The Cardiology Division in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine and The Heart Center at Arkansas Children's Hospital are seeking Board Eligible/Board Certified Pediatric Cardiologists focused in imaging, cardiac intensive care, heart failure and transplant cardiology, and electrophysiology to join our highly successful and busy program. Positions at both the assistant and associate professor level are available.
Successful candidates will join a program known for its collegiality, diversity, and dedication to patient care, research, and education. The cardiac program at the Heart Center currently consists of 16 pediatric cardiologists, three cardiac intensivists, two pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons, six pediatric anesthesiologists, one pediatric cardiac radiologist, pediatric cardiology fellows, cardiac intensive care fellows, and 11 advanced practice nurses.
The Arkansas Children's Heart Center serves a six state region. Over 300 open heart surgeries, The Heart Center boasts a15 bed dedicated cardiac intensive care unit, a 16 bed telemetry unit, and two dedicated operating rooms. The surgical results achieved in the Heart Center are literally among the best in the world with greater than 98% overall hospital survival including a better than 98% hospital survival of Norwood stage 1 procedures. 170 children and adults with congenital heart disease have undergone heart transplantation at the Heart Center and the center has an active cardiac assist device program. Imaging facilities include two pediatric cardiac catheterization laboratories, transthoracic, transesophageal, and 3D echocardiography, magnetic resonance imaging, and multi-slice computed tomography. Approximately 10,000 echocardiograms are read in our echocardiography laboratory, greater than 500 catheterizations are performed in our two dedicated pediatric catheterization laboratories, with 153 EP procedures performed annually by our electrophysiology service.
The Arkansas Children's Heart Center is located in the Arkansas Children's Hospital. The hospital has over 400 physician staff and approximately 10,000 admissions per year in its 290 inpatient beds. The Cardiology Division of UAMS Department of Pediatrics offer robust research opportunities through the Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. We also offer competitive salary and benefits through the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine.
The UAMS Department of Pediatrics employs over 210 faculty members and over 80 residents. Arkansas Children's Hospital is among the largest children's hospitals in the United State and was listed one of two hospitals listed in Fortune magazine as one of the top 100 places to work in the United State in 2008. Located in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains, Little Rock is an exceptionally family-oriented community combining Southern civility and friendliness, affordable housing, quality school options, a mild climate, excellent cultural and artistic venues, professional minor league sports, world class hunting, fishing and other outdoor recreational opportunities plus extraordinary natural beauty. With a population in excess of 500,000, Greater Little Rock offers the most desirable features of large cities without sacrificing ease of access and convenience. For more information, please see our website: www.uams.edu/pediatrics.
Interested applicants should contact:
W. Robert Morrow, M.D.
Chief, Pediatric Cardiology
Arkansas Children's Hospital
UAMS Department of Pediatrics
800 Marshall Street
Little Rock, AR 72202
501.364.1479
Email: wrm@uams.edu