The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, is seeking an outstanding individual for a faculty position in the Division of Pediatric Cardiology at UT Southwestern and Children’s Health Dallas to be part of a multidisciplinary Cardiac Intensive Care Program.

Responsibilities will be in the clinical care of patients in our Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, which is a collaborative venture between Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Critical Care, and Cardiothoracic Surgery (as well as all other aspects of the Heart Center). The Cardiac ICU is a state-of-the-art space built to accommodate the high volume of cardiac surgeries performed yearly.  Clinical care in this unit will involve close collaboration with experts in echocardiography, cardiac MRI, electrophysiology, cardiac catheterization, and cardiac anesthesia to name a few. The unit has a long history of close partnership and leadership with national/international collaboratives (such as PC4) and esteemed societies (such as PCICS). Applicants have opportunities to seamlessly marry their clinical interests with their academic aspirations (clinical research, medical education, quality improvement, advocacy, etc).

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 30 faculty members who drive forward well-developed clinical and scholarly programs including interventional catheterization and electrophysiology; fetal cardiology, and management of congenital heart disease from infancy to adulthood; heart failure, cardiac transplantation, and cardiovascular disease prevention; critical care medicine; cardiac imaging by echo, CT, and MR; 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 Critical Care Medicine, Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, Cardiac Anesthesia, Diagnostic Radiology, and Cardiovascular Genetics.

The primary site of clinical care is Children’s Health Dallas, one of the nation’s largest children’s hospitals; there is a busy echo lab, 3 dedicated catheterization laboratories, and 3 dedicated OR suites on the Dallas campus. With a 22-bed acute care cardiology telemetry unit, a 32-bed Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, 1.5T cardiac MRI facility, and more than 14,000 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.

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 approximately 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. 

Applicants must be eligible for medical licensure in the state of Texas and be board eligible or certified in Pediatric Cardiology. 

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/