Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Therapies; PACT Medical Director

Work type: CE - Clinician Educator, University Medical Line
Location: Stanford University
Categories: School of Medicine

The Division of Cardiology in the Department of Pediatrics at Stanford University seeks a board-certified Pediatric Cardiologist to join the Division as Associate Professor or Professor in the University Medical Line or Clinician Educator Line. We are specifically interested in candidates with expertise in pediatric heart failure, VADs, and heart transplantation, to serve as Medical Director of the Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Therapies (PACT) program at Stanford University.

• The major criteria for appointment for faculty in the University Medical Line shall be excellence in the overall mix of clinical care, clinical teaching, scholarly activity that advances clinical medicine, and institutional service appropriate to the programmatic need the individual is expected to fulfill.
• The major criterion for appointment as Clinician Educators is excellence in the overall mix of clinical care, teaching, administrative and/or scholarship appropriate to the programmatic need the individual is expected to fulfill.

Academic rank and line will be determined by the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.

The successful candidate will lead the PACT program at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital (LPCH), with responsibilities for clinical care, teaching, and academic program development in the fields of heart failure and heart transplantation including ventricular assist devices. The PACT program provides comprehensive care to children with all stages of heart failure. We perform approximately 25 heart transplants and 15 VAD implants annually, with a complex mix of patients and outstanding outcomes.

The candidate will join a nationally recognized group of 8 pediatric cardiologists who provide clinical care and perform research within a multidisciplinary cardiovascular program, The Betty Irene Moore Children’s Heart Center,  Betty Irene Moore Children’s Heart Center performs approximately 600 surgical cases annually and treats a highly complex mix of patients, also with outstanding outcomes. Extensive opportunities exist for prospective clinical and translational research through collaborations with outstanding investigators in the School of Medicine (Departments of Pediatrics, Medicine, Radiology and Health Research and Policy), School of Engineering, the Stanford Program in Bio‑X, and the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute.

The PACT program routinely interacts with and co-manages patients with multiple other well-established sub-specialty groups within cardiology including single ventricle, pulmonary hypertension, and electrophysiology.

Responsibilities of this position include:

• Overall leadership of the PACT program ensuring excellence in clinical care and scholarly work across the program
• Collaboration with LPCH leadership to determine strategic priorities for the PACT program
• Supervision of PACT faculty and other care providers
• Elements of the PACT clinical program include:
  • Outpatient clinics in heart failure and transplantation
  • Inpatient responsibilities providing care for PACT patients on the acute care unit, and consulting on PACT patients in the CVICU and throughout the hospital and region
  • Outreach clinics in heart failure and transplantation.

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Stanford welcomes applications from all who would bring additional dimensions to the University’s research, teaching and clinical missions.

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