Pediatric Congenital Cardiac Surgeon - Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor (CHS)

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Service and Teaching
• • Teach medical students, residents and fellows.
  • Participate in administrative and committee work to support the clinical and scholarly missions of UW Health and the School of Medicine and Public Health. An essential part of these duties will be working in a collegial relationship with other faculty members.
• Research
• • Support for research and/or programmatic participation/development will also be considered.
• Clinical
• • Responsible for advancing a dynamic pediatric cardiothoracic program with a strong focus on patient care.
  • The Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Team currently has one day a week in clinic with 4 OR days a week with anticipated increase in the block time to one OR room a day in the near future`.

Required Qualifications:

• Board certification or board eligibility from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery is required by the appointment start date.
• Candidate is required to have a Wisconsin medical license by the appointment start date.

Preferred Qualifications:

• For an appointment at Associate Professor or Professor rank on CHS Track, candidates will meet criteria established by the department and as outlined in the School of Medicine and Public Health guidelines for promotion or appointment to Associate or Professor on the CHS Track.

Education:

• MD, DO, or Equivalent is required

Department:

School of Medicine and Public Health / Department of Surgery / Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

The Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Wisconsin includes 11 full-time academic faculty who provide a unique multidisciplinary approach to the study, evaluation, and treatment of acquired and congenital cardiovascular and thoracic diseases, including heart and lung transplantation as well as benign and malignant disorders of the thorax. The Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery has robust support from 22 APP, 14 certified perfusionists, 3 full-time data managers and a physician-scientist.

The Division proudly provides excellent clinical care across the spectrum of adult and pediatric, cardiovascular and thoracic disease. The three sections of the Division include Adult Cardiac Surgery, Congenital Heart Surgery, which treats patients of all ages, and General Thoracic Surgery.

Education within the Division includes a commitment to medical students and General Surgery residents and an ACGME-approved traditional three-year Cardiothoracic residency. The Division also offers a non-accredited fellowship in Thoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support.

The Wisconsin Department of Surgery is one of the leading surgical programs in the nation, excelling in patient care, surgical education, and surgical research. We are composed of more than 130 full-time faculty across 10 divisions and nearly 200 additional staff who support our mission. Our surgeons perform almost 20,000 operations per year for pediatric and adult patients. Training the next generation of surgeons and clinician-scientists is integral in our department, with more than 100 residents and fellows trained each year. The department is consistently among the top surgery programs with extramural research funding, ranking seventh nationally in NIH funding over the last 10 years.

About University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Recognized as an international leader in education, research and service, the School of Medicine and Public Health continues to evolve to meet changing health care needs.From creating academic programs targeting health professional shortage areas to becoming the nation's first school to integrate medicine and public health, the University of Wisconsin consistently strives to be on the forefront of health care innovation through service, science, scholarship and social responsibility. See why we're consistently recognized as an international leader in education, research and service.