Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is Seeking a Section Chief of Heart Failure

Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is Seeking a Section Chief of Heart Failure in the Division of Cardiovascular Disease and Hypertension

The Department of Medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS) seeks applicants for the position of Section Chief of Heart Failure in the Division of Cardiovascular Disease and Hypertension.

The Section Chief provides oversight for all operational and programmatic aspects of the section while establishing a robust research infrastructure. Leadership responsibilities include a strategic vision for growth, broadening the referral base within the larger health system network, a team-driven approach to clinical excellence, budgetary oversight and productivity, monitoring performance improvement and quality measures, engagement in UME, GME, and CME educational activities, and collaborative research.

The successful candidate would be a clinician or a clinical scientist and would be appointed at the rank of Associate or Full Professor. He/She should be an outstanding clinician and researcher with experience in mentoring trainees and junior faculty. A strong portfolio of research scholarship and funding would be desirable. Besides advanced heart failure, the candidate would be required to integrate clinical expertise and research with ongoing work in cardiology.

This position offers the opportunity to join a team of non-invasive cardiologists providing imaging and clinical cardiology services at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) and at the academic practices of the medical school. A robust fellowship with a core residency program presents outstanding educational opportunities for students, residents and fellows. RWJUH (the medical school's principal teaching affiliate) is a 950-bed facility located in New Brunswick, NJ, and is part of the integrated RWJBarnabas Health System. The system is a $5 billion enterprise caring for close to 40% of all NJ residents.

For additional information about the position or to apply directly, contact Grace Casaclang-Verzosa, MD: (grace.casaclangverzosa@rutgers.edu). 

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

About Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick:

Founded in 1884, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) New Brunswick, is an academic medical center whose Centers of Excellence include cardiovascular care from minimally invasive heart surgery to transplantation, cancer care, stroke care, neuroscience, orthopedics, and women’s and children’s care, including The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital (BMSCH).

BMSCH serves as the focal point of New Brunswick’s growing children’s health campus, which includes the Child Health Institute of New Jersey, PSE&G Children’s Specialized Hospital, and Ronald McDonald House - New Brunswick. The free-standing, state-designated, acute care children’s hospital is a state-of-the-art facility that is specially designed to care for children. From pediatric surgery, urology, and cardiology to oncology, hematology, and pulmonology, BMSCH’s specialists and intensivists provide advanced care for children of all ages — from fragile newborns to adolescents.

As the flagship cancer hospital of Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and the principal teaching hospital of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, RWJUH New Brunswick is an innovative leader in advancing state-of-the-art care. Featuring a Level 1 Trauma Center and the first Pediatric Trauma Center in the state, RWJUH’s New Brunswick campus serves as a national resource in its ground-breaking approaches to emergency preparedness.

About RWJBarnabas Health:

RWJBarnabas Health is New Jersey’s largest integrated health care delivery system, providing treatment and services to more than three million patients each year. With 12 acute care hospitals, 3 children's hospitals, a growing number of our outpatient facilities and physician practices, our healthcare system is committed to providing the highest quality of patient care and health education to the community and region.

Our dedication to serving the people of New Jersey extends far beyond the care we provide within our hospital walls. We support programs that promote health and wellness in our communities and provide access to services that would otherwise be unavailable. We are committed to the ongoing improvement of the health, quality of life, and vitality of our communities. We strive to bring the best healthcare to meet the evolving needs of residents in New Jersey — whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.

Our partnership with Rutgers University creates the state’s largest academic healthcare system dedicated to providing high-quality patient care, leading-edge research, and world-class health and medical education, further advancing our mission of providing high-quality healthcare in New Jersey.

The new collaboration also aligns RWJBarnabas Health with Rutgers’ education, research, and clinical activities, including those at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care.

RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.