Job Description
Position Description:
ADVANCED HEART FAILURE PHYSICIAN SCIENTIST OPENING -MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN
The Comprehensive Heart Failure and Transplant Program of Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin is seeking an Advanced Heart Failure, fellowship-trained physician to join our faculty. This is a rapidly growing and highly dynamic program offering advanced heart failure services at the only academic Medical Center in Southeast Wisconsin. The program is comprised of 6 board-certified, advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologists, 4 highly experienced cardiac transplant surgeons, 6 advanced heart failure nurse practitioners, a robust multidisciplinary team and active Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowship Program.
The program will perform over 25 cardiac transplants this year. In addition, there is a research program with active projects in heart failure, mechanical circulatory assist devices, cardiac transplantation, heart failure related device therapy and health economics that span both the medical and surgical aspects of advanced heart failure care.
Patient Care: Clinical activities will be primarily focused on clinic and hospital coverage at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, WI (largest hospital in the state). 25% clinical effort.
Research, Teaching, and Scholarly Activities: Opportunities for teaching and research exist with dedicated 75% research and academic time
Administration/Service: The candidate will be expected to participate actively in multi-disciplinary conferences organized by the Division.
About MCW MCW is a major academic medical center, a large, multispecialty practice and the largest research institution in the Milwaukee metro area and second largest in Wisconsin. MCW is a distinguished leader and innovator in the education and development of the next generation of physicians, scientists, pharmacists and health professionals; we discover and translate new knowledge in the biomedical and health sciences; we provide cutting-edge, collaborative, patient care of the highest quality; and we improve the health of the communities we serve.
About Milwaukee Located along the Lake Michigan shoreline, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is one of America's great cities, combining a dynamic urban community with a rich cultural heritage with access to parks, rivers, and other outdoor recreation. Milwaukee is the largest city in Wisconsin and the 23rd largest city in the United States. It is home to corporate headquarters for industry leaders including Northwestern Mutual, Johnson Controls, Manpower, Harley Davidson, and others. Milwaukee is a popular venue for sailing, windsurfing, kite-surfing, ethnic dining, and cultural festivals; the city is recognized for its museums, fine dining and hotels, professional sports, gardens and parks, and Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens. The population of the City of Milwaukee is approximately 600,000 and approximately 1.8 million people live in the greater Milwaukee area.
Interested candidates should send CV to:
Michael E. Widlansky, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA Northwestern Mutual Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine
Interim Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Director, Cardiovascular Research Center
Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology
Medical College of Wisconsin
mwidlans@mcw.edu and
Gina Haldiman Sr. Physician Recruiter
Medical College of Wisconsin
Email: rhaldiman@mcw.edu
Position Requirements:
Position Requirements/Details - Board Certified in Cardiovascular Disease
- Board Certified/Eligible Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
- UNOS Cardiac Transplant Qualified
- Ideally, >/= 3 years post AHFTC Fellowship training highly desirable
- Clinical experience with all aspects of AHF care including transplantation, mechanical circulatory support, right cardiac catheterization, endomyocardial biopsy, cardioMEMS implantation
- Recent experience with more than 25 cardiac transplants over the past three years
- Experience in the management of cardiogenic shock, use of ECMO, Swan Ganz catheterization insertion and management, experience in management of patients in the critical care setting.
MCW as an Equal Opportunity Employer and Commitment to Non-Discrimination
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to services, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristic, or military status. Employees, students, applicants, or other members of the MCW community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.
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