The Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Cardiology at the Yale School of Medicine is recruiting an individual with expertise in Adult Congenital Heart Disease to join our established ACHD program as an Assistant or Associate Professor in the Academic Clinician track, depending on interest and background.
The Yale Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program is one of the approximately 50 programs in the country accredited through the Adult Congenital Heart Association as a comprehensive care program. Our program is integrated into the Yale-New Haven Children’s Heart Center and combines the resources of the Children’s Hospital with the larger Yale-New Haven Health system to provide the full range of medical, surgical, and catheter-based therapies for adults with congenital heart disease including advanced heart failure management and cardiac transplantation. This integrated program currently has four ACHD board certified physicians; plans for initiation of an ACHD fellowship have been approved but not yet implemented.
The successful candidate will work with the ACHD program’s Medical Director to further expand outpatient and inpatient services. Clinical duties will include consultative and direct management of ACHD patients in the cardiac intensive care unit and general cardiac units at the main Yale-New Haven Hospital campus as well as outpatient consultation and management in New Haven and at satellite locations throughout CT. If interested, there are also opportunities for in-patient and out-patient pediatric cardiac care. Active participation in the education of medical students, residents, and adult and pediatric cardiology fellows is expect.
The candidate will receive a competitive salary with incentive compensation in addition to a comprehensive benefits package. This is an excellent opportunity to practice academic ACHD medicine in beautiful coastal Connecticut while also joining a world-class academic medical cent.
Board certification or eligibility Adult Congenital Heart Disease is required. Ideal candidates will have demonstrated interest and abilities in clinical care, education, and scholarship, and will have excellent interpersonal skills and ability to function in teams.
Interested applicants should submit Curriculum Vitae, Cover Letter and three Letters of Reference to:
The position will remain open until filled.
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