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Director of Heart Transplantation/Cardiac Surgeon

Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Specialists • Hartford, CT, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 1m ago

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Job Schedule: Full Time

Standard Hours: 40

Job Shift: Shift 1

Director of Heart Transplantation

Join a national leader in cardiovascular disease prevention, treatment and research

The Hartford HealthCare Heart and Vascular Institute (HVI) has an opportunity for an experienced Cardiac Surgeon to be the Director of Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Assist Devices. The candidate will join a busy team of collegial and highly trained staff at Hartford Hospital, located in Hartford, Connecticut. Experience in Heart Transplantation is required.

About the HHC Heart and Vascular Institute:

The Hartford HealthCare HVI system of care includes the most talented and experienced physicians, the very latest technology, and a team of compassionate caregivers whose only goal is to help patients and their families fight heart disease, which is our nation's number one killer.

At the HHC Heart and Vascular Institute, we measure everything we do. That's what helps us continuously improve, and separates us from our competition. Our Cardiovascular Data Management Center provides comprehensive and continuous quality improvement information, and allows us to compare our patient outcomes to state and national benchmarks.

We don't miss a single beat when it comes to cardiac care. Hartford Hospital achieved a perfect score for cardiac surgery from the Society for Thoracic Surgeons. It is one of only a tiny handful of hospitals in the nation to earn this prestigious distinction.

The Society's rankings, considered the gold standard, use a one to three-star rating. Hartford Hospital earned a three-star rating-a perfect score- from the Society for patient care and the best clinical outcomes in the cardiac care including:

Aortic valve replacement
Coronary artery bypass grafting
Mitral valve replacement and repair
Combined mitral valve replacement/repair and coronary artery bypass grafting
Combined aortic valve replacement/repair and coronary artery bypass grafting

Highlights of this position:

Well-established heart failure program includes transplant, VADs, and ECMO
Strong, large volume valve surgery program: aortic replacement, TAVR, mitral repair and replacement, and mini invasive mitral and aortic surgery
40 operating rooms (4 dedicated to cardiac surgery), 2 state-of-the-art Hybrid rooms, 5 robots, 1 Mazor Robo room (Neuro), and 15 state-of-the-art minimally invasive ORs.
More than 1,500 open heart cases per year
Dedicated referrals from HHC's six affiliated hospitals throughout Connecticut
Robust opportunities for academics and research with close affiliation with the University of Connecticut
Exceptional Critical Care capabilities with dedicated Cardiac Intensivists and Advanced Practitioners
Nationally recognized 45,000 sq. ft. Center for Education, Simulation Innovation (CESI)
We support your development and wellbeing through the respected HHC Provider Leadership Development Institute and the groundbreaking Office of Provider Wellness

About Hartford HealthCare:

The Hartford HealthCare network employs over 2,500 providers in over 400 practice locations throughout Connecticut, seven acute care hospitals including one of the largest academic and surgical hospitals in the northeast, thriving community teaching hospitals, and one of the largest, physician-led, multi-specialty medical groups in New England.

This means MORE OPTIONS for physicians to propel careers to new heights and all within a deeply embedded culture of inclusion, innovation, and focus on the highest quality of care. We are teachers, researchers, leaders and, most of all, caregivers.

Our location:

Connecticut is located within two hours of Boston and New York City, and offers access to the finest schools in the nation, four beautiful seasons of recreational activities, access to New England beaches and ski resorts, and options to live near the shore, in leafy suburbs, or in vibrant urban areas.

For additional information and 1:1 discussion: Please contact Clayton Tebbetts, CPRP, HHC Physician Recruiter at Clayton.Tebbetts@hhchealth.org, or call/text (860) 696-6071.

Qualifications:

Experience in Heart Transplantation.

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