Heart Failure Transplant Physician

Inova Schar Heart and Vascular is seeking a board certified/eligible Heart Failure / Transplant Cardiologist. Inova was the first heart transplant program in the Washington DC metropolitan area, providing excellent heart transplant care for more than 30 years. The internationally recognized advanced heart failure program offers a wide variety of therapies including combined heart-lung and heart-kidney transplant, as well as ventricular assist devices and experimental therapeutics. It comprises an elite team of board-certified Heart Failure / Transplant cardiologists and cardiac surgeons providing the highest level of comprehensive care. This is a fantastic opportunity to join our 13 Heart Failure / Transplant Cardiologist team. This role will provide an opportunity for growth and leadership, research, clinical expertise, and outreach!

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience.**We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• 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.

• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.

  Our world-class physicians provide quality and experienced care using the most advanced diagnostic procedures and treatments. Our mission at Inova Cardiology is to care for the diverse population of Northern Virginia, Maryland, Washington, DC, and the surrounding communities by providing a full range of state-of-the-art cardiovascular services and personalized care to promote wellness and enhance quality of life.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Doctor of Medicine degree from an accredited institution. Board eligible or board certified in Cardiology and fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease and Advanced Heart Failure.
• Experience: Successful completion of ACGME residency program.
• Licensure: Current unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Virginia.
• Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) upon start
• Payer Credentialing: Ability to successfully complete the credentialing process by third-party payors and Ability to enrolled as a CMS Medicare/Medicaid payor
• Medical Staff Credentialing: Successful completion of credentialing for Medical Staff membership and appropriate clinical privileges sufficient to perform all required services

About Inova Health

We are Inova, Northern Virginia and the Washington, DC 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 for all who rely on us for their healthcare needs.

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 26,000 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.