Assistant Professor / Associate Professor / Professor - Clinical Pediatric Cardiologist - Cardiac Imaging Director

Title: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR / ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR / PROFESSOR - CLINICAL PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGIST - CARDIAC IMAGING DIRECTOR

Employee Type: Faculty

Department: Pediatrics

Campus Location: CHILDRENS

Job Summary/Basic Functions

The Division of Pediatric Cardiology at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC) and the Heart Center of the Manning Family Children's Hospital of New Orleans (MFC) is seeking a Pediatric Cardiologist to serve as the Director of Cardiac Imaging. The candidate should be an established subspecialist in Cardiac Imaging. Academic appointment will be at the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor (non-tenure, clinical track) and will be determined by the candidate's credentials and experience.

Other Information About the Position

The Cardiac Imaging Section of the Division includes 5 imaging faculty with expertise in transthoracic, transesophageal and fetal echocardiography. The Echocardiography Laboratory is ICAEL-accredited. There are 10 certified cardiac sonographers assisting the faculty in the laboratory. In addition, the Section provides cardiac CT and MRI expertise through a collaboration between two cardiac imaging specialists and the hospital's radiology department. The Section actively participates in teaching LSU and Tulane students/residents and our 6 LSU Pediatric Cardiology Fellows. Finally, the Section has active research and quality improvement initiatives. Background and expertise in fetal cardiac imaging and / or cross-sectional imaging would be suitable.

Manning Family Children's Hospital is the founding member of a 7-hospital health system titled LCMC (Louisiana Children's Medical Center). The Heart Center Faculty includes a team of 19 physicians including seven cardiac intensivists, two cardiac surgeons, and 4 cardiac anesthesiologists. Subspeciality care in the Heart Center includes non-invasive imaging, interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, expertise in Fontan management, home-monitoring, neurodevelopment, pulmonary hypertension, pediatric coronary artery disease, and heart failure. Currently, more than 200 heart catheterizations (75% interventional), close to 250-300 cardiothoracic surgeries, and 11,000 ambulatory visits are performed each year at Manning Family Children's.

The hospital is a 247-bed tertiary-care teaching complex located in the historic and vibrant Uptown area of New Orleans. It serves the entire state of Louisiana and the central Gulf Coast region. The hospital just completed a $300 million renovation and expansion which included a brand new 28-bed state-of-the-art dedicated cardiac intensive care unit, two new and dedicated cardiac operating rooms and two new and dedicated cardiac catheterization suites. Additional capital was spent on general infrastructure such that the hospital's buildings and campus are one of the most beautiful in the country.

Position offers competitive benefits, and a compensation package commensurate with training and experience.

Minimum Qualifications

Required Education: MD or equivalent

Other Education if applicable: Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology

Certifications or Licenses Required: BC/BE (or equivalent) in Pediatric Cardiology; Licensed to practice medicine in the State of Louisiana and credentialed with all required entities before start date.

Additional Information About Our School/Department

Comprehensive benefits are available to eligible employees and their dependents including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; generous annual and sick leave; 14 paid holidays per year; and an employee health primary care clinic. See following link for more details on our benefits offerings: LSUHSC, New Orleans - Benefits

Other employee benefits include a full-service credit union, wellness benefits featuring complimentary fitness center membership for employees and their spouses, employee assistance program, campus assistance program, and pet insurance option. More information about these benefits can be found on this webpage: Additional Benefits