Pediatric Cardiologist

Stony Brook Medicine; Stony Brook (NY); On-site; USD 210,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

Stony Brook University’s Division of Pediatric Cardiology is seeking a full-time general pediatric cardiologist at the level of Assistant or Associate Professor to join our expanding team at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital on Long Island, NY. The position blends inpatient consults, outpatient care, and academic responsibilities in a thriving academic medical center.

The successful candidate will contribute to fetal echocardiography, collaborative clinical care, and medical education across

Qualifications

• MD or DO degree required.
• Licensed or eligible for licensure in New York State.
• Board Certified/Eligible in Pediatric Cardiology.
• Experience with fetal echocardiography; research and graduate medical education experience encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient consults at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital.
• Deliver outpatient cardiology care to pediatric patients across Suffolk County.
• Contribute to teaching across undergraduate to graduate medical education.
• Engage in clinical research and scholarly activity.

Skills

Team collaboration

Clinical teaching

Research interest

Education

MD or DO

Job description

The Division of Pediatric Cardiology at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital and the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University is seeking to hire a full time, general pediatric cardiologist at the level of Assistant or Associate Professor to join our growing Division of Pediatric Cardiology. Stony Brook Children’s is part of a large academic medical center located on the north shore of Long Island, New York, and is approximately 50 miles east of New York City.

Stony Brook Children’s Division of Pediatric Cardiology offers the highest level of care for children and adults with congenital and acquired heart disease from infancy through adulthood. The practice includes specialty programs including the Fetal Heart Program, Coordinated Fetal Care Program, Advanced Cardiac Imaging in Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease and a Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Center of Excellence. In addition, the Division is part of a multi-disciplinary care team focused on preventive cardiology and management of childhood obesity.

The successful candidate will be responsible for inpatient consults at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, the only children’s hospital in Suffolk County. Stony Brook Children’s is comprised of a 12 bed-PICU, 104 pediatric beds, a 46 bed NICU with individual rooms and a dedicated Pediatric Emergency Department.

The successful candidate will join a busy outpatient practice providing cardiology care to the nearly 500,000 pediatric patients of Suffolk County. Outpatient consultations are performed at satellite offices throughout Suffolk County. Preference will be given to candidates with experience in performing fetal echocardiography and those with a clinical interest in preventive cardiology. Additional clinical responsibilities include interpretation of transthoracic echocardiograms, exercise stress tests, Holter monitoring and EKGs.

Applicants require an MD/DO degree, must be board certified in Pediatrics, board certified/eligible in pediatric cardiology and eligible for New York State licensure. Preference will be given to applicants with experience in research and graduate medical education.

Responsibilities and Requirements:

As an academic institution, this position requires a significant commitment to teaching across the undergraduate to graduate medical education spectrum. Interest in research, scholarship and quality improvement initiatives are highly encouraged.

The medical school environment and prestigious Health Sciences Center provide an excellent opportunity for Clinical and Basic Science Research for candidates pursuing an academic career. Research is supported by an NIH funded General Clinical Research Center (GCRC). Current Division research interests include fetal cardiology, preventive cardiology, echocardiography and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Faculty Appointment Eligibility

Tenure/Non-Tenure Track position. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. To qualify for tenure faculty appointment, the candidate must meet the criteria established by the School of Medicine (School of Medicine's Criteria for Appointment, Promotion and Tenure).

Required Qualifications

• MD or DO (or foreign equivalent) degree
• Licensed, or, eligible for licensure in New York State
• Commitment to collaborative clinical care, medical education and academic development
• Board Certified/Eligible in Pediatric Cardiology
• Experience with performance and interpretation of fetal echocardiography. Experience in research and graduate medical education.

Compensation

Compensation will be commensurate with experience.

Location

Long Island's premier academic medical center, Stony Brook Medicine, represents Stony Brook University's entire medical enterprise and integrates all of Stony Brook's health-related initiatives: education, research and patient care.

It encompasses Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, the five Health Sciences schools -- Dental Medicine, Health Technology and Management, Medicine, Nursing and Social Welfare -- as well as the major centers and institutes, programs and more than 50 community-based healthcare settings throughout Suffolk County.

Diversity, equity and inclusion are essential core values at Stony Brook Medicine. We believe we do our best and most impactful work when we leverage our diverse, equitable and inclusive perspectives. We are proud to recruit and hire talented people from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.