Medical Director, Advanced Heart Failure

MaineHealth; Scarborough (ME); On-site; USD 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

Maine Medical Center seeks a Director of the Advanced Heart Failure Section and Medical Director of the LVAD Program to oversee a regional program providing advanced heart failure care, mechanical circulatory support, and transplant collaboration.

The role includes teaching within the Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship and mentoring medical students; academic appointment at Tufts University School of Medicine. Portland campus fosters collaboration across MaineHealth.

Qualifications

• MD/DO with board certification in Cardiovascular Disease and Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology.
• Minimum 5 years of clinical heart failure experience.
• Eligible for medical licensure in Maine and demonstrated leadership in clinical or academic settings.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Medical Director of the LVAD program, overseeing evaluation, implantation, inpatient management, and long‑term follow-up for durable MCS patients.
• Collaborate with Surgical Director of LVAD Team and LVAD Project Manager to increase LVAD implant volumes.
• Provide strategic leadership for MMC's system‑wide Advanced Heart Failure Section, leading quality, safety, and operational efforts.
• Strengthen multidisciplinary collaboration across the cardiovascular service line.
• Mentor faculty, fellows, residents, students and APPs.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical experience in heart failure

Mentorship

Education

MD or DO with board certification in Cardiovascular Disease and Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology

Job description

Description

Maine Medical Center (MMC), the state's largest tertiary care hospital with over 700 beds and a key teaching affiliate of Tufts University School of Medicine, seeks a Director of the Advanced Heart Failure Section and Medical Director of the Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Program. This position will oversee a comprehensive regional program offering advanced heart failure care, mechanical circulatory support (including temporary and durable VADs) and collaborative transplant services. In addition, the Director of Heart Failure will work closely with CV Critical Care and Cardiac Surgery Teams to co‑lead the institution's cardiogenic shock and ECMO programs. MMC is recognized as a Gold Level Center of Excellence by ELSO and recently recertified by The Gold Seal of Approval from the Joint Commission as an Advanced Certification for Ventricular Assist Device in 2025. This 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.

About MMC Heart Failure Team

• Highest Implanting LVAD Program in Northern New England
• Heart Transplant care provided via MMC Heart Transplant Shared Care Program with 4 cardiac transplantation centers in Boston, MA. Heart transplant recipients transition their post transplant care back to Maine typically three months following transplant surgery. The MMC Heart Transplant Clinic cares for over 140 transplant recipients.
• Multidisciplinary clinics in Pulmonary Hypertension, Infiltrative Cardiomyopathy Clinic, Structural Heart, and Cardio‑Oncology.
• Research & Innovation: the heart failure team is actively involved in multiple clinical trials with opportunities for PI leadership, program development, and scholarly output.
• State‑of‑the‑art Facilities: Practice in MMC's new Malone Family Tower, featuring modern procedure environments, hybrid capabilities, and patient‑centered design built for complex cardiovascular care.
• Integrated, Academic Environment: The MMC Portland campus is the hub for cardiovascular innovation across MaineHealth, with seamless collaboration among Heart Failure, Cardiac Surgery, Interventional Cardiology, Electrophysiology, and Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as Medical Director of the LVAD program, ensuring high‑quality evaluation, implantation, inpatient management, and long‑term follow‑up for durable MCS patients.
• Collaborate with Surgical Director of LVAD Team and LVAD Project Manager to increase LVAD implant volumes.
• Provide strategic leadership for MMC's system‑wide Advanced Heart Failure Section, leading quality, safety, and operational efforts for the team.
• Strengthen multidisciplinary collaboration across the cardiovascular service line.
• Mentor faculty, fellows, residents, students and APPs.

Qualifications

• MD or DO with board certification in Cardiovascular Disease and Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
• Minimum 5 years of clinical experience in heart failure cardiology
• Demonstrated leadership in clinical or academic settings.
• Eligible for medical licensure in the State of Maine.
• Commitment to excellence in patient care, education, and team collaboration.

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.

Hiring Scam Alert

MaineHealth will never request financial information during the interview or pre‑hiring process. All legitimate communications will come from an email address ending in @mainehealth.org. If you suspect fraudulent activity, please report it immediately to [e-mail].

Notice Regarding Maine Employer Surveillance Statue:

Pursuant to Maine's Employer Surveillance Statute, prospective care team members are notified that MaineHealth may monitor, collect, record, review, or retain information related to the use of its systems, networks, applications, files, data, communications platforms (including notified recordings), smart badges, building access, company vehicle GPS data, business calls, and workplace security cameras.

Information collected may be used for legitimate business purposes, including security, safety, compliance, investigations, training, quality assurance, and operational management.