Chief, Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery

The Department of Surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and Children’s Wisconsin (CW) is thrilled to announce we are seeking a visionary, innovative, and scholarly leader to serve Chief of the Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery and Co-Director of the Herma Heart Institute (HHI) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

• Serve as the Division Chief of Congenital Heart Surgery at Children’s Wisconsin and Froedtert Theda Care (for adult congenital heart disease), as part of a multi-specialty practice (Children's Specialty Group (CSG)).
• Serve as the Co-Director of the HHI, along with the Chief of Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology and the HHI Executive Administrator.
• Collaborate in a matrixed environment to enhance clinical care, education and research for patients with pediatric and adult congenital heart disease.
• Lead the academic efforts of the Division, including oversight of the educational mission of MCW for both undergraduate and post-graduate students, residents, and fellows.
• Oversee the research efforts of the Division.
• Serve as the surgical triad leader in Milwaukee with responsibility for coordinated co-management of the Forward Pediatric Alliance, a joint venture with UW‑Madison/American Family Children's Hospital, which has resulted in a combined surgical volume that sits among the top ten in the country.

• Will define the vision and strategy to drive programmatic excellence, aligning with the clinical, research, education, and community engagement missions of Children’s Wisconsin Hospital, Children’s Specialty Group, and the Medical College of Wisconsin.
• Thrive in a collaborative, matrixed, and complex environment
  , working effectively across diverse teams and provide leadership in a complex, multi‑faceted university or academic medical center.
• Foster a culture of inclusion, accountability, and professionalism across the organization while overseeing the Division’s finances responsibly.
• Recruit, retain, and support the development of a diverse and talented faculty, promoting their career growth.

In the MCW/Children’s Wisconsin partnership, there’s no greater priority than the care of our kids. Just as every child is unique, the approaches we take in their healthcare must be equally so. By creating new approaches in patient care, discovering leading‑edge advances in biotechnology, and developing effective educational programs for students, residents, fellows and faculty, the Pediatric Enterprise at the Medical College of Wisconsin is proving why we’re among the best.

Whether it’s out in the community addressing health disparities of underserved children or in the lab creating gene therapies or tumor vaccines to enhance survival of children with life‑threatening illnesses, MCW focuses on all aspects of advancing knowledge for the benefit of kids.

The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is the state’s only private medical school and health sciences graduate school. MCW consists of a School of Medicine with campuses in Milwaukee, Green Bay and Central Wisconsin, a School of Graduate Studies, and a School of Pharmacy. MCW is a major national research center ranking in the top third of U.S. medical schools in NIH funding and is the second largest research institution in Wisconsin.

Academic medicine is at the core of everything we do at MCW, bringing together scientists, clinicians, students and community members to solve the most complex challenges in health and society. MCW is a diverse group of thought leaders collaborating to pioneer pathways to a healthier world. Every study we conduct and every patient we see leads to new learning and a continuous cycle of life‑changing knowledge and innovation.

Approximately 1,780 MCW physicians and approximately 905 advanced practice providers care for more than 484,000 patients of all ages annually at Froedtert Hospital, Zablocki VA Medical Center, Children’s Wisconsin, and many other hospitals and clinics throughout eastern Wisconsin, representing more than 5.1 million patient visits annually.

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