Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Team In Little Rock Seeks to Add Physicians

Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas , is seeking to add an  Advanced Heart Failure Cardiologist to join the team at the Baptist Health Heart Failure and Transplant Institute . This is a unique opportunity to be part of the largest hospital system in Arkansas , with twelve hospitals, including the flagship 827-bed facility in Little Rock.

Why Join Baptist Health?

Baptist Health has been a leader in cardiovascular services in Arkansas for nearly 50 years, pioneering advancements such as :

• First adult heart transplant in the state (1989)
• First LVAD implantation (1999)
• First Total Artificial Heart (2015)

The Baptist Health Heart Failure and Transplant Institute , established in 2010, is Arkansas first and only center focused exclusively on advanced heart failure, mechanical circulatory support (MCS), and transplant. As the only adult heart-transplant provider in the state, the institute has performed 361 heart transplants to date and is following over 200 post-transplant patients. We have also implanted over 561 patients with a HeartMate device and are following over 200 VAD patients.

The program recently launched the first formal statewide Shock / ECMO program , averaging over  100 ECMO cases annually. There is a 12-bed ECMO unit.

Position Overview :

We are seeking a Board Certified / Board Eligible Advanced Heart Failure Cardiologist to :

Practice Resources :

The clinic, built in 2010, spans nearly 10,000 square feet and includes :

Qualifications :

Interested Candidates Should Contact Either :

Phillip J. Wallace

Baptist Health

501-351-3283

phillip.wallace@baptist-health.org

or

Dana Heifner

Baptist Health

501-312-1818

dana.heifner@baptist-health.org