Permanent Surgery: Transplant Job in Fort Wayne, Indiana

• Position Type: Permanent
• Recruited Specialty: Surgery: Transplant
• Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: Yes
• Structure of Position: Employed by Hospital/Clinic/MSO/Other
• Partnership Opportunity: Unknown
• Expected Patient Call Coverage: 1:4
• Expected ER Call Coverage: 1:4

Regional healthcare system in Fort Wayne, IN is seeking a board-certified Heart Transplant Surgeon to assist with the clinical, operational and research activities of the heart transplant program. Ideal candidates will be proficient in all aspects of adult cardiothoracic and vascular surgery with advanced expertise in heart transplantation, mechanical assist devices and ECMO. Join a large, dynamic, multidisciplinary, hospital-employed Cardiology group of CV surgeons, Non-Invasive Cardiologists, Interventional Cardiologists, Electrophysiologists, Advanced Heart Failure and Heart Transplant Cardiologists.  With this heart transplant program, growing VAD and ECMO programs as well as research opportunities available with their own research organization.  This network provides the full spectrum of cardiology care to northeast Indiana.  The hospital is a tertiary care center which provides Cardiac Care, Children’s Hospital, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Emergency Medicine including the only Pediatric Emergency Department in the region, Musculoskeletal Center and Neurological Services, Cardiac and Renal transplant center.  Required qualifications include Current certification by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery or its foreign equivalent, Qualify as a “Primary” or “Additional” Heart Transplant Surgeon under current UNOS Bylaws (UNOS bylaws – Appendix H, Section H.2), Completion of a heart transplant fellowship or no less than Three (3) years heart transplant experience in a leadership-level role, Qualify for an unrestricted medical license in the state of Indiana and medical staff membership within the hospital, Heart transplant programmatic growth and outreach experience preferred.

• Location of Medical Training: American Medical Graduate (AMG), Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG)
• Medical Training Type: Allopathic (MD), Osteopathic (DO)
• Board Certification: Board Certified
• Work Status Requirements: US Citizen, Green Card
• Preferred Experience Level: Recently Trained, Experienced, Very Experienced
• Accept Local Physicians within 25 mile Radius: Yes

• Facility Type: Hospital
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