Executive Medical Director, Heart & Vascular Institute

Overview

Executive Medical Director, Heart & Vascular Institute

Advent Health Mid-America Region - Kansas City Area

Advent Health is seeking an accomplished and visionary physician leader to serve as Executive Medical Director (EMD) of the Advent Health Heart & Vascular Institute (HVI). This individual will provide strategic and clinical leadership for cardiovascular services across the Mid-America Region, fostering collaboration among multidisciplinary teams and advancing the Institute's mission to deliver world-class heart and vascular care.

This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of cardiovascular medicine within a dynamic and rapidly growing regional health system, developing destination programs in structural heart, electrophysiology, vascular surgery, and advanced heart failure-while maintaining a personal connection to clinical practice.

Role Overview

The Executive Medical Director will:

• Lead the strategic direction, growth, and performance of cardiovascular services across the Mid-America Region-including cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, vascular surgery, electrophysiology, imaging, and preventive cardiology.
• Partner in a dyad model to ensure excellence in clinical outcomes, physician engagement, operational performance, and financial stewardship.
• Foster alignment among cardiovascular physicians across multiple campuses (Shawnee Mission, South Overland Park, Lenexa City Center, Ottawa) to build a unified, integrated service line. Advance research, innovation, and education by expanding clinical trials, developing academic and industry partnerships, and strengthening national reputation.
• Promote an exceptional patient experience, uphold Advent Health's mission and values, and lead initiatives in quality, accreditation, and process improvement.
• Dedicate approximately 50% of time to leadership and administrative responsibilities while maintaining active clinical practice in a specialty area.

Candidate Profile

Skills & Qualities

• Charismatic, credible, and collaborative physician leader who can build trust
• Proven ability to mentor teams and foster multidisciplinary collaboration
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and strategic planning skills
• Deep understanding of cardiovascular program operations, finance, and accreditation standards (ACC, STS, IAC, VQI)
• Visionary mindset with the ability to translate strategy into measurable goals

Experience & Credentials

• Ten or more years of cardiovascular clinical practice (cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, or vascular surgery)
• Demonstrated success leading or developing a nationally recognized cardiovascular program
  • Board certified in area(s) of specialty
• Eligible for Kansas physician medical licensure
• Experience in research, medical education, and professional society engagement (ACC, STS, SVS, HRS)
• Preferred: M.B.A., M.H.A., or equivalent graduate degree

Hospital Description

Advent Health Shawnee Mission, located in Merriam, Kansas, is a 504-bed acute care hospital serving the Kansas City metro area, particularly Johnson County. Formerly Shawnee Mission Medical Center, it joined the Advent Health network in 2019, guided by a mission to provide faith-based, whole-person care that nurtures physical, emotional, and spiritual health. Established in 1962, the hospital has deep roots in the community, originating from a collaboration between local leaders, the Johnson County Medical Society, and the New Haven Seventh-day Adventist Church to meet the area's growing healthcare needs.

The hospital offers comprehensive services, including emergency care, cancer treatment, cardiology, neurology, maternity, bariatric surgery, and behavioral health, supported by over 700 physicians across 50 specialties and more than 3,300 employees. Its state-of-the-art Advent Health Cancer Institute, accredited by the Commission on Cancer, provides advanced treatments like MRI-guided radiation therapy, doubling patient capacity with a new $76.5 million facility opened in 2024.

The B.E. Smith Family Center supports children with developmental disabilities, and the Birth Center is renowned for delivering more babies annually than any other Kansas City hospital.

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