Medical Director, Advanced Heart Failure Section

Maine Health; Portland (ME); On-site; USD 620,000 - 645,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Academic appointment

Job summary

MaineHealth at Maine Medical Center in Portland, ME seeks a Medical Director of the Advanced Heart Failure Section and LVAD Program to oversee a regional program offering advanced heart failure care, mechanical circulatory support, and collaboration with transplant services.

The candidate will lead quality, safety, and operational efforts, mentor trainees, and participate in teaching with an academic appointment at Tufts University School of Medicine.

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.
• Eligible for medical licensure in the State of Maine.
• Commitment to excellence in patient care, education, and team collaboration.

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.

Skills

Leadership

Mentorship

Clinical expertise

Education

MD/DO with board certification in Cardiovascular Disease & Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiology

Job description

Position Title: Medical Director, Advanced Heart Failure Section

Location:MaineHealthMaineMedical Center, Portland, ME
Department:Cardiovascular Services
Reports To:Chief of Cardiology andChair of Cardiovascular ServiceLine

Maine Medical Center (MMC), the state’s largest tertiary care hospitalwith over 700 bedsand a key teaching affiliate of Tufts University School of Medicine, seeksa Director ofthe 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 aGold Level Center of Excellence by ELSOandrecently recertified by The Gold Seal of Approval from theJoint 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 teamis actively involved in multiple clinical trials with opportunities for PI leadership, program development, and scholarly output.
• State-of-the-artFacilities:Practice in MMC’snew Malone Family Tower,featuring modern procedure environments, hybrid capabilities, and patient-centered design built for complex cardiovascular care.
• Integrated, Academic Environment:TheMMC Portland campusis the hub for cardiovascular innovation acrossMaineHealth, 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 highquality evaluation, implantation, inpatient management, and longterm followup 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,studentsand APPs.

Qualifications

• MD or DO with board certification inCardiovascular Diseaseand Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
• Minimum5years 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.

At MaineHealth, we recognize the value each team member brings to our organization. Total compensation packages may include, based on eligibility, recruitment payments, relocation assistance, productivity incentives, and quality incentives.

The annual base salary range for this position is $620,000-$645,000.

In addition to base pay, MaineHealth offerscomprehensivebenefits, recognition programs and career growth opportunities.

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.

To learn more about our system please visit www.mainehealth.org and our benefits page.

J-1 visa applicants are welcome to apply.

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