Description
Salary Range: $1,100,000--$1,600,000. Appointee will also be eligible for productivity and academic incentives.
The University of Chicago's Department of Surgery, Section of Cardiac Surgery, is searching for a full-time faculty member at the rank of Professor to serve as Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery for UChicago Medicine at Endeavor Health and lead the Endeavor Health Cardiovascular Institute (CVI). The appointee will lead the clinical, academic, and strategic growth of a high-performing surgical division within a leading regional health system that includes six Endeavor Health hospitals—Glenbrook Hospital (primary CVI site), Skokie Hospital, Evanston Hospital, Swedish Hospital, Highland Park Hospital, and Northwest Community Hospital. The Chief will oversee surgical quality, program development, and collaborative integration with structural heart, advanced heart failure, electrophysiology, and imaging teams across the system and is responsible for creating a unified surgical program that addresses the needs of all constituent hospitals. The appointee’s own clinical responsibilities will include performing high-complexity cases (e.g., multi-valve, re-operations, valve/CABG, aortic surgery) as well as providing surgical support for structural heart (e.g., TAVR, mitral clip), electrophysiology (e.g., lead extraction), and advanced heart failure.
Other duties include teaching of residents, fellows, and medical students, and scholarly activity.
Academic rank and compensation (including a generous package of fringe benefits) is dependent upon qualifications. information on benefits, please consult the University of Chicago Benefits Guide: https://mybenefits.nfp.com/UChicago/benefits-guide/.
The Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery for UChicago Medicine at Endeavor Health will be expected to develop a roadmap for a high-performing, branded cardiovascular surgery program ranked among the top in the Chicagoland region and serve as the lead surgical voice in advancing a comprehensive CVI strategy at Endeavor Health that includes strong collaboration with the University of Chicago.
The key responsibilities for this leadership opportunity include:
- Direct the cardiovascular surgery service at six Endeavor Health hospitals, including oversight of the Glenbrook CVI, as well as build and grow specialized programs (e.g., minimally invasive valve, ECMO, aortic surgery, arrhythmia surgery, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, robotic surgery).
- Build strong working relationships with Vascular and Thoracic Surgery and will ensure the provision of tertiary services at Evanston Hospital, including support for the Woman’s Hospital, as well as partner with Cardiology to develop distributed ECMO capabilities (e.g., cath lab cannulation, ICU readiness at multiple sites).
- Lead recruitment, retention, and advancement efforts and serve as clinical leader of a surgical workforce including junior surgeons, APPs, perfusion, OR staff, and ICU teams.
- Maintain a strong working relationship with the University of Chicago and mentor rotating UChicago surgical fellows and other trainees.
- Act as liaison with Cardiovascular Surgical Associates and other external clinical partners.
- Foster a collaborative environment that supports clinical trials, outcomes research, and scholarly activity.
- Actively participate in philanthropic activities to support the CVI and the Division of Cardiovascular Surgery is expected.
Endeavor Health is a leading not-for-profit integrated community and teaching health system committed to delivering convenient access to pioneering, world-class care combined with a seamless, personal experience – every patient, every time. The system includes 9 hospitals, over 300 sites of care throughout Chicagoland, 5 clinical institutes, the Endeavor Health Research Institute with over 550 active clinical trials and over 700 clinical research studies, 7,100+ employed providers, 27,000+ employees, and has total net revenues of over $6B. Based in the communities its patients and team members call home, Endeavor Health strives to be the nation’s best example of vibrant, community-connected healthcare.
Prior to the start of employment, qualified applicants must: 1) have a medical doctorate or equivalent, 2) hold or be eligible for medical licensure in the State of Illinois 3) be BC/BE by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery (or equivalent) 4) have completed an ACGME accredited fellowship and/or equivalent training in cardiovascular/ thoracic (CVT) surgery; 5) track record of building or significantly expanding a service line.
Preferred qualifications include: 1) accredited fellowship training with a minimum of 8-10 years post-fellowship clinical experience; 2) demonstrable leadership in program building and recognition regionally or nationally for surgical expertise; 3) familiarity with, or prior leadership in, STS 3-star programs and with experience with ECMO, short-term mechanical support (e.g., Impella), and/or LVAD care; and 4) clinical leadership experience in a multi-hospital system and/or experience navigating complex health systems.
To be considered, those interested must apply through The University of Chicago’s Academic Recruitment job board, which uses Interfolio to accept applications: http://apply.interfolio.com/169980. Applicants must upload a CV including bibliography and cover letter. Review of applications ends when the position is filled.
For instructions on the Interfolio application process, please visit http://tiny.cc/InterfolioHelp.
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Job seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should call 773-834-3988 or email equalopportunity@uchicago.edu with their request.
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