascular Disease
\n BE/BC in Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant 
\n BE/BC Echo (if applicable)