Consultant - Cardiac Transplant Medicine

Allocation Assist Middle East; Dubai; On-site; AED 312,155 - 422,328; Full time

Job summary

Allocation Assist Middle East is seeking a Consultant - Cardiac Transplant Medicine located in Dubai, UAE. This role involves advanced patient management in heart transplantation and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

The ideal candidate will have a medical degree, board certification, and significant post-fellowship experience in cardiac transplant medicine, contributing to improved patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3-5 years of post-fellowship experience in cardiac transplant medicine.
• Strong expertise in advanced heart failure and heart transplantation.
• Practical experience with LVAD and ECMO.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and manage patients with advanced heart failure.
• Conduct pre-transplant assessments and risk stratification.
• Provide peri-operative support in collaboration with surgical teams.

Skills

Cardiac transplant medicine

Advanced heart failure

Heart transplantation

Pre‑transplant assessment

Immunosuppression management

Patient counseling

Education

MBBS, MD or equivalent

Board certification in Cardiology or Internal Medicine

Fellowship from an international cardiac transplant center

Job description

Job Snapshot

Consultant - Cardiac Transplant Medicine Job Snapshot

Role: Consultant - Cardiac Transplant Medicine

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Industry: Hospital and Health Care

Function: Physician

Experience: 3-5 years post‑fellowship experience

Job Type: Full‑time

Job Details

Country: United Arab Emirates

City: Dubai

Industry: Hospital and Health Care

Function: Physician

Salary: 85000-115000 (Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the city; confirm final offer with the employer)

Gender: Any

Candidate Nationality: Any

Job Type: Full‑time

Role Context

Consultant - Cardiac Transplant Medicine will provide expert care for patients with advanced heart failure and those being evaluated for heart transplantation or mechanical circulatory support. Though recruitment is in Dubai, UAE, the physician will work in Saudi Arabia supporting a tertiary transplant service where careful patient selection, precise clinical monitoring, immunosuppression safety, infection prevention, and long‑term graft protection are critical. The role contributes to improved transplant outcomes by combining specialist cardiology knowledge, transplant committee participation, multidisciplinary coordination, and evidence‑based follow‑up care.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate and manage patients with advanced heart failure, end‑stage cardiac disease, and potential need for cardiac transplantation.
• Conduct pre‑transplant assessments, listing evaluations, risk stratification, transplant readiness reviews, and long‑term care planning.
• Provide peri‑operative clinical support in coordination with cardiac surgeons, intensivists, anesthesiologists, transplant coordinators, and nursing teams.
• Manage post‑transplant follow‑up care, including graft function monitoring, rejection surveillance, infection prevention, medication review, and complication management.
• Develop and adjust immunosuppression protocols according to patient condition, transplant status, laboratory results, rejection risk, and international transplant standards.
• Assess patient suitability for mechanical circulatory support, including left ventricular assist devices, ECMO, bridge‑to‑transplant support, and advanced heart failure therapies.
• Participate in transplant selection committees, multidisciplinary case discussions, transplant pathway reviews, and complex treatment decisions.
• Collaborate with cardiac surgery, critical care, anesthesia, heart failure, imaging, pharmacy, infectious diseases, rehabilitation, and transplant coordination teams.
• Review clinical data, cardiac imaging, hemodynamic findings, laboratory results, biopsy reports, and transplant‑related investigations to guide patient management.
• Provide clear counseling to patients and families regarding transplant eligibility, treatment options, risks, immunosuppression, follow‑up requirements, and long‑term expectations.
• Support quality improvement initiatives, transplant outcome monitoring, clinical governance, audits, and protocol development.
• Contribute to teaching, research, academic activity, and mentoring within advanced heart failure and transplant medicine services.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation, transplant evaluation notes, committee recommendations, medication plans, follow‑up records, and care coordination updates.
• Stay updated with international transplant guidelines, including ISHLT and ACC/AHA standards, as well as emerging developments in advanced heart failure care.

Ideal Profile

• MBBS, MD, or equivalent medical qualification from a recognized institution.
• Board certification in Cardiology or Internal Medicine with subspecialty training in Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation.
• Fellowship from a recognized international cardiac transplant center.
• Minimum 3‑5 years of post‑fellowship experience in cardiac transplant medicine.
• Strong expertise in advanced heart failure, heart transplantation, immunosuppression protocols, rejection surveillance, and long‑term graft monitoring.
• Practical experience with mechanical circulatory support assessment, including LVAD and ECMO.
• Strong knowledge of international transplant guidelines, including ISHLT and ACC/AHA standards.
• Experience participating in transplant selection committees, multidisciplinary transplant pathways, quality initiatives, teaching, or research.
• Excellent clinical judgment, communication, documentation, and multidisciplinary teamwork skills.
• Ability to work effectively with cardiac surgeons, intensivists, anesthesiologists, transplant coordinators, pharmacists, and allied healthcare teams.
• Strong commitment to patient safety, ethical transplant care, evidence‑based medicine, and long‑term patient‑centered follow‑up.

Skills Set

• Cardiac transplant medicine
• Advanced heart failure
• Heart transplantation
• Pre‑transplant assessment
• Transplant listing evaluation
• Post‑transplant follow‑up
• Immunosuppression management
• Rejection surveillance
• Infection prevention
• Long‑term graft monitoring
• Mechanical circulatory support
• LVAD assessment
• ECMO assessment
• Peri‑operative transplant care
• Cardiac surgery collaboration
• Intensive care coordination
• Transplant committee participation
• ISHLT guidelines
• ACC/AHA standards
• Hemodynamic assessment
• Cardiac imaging review
• Biopsy report interpretation
• Patient counseling
• Family education
• Clinical governance
• Quality improvement
• Research and teaching
• Multidisciplinary transplant care

Why Join Us

This opportunity offers a senior consultant‑level role for a Cardiac Transplant Physician seeking to contribute to advanced heart failure and transplant services within the Gulf's hospital and health care sector. The position provides exposure to complex transplant cases, mechanical circulatory support, multidisciplinary transplant committees, high‑acuity tertiary care, research, teaching, service development, and long‑term patient management. It is a strong fit for a physician who wants to combine transplant expertise, clinical leadership, and meaningful impact for patients with advanced cardiac disease.