Consultant - Pediatric Cardiac Transplant Surgery

Allocation Assist Middle East; Dubai; On-site; AED 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Annual airfare

Paid leave

Job summary

Allocation Assist Middle East seeks a Consultant - Pediatric Cardiac Transplant Surgery in Dubai to lead complex congenital heart operations and pediatric heart transplantation.

The role requires 7-10 years post-fellowship experience, UAE license eligibility, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team in a tertiary hospital. Competitive consultant-level compensation and comprehensive perioperative care are provided.

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical degree required.
• Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery with subspecialty in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery mandatory.
• Advanced training or significant experience in pediatric heart transplantation required.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex congenital heart operations in neonates, infants, children and adolescents.
• Lead pediatric heart transplantation programs from evaluation to post-operative care.
• Coordinate donor evaluation and recipient selection with transplant teams.
• Manage perioperative care and mechanical circulatory support as needed.
• Supervise trainees and ensure adherence to transplant governance and safety standards.

Skills

Pediatric cardiac surgery

Pediatric heart transplantation

Congenital heart surgery

Neonatal cardiac surgery

Complex congenital heart disease

Redo cardiac surgery

Cardiac transplant surgery

Donor heart evaluation

Transplant recipient assessment

Transplant selection

Pre-operative cardiac assessment

Post-transplant surgical care

Pediatric cardiac intensive care

ECMO

Mechanical circulatory support

Ventricular assist devices

High-risk cardiac surgery

Cardiothoracic surgery

Perioperative cardiac management

Perfusion coordination

Pediatric cardiology collaboration

Transplant program development

Surgical risk assessment

Infection control

Surgical safety

Clinical audit

Cardiac transplant research

Surgical education

Multidisciplinary cardiac care

Clinical documentation

Education

MBBS or equivalent

Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship

Pediatric Heart Transplant training

UAE license eligibility

Job description

Consultant - Pediatric Cardiac Transplant Surgery Job Snapshot

Role: Consultant - Pediatric Cardiac Transplant Surgery

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Industry: Hospital and Health Care

Function: Physician

Experience: Minimum 7-10 years post-fellowship experience

Job Type: Full-time

Consultant - Pediatric Cardiac Transplant Surgery in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a highly specialized Hospital and Health Care opportunity for an experienced pediatric cardiac surgeon with advanced expertise in congenital heart surgery and pediatric heart transplantation. Allocation Assist Middle East is hiring a consultant capable of managing complex neonatal and pediatric cardiac cases, participating in transplant programs, performing high-risk surgery, and coordinating advanced perioperative care within a tertiary multidisciplinary cardiac environment.

Job Details

Country: United Arab Emirates City: Dubai Industry: Hospital and Health Care Function: Physician Salary: 90000-125000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer. Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Any Job Type: Full-time

Role Context

The Consultant - Pediatric Cardiac Transplant Surgery will provide advanced surgical care for infants, children, and adolescents with complex congenital heart disease and end-stage cardiac conditions requiring transplantation or other major interventions. The role combines congenital cardiac surgery, transplant decision-making, donor and recipient assessment, mechanical circulatory support, critical care collaboration, and long-term program development. The consultant will contribute to improving survival and surgical outcomes while helping strengthen highly specialized pediatric cardiac and transplant services.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform complex congenital heart operations in neonates, infants, children, and adolescents.
• Undertake high-risk neonatal cardiac procedures and corrective or palliative surgery for complex congenital abnormalities.
• Perform redo pediatric cardiac operations where previous surgical intervention has created additional anatomical or technical complexity.
• Participate actively in pediatric heart transplantation programs from clinical evaluation through operative transplantation and post-operative care.
• Contribute to donor heart assessment and suitability decisions alongside transplant cardiology and multidisciplinary transplant teams.
• Evaluate potential pediatric transplant recipients and support selection decisions based on clinical condition, cardiac function, comorbidities, and expected outcomes.
• Perform pediatric heart transplantation procedures according to approved transplant protocols and surgical standards.
• Provide comprehensive pre-operative assessment and surgical planning for transplant and complex congenital cardiac cases.
• Work closely with pediatric cardiologists, intensivists, anesthesiologists, perfusionists, transplant physicians, nurses, and allied specialists during perioperative care.
• Manage critically ill pediatric cardiac patients requiring complex surgical decision-making and intensive postoperative surveillance.
• Support ECMO and advanced mechanical circulatory support strategies for patients with severe cardiac or cardiopulmonary failure.
• Participate in decisions involving ventricular assist devices and bridging strategies where appropriate to the transplant program.
• Monitor post-transplant recovery and collaborate on management of surgical complications, graft function, infection risks, and other postoperative concerns.
• Participate in multidisciplinary cardiac conferences, transplant selection meetings, operative planning sessions, and complex case reviews.
• Maintain rigorous adherence to surgical safety, infection prevention, sterile technique, quality standards, and transplant governance requirements.
• Supervise fellows, residents, junior surgeons, and surgical trainees while promoting safe operative practice and structured professional development.
• Maintain accurate operative reports, transplant records, consent documentation, clinical notes, and follow-up information.
• Contribute to clinical audits, transplant outcome reviews, research projects, publications, academic programs, and continuing medical education.
• Support quality improvement and development of pediatric cardiac surgery and heart transplantation services.

Ideal Profile

• MBBS or an equivalent recognized medical degree.
• Board Certification or Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery with subspecialty training in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery.
• Advanced formal training or substantial clinical experience in pediatric heart transplantation is mandatory.
• Valid UAE professional license or eligibility for appropriate consultant licensing.
• Minimum 7-10 years of post-fellowship experience in pediatric cardiac surgery.
• Demonstrated experience working within established pediatric cardiac transplant programs.
• Strong operative expertise in neonatal cardiac surgery and complex congenital heart disease.
• Proven experience managing high-risk pediatric cardiac surgical patients across the perioperative pathway.
• Experience in donor evaluation, recipient selection, heart transplantation, and postoperative transplant management.
• Familiarity with ECMO and advanced mechanical circulatory support is highly desirable.
• Exposure to high-volume pediatric cardiac or transplant centers is strongly preferred.
• Strong clinical judgment and ability to make timely decisions in critically ill pediatric cardiac patients.
• Excellent leadership, operative, communication, and multidisciplinary collaboration skills.
• Academic involvement through research, publications, teaching, program development, or clinical audit is advantageous.
• Commitment to patient safety, surgical excellence, transplant ethics, and continuous professional development.

Skills Set

• Pediatric cardiac surgery
• Pediatric heart transplantation
• Congenital heart surgery
• Neonatal cardiac surgery
• Complex congenital heart disease
• Redo cardiac surgery
• Cardiac transplant surgery
• Donor heart evaluation
• Transplant recipient assessment
• Transplant selection
• Pre-operative cardiac assessment
• Post-transplant surgical care
• Pediatric cardiac intensive care
• ECMO
• Mechanical circulatory support
• Ventricular assist devices
• High-risk cardiac surgery
• Cardiothoracic surgery
• Perioperative cardiac management
• Perfusion coordination
• Pediatric cardiology collaboration
• Transplant program development
• Surgical risk assessment
• Infection control
• Surgical safety
• Clinical audit
• Cardiac transplant research
• Surgical education
• Multidisciplinary cardiac care
• Clinical documentation

Why Join Us

This position offers a rare opportunity to work at the highest level of pediatric cardiac surgery within Dubai 's advanced Hospital and Health Care sector. The consultant will be involved in complex congenital operations, pediatric heart transplantation, mechanical circulatory support, and multidisciplinary treatment of critically ill children. The role provides exposure to sophisticated cardiac technology, high-acuity clinical practice, academic development, CME support, family benefits, health insurance, annual airfare, paid leave, and competitive consultant-level compensation.

About the Company

Allocation Assist Middle East works with healthcare organizations across the UAE and wider Middle East to recruit experienced consultant and specialist physicians for highly specialized clinical positions. The company supports hospitals and tertiary medical centers seeking advanced expertise in pediatric cardiac surgery, transplantation, critical care, and other complex medical and surgical specialties.