Cardiologist – Heart Failure Physician

Cardiologist – Heart Failure Physician Opportunity – Pittsburgh VA Healthcare System

• Eligible for $200,000 in student loan repayment and hiring incentive
• Highly qualified green card, J1, and H1B candidates will be considered - please reach out for more information

Description : The Cardiologist will have training and experience managing advanced heart failure patients with formal heart failure fellowship training preferred. The Cardiologist participates in inpatient and outpatient quality care, teaching, and research related to cardiovascular diseases. Candidate will have experience and training in novel advanced pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic heart failure treatment modalities. Candidate will apply national and VA guidelines to patient screening, surveillance and management of cardiovascular diseases. Position requires candidate to work as an attending physician, responsible for supervising University of Pittsburgh trainees-Internal Medicine residents and Cardiology fellows.

Practice Highlights : The VAPHS Cardiology Division is strongly committed to the academic mission and the mentoring of physician-scientists and next-generation scientific leaders and as such this position may be offered an academic position at the University of Pittsburgh through separate negotiations.

The clinical program is additionally nourished by close interaction with the Heart and Vascular Institute at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), where some VA faculty also practice, and by UPMC cardiology fellows who rotate at the VA Hospital as part of their ACGME-accredited fellowship training, and is strongly committed to the academic mission and the mentoring of physician-scientists and next-generation scientific leaders.

This is an exciting career opportunity to work in a dynamic academic Division in one of the VA Hospital System's largest referral centers for cardiovascular medicine.

Work Schedule : Monday - Friday, 8 : 00am - 4 : 30pm; Weekend, evening and holiday calls may be expected.

Preferred Experience :

Benefits Highlights :

Interested physicians may send CVs to Michael.Hahn4@VA.gov

Michael Hahn

Physician Recruitment

US Dept of Veterans Affairs

Pittsburgh VA Medical Center

(412) 689-2414

Michael.Hahn4@VA.gov

Compensation Information :

$300000.00 / Annually - $400000.00 / Annually