Clinical Cardiologist & Advanced Echocardiographer Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

Description

Lahey Hospital & Medical Center Burlington, MA Clinical Cardiologist & Advanced Echocardiographer

Lahey Hospital & Medical Center is seeking an experienced full-time BC/BE Clinical Cardiologist with advanced echocardiography expertise to join the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at our main campus in Burlington, MA as the Associate Director of Advanced Echocardiography.   This is an outstanding leadership opportunity to join a nationally respected cardiovascular center known for delivering high-quality, comprehensive heart care.

Position Highlights

• Co-Lead a busy academic, advanced echocardiography program with:
• Over 20,000 transthoracic, 3,000 stress and 1,500 transesophageal studies per year. 
• High volume intraprocedural TEE and structural heart echocardiography. 
• 23 full time sonographers and 21 cardiology faculty echo readers.
• Robust echocardiography educational program with dedicated weekly imaging conferences as well as active integration of echo teaching in subspecialty clinical conferences.  
• Opportunity for continued leadership growth.
• Provide consultative ambulatory and inpatient cardiology care for complex, referral patients.
• Strong emphasis on clinical excellence and teaching.  

Ideal Candidate

• Advanced training in advanced echocardiography as well as 3-5+ years post-fellowship experience.
• Strong record of academic contributions and education in advanced echocardiography.  Leadership experience preferred.
• Commitment to exceptional inpatient and outpatient cardiology care.
• Passion for clinical education.

Academic & Teaching Environment

• Active teaching role for:
• 22 fellows across clinical cardiology, interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, and vascular medicine
• Medical students and residents through our role as a UMass Chan School of Medicine regional campus
• All faculty participate in structured educational programs

Division & Program Overview

• 52 cardiologists supported by 36 experienced Advanced Practitioners in six subspecialties including Advanced Echocardiography, Clinical Cardiology, Advanced Heart Failure, Electrophysiology, Interventional Cardiology and Vascular Medicine.   
• Each year, the Division of Cardiology
• Sees over 50,000 outpatient visits across five sites
• Performs over 3,000 Cardiac Cath Lab procedures
• Performs over 3,000 EP Lab procedure

About Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

• 337-bed tertiary care hospital
• State-of-the-art Level I Trauma Center
• Physician-led, multidisciplinary group practice with:

o   500 physicians at Lahey Hospital

o   1,200 clinicians across the Lahey Health integrated delivery system

Location

• Located just north of Boston
• Excellent school systems
• Access to world-class cultural amenities
• Easy reach of New England’s mountains and seacoast 

Application Process

Interested candidates should submit a CV and cover letter to:

David Venesy, MD

Director, Advanced Heart Failure Program

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

c/o Renee Castro, Sr. Physician Recruiter

Renee.Castro@lahey.org

About Beth Israel Lahey Health

Beth Israel Lahey Health brings you the comfort of knowing your health is always in the best hands, in a place that’s closer to home. Our nationally recognized specialists, superb primary care physicians and award-winning hospitals and services make it easy for you to become and stay healthy. At Lahey Health, we offer services you can count on throughout your life, and with a full spectrum of seamlessly integrated and accessible resources and a smart approach to delivering care, we’re with you every step of the way. Lahey Health has more than 1,400 local providers in adult and pediatric primary care and almost every medical specialty. Diversity is a core value at Beth Israel Lahey Health. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for our staff. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions.