Physician – Medical Director, Echocardiography Lab

The University of Kansas Health System • Kansas City, KS

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The University of Kansas Health System, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, is seeking an accomplished cardiovascular imaging specialist to serve as Medical Director of the Echocardiography Laboratory. This physician leader will provide strategic, clinical, operational, educational, and research leadership for one of the nation's leading cardiovascular imaging programs. The University of Kansas Health System includes approximately 85 cardiovascular physicians across three metropolitan campuses, anchored by the University of Kansas Medical Center. The successful candidate will oversee a comprehensive, accredited echocardiography program while supporting academic initiatives that support clinical research, investigator-initiated studies, multicenter clinical trials, and innovation in structural heart imaging. This position offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of multimodality cardiovascular imaging through excellence in patient care, education, research, and program development while collaborating closely with Interventional Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Anesthesiology, Electrophysiology, Heart Failure, Adult Congenital Heart Disease, and the Cardiovascular Clinical Research (CCR) enterprise.

Requirements

• MD or DO
• Board Certification in Cardiovascular Disease
• Level III Training in Echocardiography
• Demonstrated expertise in structural heart imaging
• Eligibility for medical licensure in Kansas
• Academic credentials consistent with appointment at the Associate Professor or Professor level

Nice To Haves

• National reputation in cardiovascular imaging
• Experience directing an accredited echocardiography laboratory
• Experience establishing or directing a cardiovascular imaging core laboratory
• Leadership of multicenter clinical trials
• Record of funded research and scholarly productivity
• Demonstrated leadership within a large academic medical center

Responsibilities

• Direct all clinical echocardiography operations, quality initiatives, accreditation, and faculty oversight.
• Oversee all echocardiographic imaging services, including transthoracic, transesophageal, stress, contrast, three-dimensional, strain, structural heart, adult congenital, perioperative, and critical care echocardiography.
• Maintain IAC accreditation and ensure compliance with regulatory and quality standards.
• Develop standardized imaging protocols, structured reporting, and best practice guidelines across the health system.
• Improve laboratory efficiency, patient access, reporting turnaround times, and operational performance.
• Lead quality assurance, peer review, laboratory utilization, and continuous performance improvement initiatives.
• Evaluate and implement emerging imaging technologies and artificial intelligence applications.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop imaging faculty and sonographers while fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and innovation.
• Develop imaging curricula for General Cardiology, Advanced Imaging, Structural Heart, Interventional Cardiology, and Cardiothoracic Surgery fellows.
• Provide procedural imaging instruction and simulation-based education.
• Lead imaging conferences, case reviews, and board preparation activities.
• Support sonographer education and continuing professional development.
• Mentor faculty and trainees while promoting academic scholarship.
• Maintain an active clinical practice that supports the academic mission of the department.
• Comprehensive echocardiography interpretation
• Structural heart procedural imaging
• Participation in multidisciplinary Heart Team conferences
• Approximately 30% clinical effort devoted to inpatient consultation and ambulatory practice
• Faculty call responsibilities

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Generous retirement contribution
• Relocation assistance
• Health, dental, vision insurance with coverage day one
• CME allowance for professional development, conference attendance and educational expenses
• LTD/STD and Life insurance
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer
• Full malpractice insurance with tail coverage

What This Job Offers

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