The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, is seeking an outstanding individual for a Cardiac Imaging faculty position in the Division of Pediatric Cardiology at UT Southwestern and Children’s Health Dallas. The role includes cardiac imaging leadership opportunities dependent on the qualities of the candidate.

The missions of the UT Southwestern Pediatric Cardiology Division are to deliver excellent, high quality/high value care to children today, to advance the field of pediatric cardiology through research and innovation, and to educate future physicians and researchers in the care of children with cardiac and cardiovascular disorders. The Division is among the largest in the nation with more than 50 faculty members who drive forward well-developed clinical and scholarly programs in interventional catheterization and electrophysiology; fetal cardiology, and management of congenital heart disease from infancy to adulthood; heart failure, cardiac transplantation, pulmonary hypertension and cardiovascular disease prevention; critical care medicine; cardiac imaging by echo, CT, and MR; cardiac fitness/rehab and exercise cardiology; and application of AI tools in numerous aspects of patient care. Expertise in the Division is complemented by multidisciplinary experts from UT Southwestern Pediatric Group physicians in Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Cardiac Anesthesia, Diagnostic Radiology, and Human Genetics.

The primary site of clinical care is Children’s Health Dallas, one of the nation’s largest children’s hospitals; the echo lab is state of the art with a central reading area and remote reading stations and performs and interprets over 14,000 echos per year. The Heart Center performs over 400 index operations per year. In addition, there are 3 catheterization laboratories on the Dallas campus with over 700 cardiac cath cases and 120 pediatric EP cases. With a 32-bed telemetry unit, a 32-bed Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, a 1.5T cardiac MRI facility, and approximately 15,000 clinic visits/year, the Pediatric Cardiology faculty have resources sufficient to meet present and future needs of children across the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, with a population of more than 7,000,000 and growing. In addition, there is a catheterization laboratory at our smaller Children’s Health Plano hospital with telemetry capabilities for 74 beds, a 12 bed ICU and a robust ambulatory cardiology program with outpatient and inpatient echocardiograms performed.

The Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern has a long and rich history that is interwoven with the roots of Southwestern Medical School and with the development and growth of Children’s Health, our primary clinical partner. The Department is structured into 17 academic divisions, consisting of over 300 faculty members, and several clinical multidisciplinary programs that represent the full disciplinary diversity of pediatric medicine today. The major practice sites include Children’s Health Dallas and Children’s Health Plano, members of the Children’s Health system and our primary pediatric clinical partners; Parkland Health & Hospital System; Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children; and our most recent partner, Texas Health Resources.

UT Southwestern, one of the premier academic medical centers in the nation, is located just a short drive from downtown Dallas, TX. The campus integrates pioneering biomedical research with exceptional clinical care and education. The institution’s faculty includes many distinguished members, including six who have been awarded Nobel Prizes since 1985. The faculty of more than 2,700 is responsible for groundbreaking medical advances and is committed to translating science-driven research quickly to new clinical treatments. UT Southwestern physicians provide medical care in about 80 specialties to more than 105,000 hospitalized patients, nearly 370,000 emergency room cases, and oversee approximately 3 million outpatient visits a year. Many are cared for in the three major hospitals on campus: Clements University Hospital, Parkland Medical Center, and Children’s Medical Center Dallas. 

Candidates should have three years of General Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship training, as well as specialty training in Pediatric Cardiac Imaging.  Candidates should have experience in performing transthoracic, transesophageal, fetal echocardiography, as well as a strong commitment to cross-sectional cardiac imaging including MR and CT. Additionally, the applicant should be well recognized for excellence in patient care, teaching and clinical research.  Applicants must be eligible for licensure in the state of Texas and must be board certified in Pediatrics, as well as board eligible or certified in Pediatric Cardiology. 

Potential candidates should apply online at https://jobs.utsouthwestern.edu/ (search for Job #769160) and upload a curriculum vitae and a letter of interest. To learn more about the benefits UT Southwestern offers, visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/employees/hr-resources/.

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community.  As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. To the extent this position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the critical infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired and to continue to be employed in the position.

Appointment rank will be commensurate with academic accomplishment and experience. Consideration may be given to applicants seeking less than a full-time schedule.

To learn more about the benefits UT Southwestern offers, visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/employees/hr-resources/