Advanced Heart Failure Cardiologist in the Blue Ridge Mountains

Advanced Heart Failure Cardiologist – Lynchburg, VA

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Centra Medical Group is seeking an Advanced Heart Failure Cardiologist to join our nationally recognized, comprehensive cardiovascular program in Lynchburg, Virginia.

The ideal candidate will have Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology (AHFTC) fellowship training and an interest in advancing heart failure care within a collaborative, physician-led program. You’ll join an experienced cardiovascular team with strong multidisciplinary relationships across electrophysiology, critical care, Palliative Care, PACE, and other specialties.

Centra’s Heart & Vascular Institute and Stroobants Cardiovascular Center provide advanced cardiac imaging, interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, structural heart, vascular care, and cardiothoracic surgery.

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You Can Expect:

• Alternating inpatient and outpatient weeks with dedicated imaging days
• Dedicated Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy clinics, including Cardiac Amyloidosis, Sarcoidosis, and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
• Inpatient care for ADHF and cardiogenic shock with temporary mechanical support including IABP, Impella CP, Impella 5.5, and VA ECMO
• Shared general cardiology call of approximately 1:12, with Saturday or Sunday coverage approximately four weekends per year
• Collaborative LVAD care with regional transplant/LVAD programs, including UVA, VCU, and Duke
• Large, physician-led group of board-certified cardiologists
• AHFTC fellowship training preferred
• Collaboration with EP, intensivists, Palliative Care, PACE, and other specialty teams
• Opportunities for procedures and cardiac imaging based on interest and training
• Support from 18 APPs
• Fully hospital-integrated cardiovascular program
• Established clinical research team
• Physician leadership and program-development opportunities
• 2-year partnership track

What We Offer:

• Competitive compensation: $435K–$500K base + production + incentives
• Sign-on bonus
• Up to $120K in student loan reimbursement
• Up to $15,000 in relocation assistance
• Up to $7,500 CME allowance + 5 CME days
• 403(b) and 457(b) plans with immediate vested 3% employer match
• Health, dental, vision, supplemental insurance, and short- and long-term disability
• Malpractice coverage with tail

Required Qualifications

• Completion of medical degree and residency/fellowship training in Cardiology
• MD/DO with ABMS certification in primary specialty; must be board certified or in the process of certifying

Lynchburg, VA (Pop. 85,000) offers a family-friendly environment, low cost of living, and diverse, affordable housing. Enjoy the Blue Ridge Mountains, Appalachian Trail, biking, boating, fishing, camping, festivals, orchards, arts, minor league baseball, and nearby Smith Mountain Lake. Downtown Amtrak service and Lynchburg Regional Airport make travel convenient.

Centra Medical Group (CMG) includes nearly 600 employed providers within Centra Health, serving 600,000 community members through 70 outpatient and specialty practices across Central and Southern Virginia. CMG also includes the Lynchburg Family Medicine Residency, with faculty holding academic appointments at institutions including UVA, VCU, VCOM, and Liberty University.

EOE

Centra Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age (40 or older), disability, genetic information, or veteran status.

About Centra Health, Inc.

Centra Health (Centra) is a regional nonprofit healthcare system based in Lynchburg, Virginia, serving over 500,000 people as the dominant provider of critical medical services in central and southern Virginia.