Advanced Lung Disease (ALD) Physician Fellow - Physician

Inova Fairfax Hospital Advanced Disease and Lung Transplant program is seeking an Advanced Lung Disease and Transplant fellow for the 2026-2027 academic year. Based in the Washington DC area, this program encompasses a Medicare approved Lung Transplant Program, PHA-accredited Comprehensive Care Pulmonary Vascular Disease Center, CFF-accredited Cystic Fibrosis Center and an PFF-accredited Interstitial Lung Disease Center.

A board certified/board eligible PGY-7 pulmonary/critical care physician will have unique and expert training in a variety of advanced lung diseases including ILD, PH, CF and COPD. Fellows will also receive training in the evaluation and management of advanced lung diseases, lung donors, transplant candidates and lung transplant recipients. In addition, a number of elective opportunities are available including ECMO, adult congenital heart diseases, hands on hemodynamic assessment of PH patients, ILD and lung transplant pathology as well as interventional pulmonary evaluation and management of complex airway issues post-transplantation. In addition to clinical responsibilities, there are multiple opportunities for clinical research, as well as teaching of medical students, residents and pulmonary/critical care fellows.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Teaching Opportunity: Inova vascular participates with the UVA medical students as well as provides support to the general surgery residency programs.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.

Requirements:

• Education: MD or DO Degree
• Experience: Board Certified/Board Eligible pulmonary/critical care
• Certification/Licensure: Current Virginia medical license and DEA, Ability to achieve full and unrestricted hospital privileges at all Inova Hospitals

About Inova Health

We are Inova, Northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. With expertise and compassion, we partner with our patients to help them stay healthy.

We treat illness, heal injury and look at a patient’s whole health to help them flourish. Through our expansive network of hospitals, primary and specialty care practices, emergency and urgent care centers, and outpatient services, Inova provides care for more than one million unique patients every year. Total patient visits exceed four million annually, demonstrating our ability to deliver the best clinical care and ensuring a seamless experience.

Consistently ranked and recognized as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience, Inova’s world-class care is made possible by the strength and breadth of our network, our 25,000 team members, our technology and our innovation. In 2025, Inova was named the Health System of the Year by Press Ganey, a national leader in healthcare experience, recognizing our excellence in patient care, team member engagement, and commitment to continuous improvement.

Inova is home to Northern Virginia’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and Level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and provides high-quality healthcare to each person in every community we are privileged to serve – regardless of ability to pay – every day of their life.

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 25,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.