Senior Heart Transplant Surgeon - Academic & Innovation

Emory Physician Group Practices; Decatur (GA); On-site; USD 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Emory Heart & Vascular Center at Emory University School of Medicine seeks a board-certified or board-eligible Heart Transplant Surgeon to join a premier transplant program. The role emphasizes clinical excellence, scholarship, education, and innovation in heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support.

Join a high-volume program with a multidisciplinary team focused on advancing transplant outcomes, education, and research across Emory University and its affiliated clinical network.

Qualifications

• Board-certified or board-eligible in Thoracic Surgery (ABTS).
• Eligible for unrestricted licensure in Georgia.
• Completed accredited cardiothoracic surgery residency.
• Advanced fellowship training in heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support, or equivalent experience.
• Excellence in clinical judgment, technical skills, and patient-centered care.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills with teamwork.
• Engagement in academic surgery through research, education, and scholarly activity.

Responsibilities

• Participate in all aspects of adult heart transplantation.
• Perform heart transplantation and donor procurement procedures.
• Perform durable ventricular assist device (VAD) implantation and management.
• Participate in temporary mechanical circulatory support procedures (ECMO and short-term devices).
• Evaluate and manage advanced heart failure patients for transplant or MCS.
• Provide inpatient and outpatient care for transplant recipients and MCS patients.
• Participate in donor recovery activities as required.
• Collaborate with heart failure cardiologists, transplant coordinators, ICU staff, and perfusionists.
• Contribute to transplant outcomes quality improvement.
• Educate residents, fellows, and medical students.

Skills

ABTS certification

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Clinical judgment

Academic research

Education

ABTS Thoracic Surgery certification or eligibility

GA medical licensure eligibility

Cardiothoracic surgery residency completed

Advanced fellowship in heart transplantation & MCS

Job description

Emory Heart & Vascular Center at Emory University School of Medicine seeks a board-certified or board-eligible Heart Transplant Surgeon to join a premier transplant program. The role emphasizes clinical excellence, scholarship, education, and innovation in heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support.

Join a high-volume program with a multidisciplinary team focused on advancing transplant outcomes, education, and research across Emory University and its affiliated clinical network.