Academic Tenure Track Position: Interventional - Edmonton, Canada - University of Alberta

University of Alberta

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Edmonton, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Department Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Medicine Dept

Posted date April 19, 2024

Closing date Will remain open until filled.

Position Type Full Time

Description:

The University of Alberta's Division of Cardiology is an integral part of the Department of Medicine and the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, a state-of-the-art facility that provides tertiary and quaternary cardiac care services for the City of Edmonton, Northern Alberta, and parts of British Columbia, Yukon, Nunavut, Northwest Territories and portions of Saskatchewan.

The University of Alberta and Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute are home to some of the premier programs in the country, including Cardiac Critical Care, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Pulmonary Hypertension, Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Heart Failure and Advanced Heart Failure, with the advanced Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) caring for the full spectrum of critically ill cardiac patients including advanced ventilatory support, renal replacement therapy, hemodynamic monitoring, transcatheter mechanical support capabilities and overflow post Cardiac Surgery patients.

In addition, we host one of the largest Mechanical Assist Program and Heart Transplant programs in Canada. The Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute has a unique infrastructure, providing both Pediatric and Adult Cardiac Care.

The successful recruit will join a group of 36 cardiologists including 7 other Interventional Cardiologists and will have the opportunity to grow and develop in an academic cardiac catheterization laboratory performing diagnostic hemodynamic assessments and percutaneous coronary intervention procedures.

We perform over 1500 percutaneous coronary interventions annually and support complex invasive hemodynamic assessments in advanced heart failure and pulmonary hypertension.

We encourage participation in clinical trials and support investigator-initiated scholarly activity.

We provide expertise in complex and high-risk coronary intervention (CHIP) and chronic total occlusion (CTO) intervention and offer transcatheter mechanical support for advanced heart failure and high-risk PCI.

We have a wide array of state-of-the-art intracoronary imaging, physiology and plaque modification tools readily available to support optimal PCI.

Our Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) Area of Focused Competence (AFC) Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program was the first in Canada and is a model of formative education and mentorship.

We endorse a progressive academic-based philosophy of care with shared decision making and collaborative multidisciplinary support.

Key accountabilities of the
Interventional Cardiologist will include but will not be limited to: Adult Cardiac Catheterization and Interventional Cardiology Laboratory, In-Patient Cardiology service, Outpatient General Clinic, Emergency Triage, and equitable share of Division of Cardiology undergraduate and postgraduate teaching responsibilities.

Remuneration for this position is based on the Academic Medicine & Health Services Program (AMHSP). Salary will be commensurate with education and experience.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT
Dr. Michelle Graham

Divisional Director, Cardiology

2C2 WMC, University of Alberta Hospital

Street, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2B7

Applications will begin being reviewed on May 3, 2024, however, the competition will remain open until the position is filled.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.