Academic Cardiac Electrophysiologist
- Employer
- The University of Ottawa Heart Institute
- Location
- Ottawa (Region), Ontario (CA)
- Salary
- $350,000-$550,000
- Closing date
- Feb 21, 2021
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- Profession
- Physician
- Specialty
- Cardiology, Cardiac Electrophysiology
Job Details
The Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute seeks applications for an academic electrophysiologist.
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute is a large tertiary centre providing cardiovascular care to Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec. The successful applicant would join a group of ten cardiac electrophysiologists comprising the arrhythmia service at UOHI. The Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia Services Program at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute performs approximately 800 ablations, 800 pacemaker implants and 500 ICD implants per year. The facilities include four state-of-the-art electrophysiology laboratories capable and access to a hybrid operating room for device extraction procedures.
Candidates must hold the FRCPC in Internal Medicine with subsequent certification in Cardiology or equivalent specialty certification. Candidates must have training in the management of inherited arrhythmias and in the ablation of complex arrhythmias. Candidates should preferably have a strong research interest along with formal research training, and a significant publication record.
Practice profile will be negotiated based on expected academic and clinical deliverables. Academic appointment ranking will be based on qualifications and experience.
The Department of Medicine and Division of Cardiology are committed to employment equity and creating a diverse environment. All applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age, all of which need not be declared. The Department of Medicine and Division of Cardiology are also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
Interested applicants should forward their curriculum vitae and three reference letters to:
Girish M. Nair MBBS, MSc., FRCPC
Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia Service
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
40 Ruskin Street
Ottawa, ON K1Y 4W7
Email: gnair@ottawaheart.ca
Company
Academic Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiologist
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottawa, Canada
The Division of Cardiology at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute seeks a full-time Heart Failure / Transplant Cardiologist. The candidate would fulfill a clinical and academic role as either a clinician-educator or a clinician-investigator.
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute has one of the most dynamic advanced heart disease programs in Canada with a dedicated heart failure service, pulmonary hypertension clinic and an active transplant and mechanical circulatory support program with over 500 transplants and 100 devices in the last 20 years. We currently perform approximately 25-35 transplants and 10-15 MCS procedures per year. A wide variety of research opportunities exists in clinical and basic science including clinical trials, mechanistic studies, integrated research with biomarkers and imaging, proteomics and genomics. Educational opportunities include a heart failure fellowship program and one of the leading cardiology training programs in Canada.
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute is a large tertiary academic centre providing cardiovascular care to Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec.
Candidates must hold their FRCPC in Internal Medicine with subspecialty certification in Cardiology or equivalent and have had training in heart failure with experience in transplant and mechanical circulatory support (MCS).
Academic appointment ranking will be based on qualifications and experience.
Clinical work will include in-patient heart failure service, and outpatient clinics including heart function, transplant and MCS and would include right heart catheterization and cardiac biopsies. Approximately 2-4 weeks/year of general cardiology service is also expected.
Interested applicants should forward their curriculum vitae and the names of three potential references (suitable candidates will later be asked to provide three letters of reference) to:
Lisa Marie Mielniczuk, MD MSC FRCPC
Director Advanced Heart Diseases Program
Medical Director, Cardiac Transplant
Medical Director, Pulmonary Hypertension
Associate Professor Medicine
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
P: 613-761-4059
E: lmielniczuk@ottawaheart.ca
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