Interested candidates are asked to submit a letter of interest along with a current CV to Dr. Mike Quasney ([email protected]). Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
Contact:
Mike Quasney, MD, PhD
Professor and Director, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
University of Michigan Medical School
F6790/5253
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
The Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology at the University of Michigan is seeking a visionary and accomplished Pediatric Cardiologist to serve as the Director of the Division of Pediatric Cardiology and the Co-Director of the Michigan Congenital Heart Center at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. The individual who serves in these positions will provide leadership for a large and diverse multi-disciplinary team that carries out the comprehensive evaluation and treatment of infants, children, and adults with the full spectrum of congenital and acquired heart diseases.
Clinical: The future Director of the Division of Pediatric Cardiology will also serve as the Co-Director of the Michigan Congenital Heart Center (CHC), a state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment facility within C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, encompassing in-patient and out-patient services in Ann Arbor, Michigan and at outreach sites throughout Michigan. The CHC is a high-volume program encompassing over 50 cardiologists, 5 congenital heart surgeons, 18 categorical fellows, over 30 Advanced Practice Providers, and dedicated cardiac psychologists and pediatric cardiac anesthesiologists. The CHC activities include over 15,000 clinic visits/year and a surgical volume of over 750 cases/year, including one of the highest volumes of STAT 5 cases in the country. The CHC is also home to a wide spectrum of specialty clinics and programs encompassing all subspecialties in pediatric cardiology and features partnerships with surgery, nursing, cardiac psychology, and many pediatric specialties.
The Division Director of Pediatric Cardiology/co-Director of the CHC and the Director of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery work collaboratively to lead the clinical, educational, and research operations of the CHC. The CHC has prioritized and valued interdisciplinary voices, leadership, clinical care, and research. The future leader of the CHC will work to uphold the values of respect and collaboration, prioritize an inclusive and welcoming culture, advocate for all disciplines caring for patients across the CHC, continue the advancement of care of our patients through research and innovation, and prioritize excellence in teaching for all levels of learners. Ideal candidates will have leadership experience in an academic heart center, research and quality improvement experience and demonstrated productivity in the field of cardiovascular medicine, with a strong commitment to teaching and mentoring.
Research: The future Division Director of Pediatric Cardiology will oversee innovative research and discovery and enhance the ongoing activities of the Division and CHC. Within the CHC is the Michigan Congenital Heart Outcomes Research and Discovery (M-CHORD) program, one of the strongest cardiac research cores in the country. M-CHORD is a multidisciplinary clinical research, quality and data science unit which supports work spanning the spectrum of clinical and translational investigation, partners clinical and research experts across disciplines and accelerates novel and collaborative science toward achieving the best possible outcomes in our patients. The CHC leads the Data Core activities for Cardiac Networks United, which houses one of the largest collections of congenital heart data worldwide. The CHC is also one of 9 centers designated as a Pediatric Heart Network Core Site.
Education: The Division Director of Pediatric Cardiology will have an academic appointment in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Michigan, regarded as one of the best university workplaces in the US. Faculty members of the CHC have significant roles in the education of Pediatric Cardiology fellows, Pediatric residents, medical students, nursing and other allied medical trainees, as well as other col
