Adult Congenital Cardiologist

Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center is recruiting for an adult congenital cardiologist to join us in Milwaukee.

The individual would be leading the Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) Program and provide imaging coverage for congenital echocardiography, cardiac CT, SPECT/PET, and CMR in a well-established cardiovascular group (75 cardiologists system-wide, 25 at Aurora St. Luke’s campus) on the forefront of cardiology. The ideal candidate would have completed an adult congenital fellowship and have interest in multi-modality, clinical education and clinical research. 

What You Would Do?

• Provide physician clinical inpatient and outpatient coverage for ACHD patients 
• Provide physician coverage and interpretation of transthoracic and trans-esophageal echocardiograms in ACHD patients 
• Provide physician coverage and interpretation of cardiac CT in ACHD patients
• Provide physician coverage and interpretation of cardiac MRI in ACHD patients 
• Provide physician supervision for stress laboratory, staffed with physician assistants for nuclear and echocardiographic stress tests in ACHD patients 
• Supervise and teach general cardiology fellows, advanced imaging fellows, and cardiac sonography students, and other trainees.
• Contribute to the academic pursuits of the Wisconsin Cardiovascular service line, including mentoring trainees to abstracts and publications 
• Weekend call for own patients only
• No general cardiology call
• Primary location of work: Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center  

Required Skills:

• Board certified / eligible in general cardiology 
• Board certified / eligible in adult congenital heart disease 
• Board certified / eligible in echocardiography/Level III in echocardiography 
• Board certified / eligible in cardiac CT/Level II or III in Cardiac CT
• Board certified / eligible in cardiac MRI /Level II or III in Cardiac CMR
• Ability to hold a Wisconsin Medical License 

Preferred Skills:

• Track record of clinical research in advanced imaging  
• Experience and interest in the education of cardiology fellows in ACHD 

What Advocate Health offers

• Integrated nationally recognized organization with physician-led medical group and embedded service line
• A diverse and inclusive environment ensuring safe and equitable care for all patients
• A competitive compensation model that is sustainable, equitable, transparent, compliant, and rewarding
• Health, dental, vision, life and paid medical liability insurance
• 401(k) plan with up to 3% employer match, in addition to a 3% company contribution for a total employer contribution of up to 6%
• Parental leave, adoption assistance and surrogacy assistance 
• CME allowance
• Relocation assistance up to $12,000

About Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center 

The future of cardiovascular medicine is happening here at Aurora St. Luke’s, and you are at the center. Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center is the largest hospital in Wisconsin and the heart of our cardiovascular program. This flagship hospital is home to our cardiac specialty centers, the largest heart transplant/VAD program in the state, and the largest Structural Valve Program in Wisconsin.  Aurora St. Luke’s is also the at the core of our academic pursuits and groundbreaking trials in cardiovascular disease (including TAVR, TMVR, tricuspid, LAAO, stroke, pulmonary embolism, cardiogenic shock).  With a robust fellowship program (>30 trainees in general cardiology, Advanced Imaging, Heart Failure, Interventional Cardiology, Electrophysiology, and Structural Heart Disease), we are committed to training the next generation of physicians.
 
About Milwaukee, Wisconsin 
Wisconsin’s largest city

With a county-wide population of nearly a million, Milwaukee offers the best of everything you’d expect to find in a major city while retaining a hometown feel in its many and diverse neighborhoods. Culturally, Milwaukee has many options, ranging from performing arts centers, theaters and museums – including an internationally designed lakefront art museum – to one of the nation’s top 10 zoos. Sophisticated, scenic, affordable and event-filled, Milwaukee has an impressive array of public and private schools, including UW-Milwaukee and Marquette University, award-winning restaurants, world-class shopping, and one of the most convenient and “user-friendly” international airports in the world.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the 3rd largest nonprofit health care system in the United States. We are a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Advocate Health has a combined footprint across six states – Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina, South Carolina and Wisconsin. In Illinois and Wisconsin, we serve nearly 3 million patients annually across more than 500 sites of care in 27 hospitals. We are a leading employer in the Midwest with a diverse team of over 77,000, including 3,700+ employed physicians and more than 2,000 Advanced Practice Clinicians in our physician-led medical group.  

We are committed to diversity and inclusion every single day and in everything we do. By cultivating an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion, we create a welcoming environment where our patients can heal, our teammates can thrive, and our business can grow. As a teammate, working in a diverse setting allows you the chance to grow in ways that will broaden your perspective to deliver the best possible patient care.