Cardiologist - Advanced Heart Failure - Faculty (Open Rank)

Medical College of Wisconsin • Milwaukee, WI

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Medical College of Wisconsin’s Division of Cardiovascular Medicine is recruiting an ACGME fellowship-trained Advanced Heart Failure physician to provide specialty medical care in its academic practice at Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin. The successful candidate will care for patients with advanced heart failure, including managing mechanical circulatory devices and transplant recipients. The role combines inpatient and outpatient care, with opportunities for teaching and research, and is suited to a well-rounded clinical cardiologist with strong communication skills who wants to join a collaborative team.

The position offers a mix of ambulatory and procedural advanced heart failure practice in a growing program at Froedtert Hospital. Care includes transplantation, temporary and durable mechanical circulatory support, and advanced heart failure. The physician will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including cardiac surgery, critical care, and transplant services. Career paths may include clinician-educator, clinician-investigator, or physician-scientist, with an expectation to promote academic excellence, innovation, and quality improvement.

The position is full time at 1.0 FTE, with a shared, advanced-heart-failure-only call schedule across the larger AHF group. The department is a nationally recognized, high-performing Heart & Vascular Service Line with a cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program and a comprehensive, high-acuity academic practice of more than 65 cardiologists and 40 advanced practice providers. Its resources include advanced imaging, a high-volume Structural Heart Program, a growing Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Program, a dedicated MCS/ECMO/Shock team, an established electrophysiology program, an integrated Adult Congenital Heart Disease program, and a dedicated cardiovascular program at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center. The academic environment includes opportunities for clinical research, program development, and teaching.

Requirements

• ACGME fellowship training in Cardiovascular Medicine.
• ACGME fellowship training in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology.
• Board certification or eligibility in Cardiovascular Disease.
• Board certification or eligibility in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology.
• UNOS Cardiac Transplant certification.
• Wisconsin MD/DO licensure or eligibility.
• Unrestricted DEA license or eligibility.
• ACLS certification.

Nice To Haves

• Good communication skills.
• Interest in joining a collaborative team.
• Interest in a career as a clinician-educator, clinician-investigator, or physician-scientist.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialty medical care for patients with advanced heart failure.
• Manage mechanical circulatory devices and care for transplant recipients.
• Provide inpatient and outpatient care in a mix of ambulatory and procedural advanced heart failure practice.
• Provide comprehensive care involving transplantation, temporary and durable mechanical circulatory support, and advanced heart failure.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including cardiac surgery, critical care, and transplant services.
• Participate in a shared, advanced-heart-failure-only call schedule.
• Contribute to teaching, research, and program development opportunities.
• Promote academic excellence, innovation, and quality improvement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree