Pediatric Pulmonologist

The Cleveland Clinic Childrens, part of Cleveland Clinic, is seeking a Pediatric Pulmonologist to join our Center for Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine.

The Center for Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine provides a variety of clinical services supporting secondary to quaternary level patients in the ambulatory and hospitalized settings. Additionally, active quality improvement, research, and teaching programs are conducted within the Center.

Our groups specialty clinical programs include severe asthma, BPD, pulmonary hypertension, bronchoscopy, aerodigestive, home ventilator, sleep medicine, and the regions premier accredited Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Center, as well as the regions only fully capable fetal care and surgery program. We have active collaborative partnerships with our PICU, NICU, Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery teams, and the #6 USNWR nationally ranked adult Pulmonary Medicine program. Additionally, our team supports complex patients at our Cleveland Clinic Childrens Hospital for Rehabilitation, one of only 13 free-standing pediatric rehabilitation hospitals nationwide, located 2 miles from the Cleveland Clinics Main Campus.

Our faculty actively engage in teaching medical students from our Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (CWRUSOM), a 5-year program focused on developing physician-scientists, as well as the traditional CWRUSOM, students from other regional medical schools, our programs categorical Pediatric Residents, and subspecialty fellows across pediatric disciplines.

The successful applicant should be board certified / eligible in Pediatric Pulmonology Medicine, with additional Board Eligibility / Certification in Sleep Medicine welcome.  Experience with bronchoscopy is required as is a passion for caring for children with complex medical needs and the desire to help advance our field of Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine.

Cleveland Clinic Childrens is consistently ranked as one of the best childrens hospitals by  U.S. News & World Report  and has 514 pediatric beds across our tertiary / quaternary main campus hospital, our free-standing Childrens Hospital for Rehabilitation, and 2 regional hospitals with in-patient pediatric wards.  Our Childrens Hospital beds also include 4 level III / IV NICUs, and 4 newborn nurseries, and our fetal team supports our 2-bed special delivery unit for immediate complex interventional support of mother-fetal dyads. Our staff includes more than 400 physicians and 180 pediatric advance practice providers  providing over 1 million outpatient visits, 23,000 admissions, and accepting ~ 2,000 regional, national, and international transfers / year. Cleveland Clinic healthcare system is one of the top in the nation by  U.S. News & World Report  and is a world leader in patient safety and patient experience.

The melting-pot culture that has helped establish Cleveland as a vibrant and versatile metropolitan area adds a unique flair to the lifestyle here.  The Cleveland area is an easy and affordable place to live with a variety of available activities for individuals and families, great schools and extensive park-systems, world class cultural activities (e.g. 2

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largest theater district in the country, one of the worlds top-5 symphonies, the Cleveland Orchestra, top ranked museums), and a full breadth of professional and amateur sports teams.

Jennifer Friedler, Physician Recruiter

friedlj@ccf.org