Medical Director, Cardiac Transplantation / Mechanical Circulatory Support

Northwell Health is seeking a Medical Director of Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support at North Shore University Hospital’s Sandra Atlas Bass Heart Hospital. Northwell Health Cardiology has seen tremendous growth in Long Island and across all of New York, and has a thriving, multi-disciplinary, advanced heart failure and cardiac transplantation program. The team includes heart failure cardiologists and surgeons, trainees, nurse practitioners, and registered nurses, as well as pharmacy, behavioral health, social work, and nutritional services, who work together to provide comprehensive, integrated care and wellness services. We offer the full spectrum of care to advanced heart failure patients, including cardiopulmonary exercise testing, hemodynamic monitor implantation, LVAD and transplant, advanced imaging, electrophysiology, and participation in investigator-initiated and sponsored clinical trials. North Shore University Hospital is the only Long Island hospital to offer cardiac transplantation and has the fastest growing LVAD program in the region.

This is a full-time, academic, leadership position with vast clinical, research, and teaching opportunities. The ideal candidate will be board-certified in advanced heart failure with at least five years of experience. The candidate will receive an academic appointment at the Zucker School of Medicine at Northwell/Hofstra commensurate with experience and academic credentials.

Cover letter should be addressed to:
Jeffrey Kuvin, MD
Chair, Department of Cardiology, Northwell Health Cardiology and 
Gerin Stevens, MD, PhD
System Director, Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation, Northwell Health Cardiology

For further information, please contact the Office of Physician Recruitment at: OPR@northwell.edu

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Northwell Health is New York State’s largest health care provider and private employer, with 23 hospitals, more than 600 outpatient facilities and nearly 15,000 affiliated physicians. We care for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Our 66,000 employees – 15,000-plus nurses and 4,000 employed doctors, including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners – are working to change health care for the better. We’re making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research. We're training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Graduate Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies.

Diversity and Health Equity:

Northwell Health is committed to training, supporting and nurturing physicians from all backgrounds. We fully understand that diversity is integral for our institutional excellence and a means to attaining health equity. As a result, our diversity and inclusion efforts are a part of everything we do, from education, to clinical care, to research, to physician well-being. Diversity and inclusion permeates our educational and clinical initiatives. We have set a goal to make sure every one of our physicians receives training on how to deliver high quality, culturally competent care. Our recent educational areas of focus have been on social determinants of health, community engagement and developing a medical-legal partnership for our physicians-in-training. One of our many strengths is our diverse patient population and our expectation is that our diverse patient populations receive equitable care, irrespective of who they are. As a result, we continually recruit a diverse physician workforce to meet the needs of our diverse patients.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package. Physicians are employed through Northwell Health Physician Partners, one of the largest medical groups in the country.

To learn more and apply, please contact Romaine Walton at:  RWalton@northwell.edu