Chief of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery and Co-Director Cohen Children’s Heart Center at Northwell Health

Northwell Health is seeking an experienced Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgeon to join our team as Chief of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery and Co-Director of the Cohen Children’s Heart Center. This person will help lead the ongoing transformation of our historically excellent cardiac programs into our multi-disciplinary, comprehensive, Cohen Children’s Heart Center.

Successful candidates will have a minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience performing pediatric and adult congenital cardiac surgery and will have proven leadership abilities. Pediatric cardiac surgery and pediatric heart transplantation are performed exclusively at the Cohen Children’s Medical Center (CCMC). Adult congenital cases are performed at North Shore University Hospital, Lenox Hill Hospital, and CCMC. Candidates of any tenure will be considered, and they will be supported by our award-winning and collegial team of physicians at the Cohen Children’s Heart Center.

Requirements

• American Board of Surgery certification
• American Board of Thoracic Surgery/Congenital Cardiac certification
• Demonstrates excellent clinical outcomes with complex neonatal surgery
• Proficient with heart transplant, ECMO, and mechanical circulatory support

Over the past three years, we have embarked on this journey, which has encompassed: transitioning to a dedicated Cardiac Intensive Care team with front line APN staffing and a team of 6 Cardiac ICU attendings who provide In-House coverage for the CICU; fully developing a Ventricular Assist Device and Cardiac Transplantation program that is UNOS approved and has already received the needed New York State Certificate of Need and is expected to open during this calendar year; and rapidly expanding our ACHD team to spread across our large health system. Our current team includes 2 pediatric cardiac surgeons, over 30 pediatric cardiologists providing the entire spectrum of cardiac care including 2 Interventionalists, 2 EP clinicians, a full team of cardiac imagers providing excellence in all imaging modalities, and dedicated cardiac anesthesiologists and perfusionists.

Northwell Health is strongly committed to this program in investing the resources need to assure its ongoing success, including a dedicated Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit which is in the final design phase. This role includes the opportunity for research, advocacy, and education of medical students, residents, and fellows. Faculty appointment is at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, and clinical rank will be commensurate with experience. The position will help oversee the growth and development of these programs and with the support and partnership from executive leadership at Cohen Children’s Medical Center and Northwell Health.

Pursue a physician career with one of the nation’s leading health systems

The Cohen Children’s Heart Center sits across the Department of Pediatrics of Northwell Health. Under the leadership of the System Chiefs of Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, the Heart Center functions as a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary team focused on clinical and academic excellence. We are one of the highest volume programs in New York State, and the only children’s hospital on Long Island that offers comprehensive cardiac and cardiac surgical care from pregnancy through infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood for congenital heart disease. The Heart Center is rapidly growing with dramatic increase in our clinical programs over the last few years. The team consists of more than 30 cardiologists helping to assure outstanding outcomes, and with a strong commitment to further growth including our soon to be constructed dedicated pediatric cardiac intensive care unit and our newly UNOS and NY State approved Heart Transplant/ VAD program.

Cohen Children’s Medical Center opened in 1983 as the New York metropolitan area’s only hospital designed exclusively for children. Today, it is the largest pediatric teaching hospital in the region, with over 750,000 visits annually and serving 1.8 million children in Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties. It is the tertiary pediatric medical center of the Northwell Health System and the only Level-1 Pediatric Trauma Center on Long Island. Cohen Children’s Medical Center is among the top-rated children’s hospitals in New York State according to US News & World Report’s 2023-2024 Best Children’s Hospitals.

The Cohen Children’s Heart Center, and Northwell Health, are committed to training, supporting and nurturing physicians from all backgrounds. We are located in one of the most diverse areas of the country and we are committed to delivering equitable care to all. Northwell offers a highly competitive salary and generous benefits package. Physicians will be employed as members of Northwell Physician Partners, the seventh largest medical group in the country. We look forward to identifying a committed and capable leader for this critical position.

For further details and opportunities, please contact:

Dr. Jeffrey Gossett, Vice President and System Chief, Pediatric Cardiology: JGossett1@northwell.edu

Lindsay Appelman, Office of Physician Recruitment, Northwell Health: LAppelman@northwell.edu

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