Heart Failure Cardiologist

MaineHealth; Scarborough (ME); On-site; USD 350,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

MaineHealth Cardiology seeks a Heart Failure cardiologist to join our team at Maine Medical Center in Portland, ME and ambulatory care at the Scarborough campus. Board certification in cardiovascular medicine and HF/transplant cardiology are required or eligible.

MMC has a renowned HF program with LVAD and ECMO capabilities. The role includes teaching within the Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship and mentoring medical students from the Tufts University School of Medicine program.

Qualifications

• Board certification in cardiovascular medicine is required.
• Board certification or eligibility in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology is required.

Responsibilities

• Rounding on advanced heart failure patients as part of the HF service.
• Serve as primary attending in the cardiology ICU (CICU) and educate medical students, residents, and fellows.
• Provide peri-operative and long-term care for LVAD patients implanted at MMC.
• Co-manage cardiogenic shock with TMCS devices (ECMO, Impella 5.5, temporary LV/RVAD).
• Provide post-transplant care for heart transplant recipients transitioning care to MaineHealth.
• Ambulatory opportunities include Structural Heart/Valve Clinic, Infiltrative Cardiomyopathy Clinic, and Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic.

Skills

Board Certified in Cardiovascular Med.

Board Certified/Eligible in AdvancedHF

Job description

Description

MaineHealth Cardiology is seeking a Heart Failure cardiologist to join our highly skilled team with inpatient heart failure service at Maine Medical Center (MMC) in Portland, ME and ambulatory care based at our Scarborough, Maine campus. Candidates must be Board Certified in Cardiovascular Medicine and Board Certified/Eligible in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology.

Maine Medical Center (MMC) has a long history of providing state-of-the‑art care for patients with advanced heart failure. Our multidisciplinary team of cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, electrophysiologists, advanced practice providers (APP's), and nurses work collaboratively to support patients through all stages of heart failure.

Advanced heart failure care at Maine Medical Center includes:

• Rounding on advanced heart failure patients with the primary HF service.
• Rotating as primary attending in the cardiology intensive care unit (CICU) and providing clinical education to medical students, internal medicine residents, and cardiology fellows.
• Peri‑operative and long‑term care of durable implantable left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) recipients implanted at Maine Medical Center
• Co‑management of cardiogenic shock care including management of temporary mechanical circulatory support (TMCS) devices such as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), Impella 5.5, and temporary percutaneous right and left sided ventricular assist devices
• Post transplant care of heart transplant recipients who have transitioned care back to MaineHealth from a regional transplant center.
• Additional ambulatory opportunities for interested candidates include Structural Heart or Valve Clinic, Infiltrative Cardiomyopathy Clinic, and Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic.

The MMC Advanced Heart Failure Program works closely with regional transplant centers and currently follows 160 active repatriated transplant patients. Our team performed 35 ECMO cannulations and the second highest volume of LVAD implants in New England last year. MMC was designated as a "Gold Level Center of Excellence" by the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) in 2017. MMC was recertified by The Gold Seal of Approval from Joint Commission as an Advanced Certification Program for Ventricular Assist Device in 2025.

Long recognized as a leader in cardiac care, Maine Medical Center remains on the forefront of today's most advanced treatments and has been an active participant in clinical trials of major new heart failure therapies for the past decade. Maine Medical Center's Cardiovascular Service Line ranks as one of the top 100 programs in the United States. We are pleased to share that the hospital recently completed and opened the Malone Family Tower (MFT), a five‑story patient care tower dedicated to cardiovascular excellence. The MFT is home to 19 new procedure rooms, including several hybrid ORs, as well as 64 new private patient rooms.

Maine Medical Center has 700 licensed beds and is the state's leading tertiary hospital and Level One Trauma Center with a full complement of residencies and fellowships. The position involves a direct teaching role within our Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship as well as mentoring medical students from the Maine Medical Center‑Tufts University School of Medicine Program (Tufts‑Maine Track). The candidate will have an academic appointment at Tufts University School of Medicine.

Situated on the Maine coast, Portland offers the best of urban sophistication combined with small town friendliness. The area provides four season recreational opportunities, such as skiing, hiking, sailing, and miles of beautiful beaches. Just two hours north of Boston, Portland is an exceptionally diverse and vibrant community and consistently voted one of the top spots in America to raise a family.

MaineHealth is committed to creating an equitable, inclusive environment that is welcoming to diverse faculty.

J-1 visa applicants are welcome to apply.

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