Cejka Search is a Leading Healthcare Executive & Physician Search Firm

Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiology--5th largest cardiac transplant program in the US--Gulf South

Organization Type: Integrated Delivery System

Title: Clinical Physician

Skills Required: Heart Failure/Transplant

Location: NEW ORLEANS

Job Description:

Ochsner Health System, a not-for-profit multi-specialty healthcare
delivery system dedicated to patient care, research and education
seeks a board certified cardiologist with advanced training in
heart failure/cardiac transplantation due to growth. Candidates
must be UNOS qualified. Join Hector Ventura, MD, internationally-recognized
transplant cardiologist and Associate Editor for Congestive Heart
Failure and Hamang Patel, MD in the Ochsner Health System's autonomous
Department of Cardiology. The physician's time will be dedicated
to the heart failure/cardiac transplant service (i.e., attending
and clinic duties). Flexibility exists with the physician's time
and can be spent conducting clinical trials/research, teaching
fellows, and pursuing other cardiology subspecialties of interest.
Leadership opportunity exists for candidates with demonstrated
experience in the areas of heart failure, cardiac transplantation,
or pulmonary hypertension.

Would you enjoy "the best in professional quality of life" as
described by Ochsner Health System's heart failure/transplant
cardiologists? The position and organization afford you a superior
work life and a collaborative environment with your peers, generous
benefits, and the flexibility to sub specialize. In addition,
your patients will benefit from innovative services such as home
dobutamine infusion, outpatient infusion suites, a heart failure
clinic, an emergency department observation unit, a rehabilitation
program for patients with heart failure, and a left ventricular
device program. In addition, through the advanced heart failure
program's participation in investigational drug and device protocols,
patients have access to the state-of-the-art in medical and mechanical
"bridges" to transplantation. Started in the early '80's, the
cardiac transplant program does 15-30 transplants per year and
25 patients are on the waiting list pending organ availability.
Total transplant volume is approximately 700 patients. Today,
the Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute has two funded fourth-year
heart failure/transplant fellowship positions.

The physician will be based at the Ochsner Medical Center - New
Orleans (Main Campus), a 473-bed acute care hospital, named as
a US News and World Report Best Hospital.
Ochsner Health System was named to the American Hospital Association's
"Most Wired" list for the past four years!

Community Information:

Now is the time to fall in love with New Orleans all over again!

The cultural riches, sensual indulgences and unparalleled service
that define the New Orleans experience continue to flourish, as
they have for centuries. The most celebrated and historic core
of the city including the Faubourg Marigny, French Quarter, Central
Business District, Warehouse and Arts District, Magazine Street,
Garden District, Audubon Park and Zoo and St. Charles Avenue
is thriving.

The historic and cultural experience that has attracted millions
of visitors for decades is as rich, charming and welcoming as
ever. Its no surprise that Orbitz and Travel + Leisure have chosen
it as one of their top destinations for 2007 and The Today Show
in August 2007 named New Orleans as number two in its America
the Beautiful series. Today, the New Orleans population is strong
at 72 percent of pre-Katrina, or 327,000 residents.

Learn More

For further info:

Ashley McNeil
800-678-7858 x64465
amcneil@cejkasearch.com

Code: Cejka30578