Director, Cardiac Non-Invasive (Echo) Laboratory

The Department of Cardiology within the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director for our Cardiac Non-Invasive (Echo) Laboratory.

As the Director of the Cardiac Non-Invasive Laboratory, you will play a critical role in overseeing and enhancing our echocardiography services. You will lead a team of dedicated professionals, ensuring the highest standards of patient care, diagnostic accuracy, and operational efficiency. Our echocardiography laboratory has a reputation for excellence and state of the art technology, providing advanced imaging aligned with continued growth of our associated clinical cardiac programs. This includes not only our cutting edge structural heart disease program, but also mechanical circulatory support, cardiomyopathies, electrophysiology procedures, and pediatric and fetal care.

The echo lab encompasses the procedures done at the main CSMC campus and some of our affiliates. There are currently 18 attending echocardiography specialist MDs based at CSMC and 43 sonographers as well as a strong fellow, nursing, and administrative team. Over 64,000 procedures are performed annually, including TTEs, TEEs, stress echoes, fetal imaging, and intracardiac studies.

The role of the director will also include maximizing research productivity in the field of echocardiography at Cedars-Sinai and mentoring the fellows and junior faculty in career development in this arena. Collaboration with other cardiac imaging modalities is also a priority for the department. This position may also include participation in outpatient or inpatient consultative care.

The Smidt Heart Institute is widely recognized as a leader in the delivery of cardiovascular care and a pioneer in the development of new treatments and diagnostic tools. Since 2018, Cedars-Sinai Cardiology/Cardiac Surgery was rated in the top three nationally in U.S. News and World Report Top Hospitals. The Department of Cardiology is one of the largest departments within the Cedars-Sinai Health System with over 170 faculty and has world renowned programs in cardiovascular imaging, advanced heart disease, interventional cardiology, cardiac electrophysiology, women’s health, hypertension, and regenerative medicine.

Ranked #1 in California* and on the “Best Hospitals” Honor Roll for eight years in a row, we are a national leader in providing high-quality, patient-centered healthcare that encompasses primary care as well as specialized medicine and conducting research that leads to lifesaving discoveries and innovations.

**Qualifications**

•Medical Degree from an accredited medical school
•Board certified with the ABIM in Cardiovascular Disease and with the ABE in Echocardiography
Eligible for an unrestricted California license as Physician
•Ability to obtain and /or maintain DEA certification for the State of California.
•Meet threshold criteria/qualifications for Credentialing and Privileges.
•Eligible for appointment to Associate Professor or Professor academic rank in the CSMC professorial series
•Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
•Exceptional collaboration abilities with partners and staff.
•Proficiency in clinical skills, including TTE and TEEs. Candidates should be recognized for the provision of clinical excellence.
•A track-record of peer-reviewed publications and a plan to continue performing and supervising academic work.

About Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai physicians and scientists are leaders in basic and clinical research, bringing advancements in medicine directly from the laboratory to the bedside. We are committed to expanding and strengthening our regional, national, and international reputation for delivering high value services at all sites of care. This mission has been furthered by the establishment of an expansive regional healthcare system (Cedars-Sinai Health System). The system currently includes three of the finest hospitals in Southern California beyond the flagship Cedars-Sinai Medical Center which totals more than 2,300 beds with revenues exceeding $7 billion annually. The system also has more than 50 outpatient locations spanning the entire Los Angeles region and population of over 18 million.