Assistant Professor, Advanced Cardiopulmonary Therapies and Transplantation (ACTAT), EP Heart Cardiovascular Electrophysiology Program - McGovern Medical School
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), a leading academic health center-McGovern Medical School invites applications for a full-time non-tenure Assistant Professor faculty position in the Department of Advanced Cardiopulmonary Therapies and Transplantation (ACTAT)- EP Heart Cardiovascular Electrophysiology Program.
Position Key Accountabilities:
-Examines and treats disorders and diseases of the cardiovascular conduction
system. These include but are not limited to conditions such as atrial and
ventricular arrhythmias as well as heart blocks.
-Diagnoses and manages patients both in outpatient and inpatient settings.
-Performs various advanced and complex cardiac procedures to normalize
abnormal heart rhythms as well as procedures such as placement of
permanent pacemakers, cardiac defibrillators and devices for cardiac
resynchronization therapy.
-Consults with patients to determine the appropriate course of treatment.
-Recommends and orders tests to determine extent of illness or help diagnose
condition.
-Must be willing to travel to other clinical locations in and around Houston as well as outreach clinics in Texas.
Qualifications
-MD
-Texas medical license or be eligible to be licensed
- Board Eligible or Board Certified in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology (CCEP).
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
Established in 1972 by The University Board of Regents, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is Houston’s Health University and Texas’ resource for health care education, innovation, scientific discovery and excellence in patient care. The most comprehensive academic health center in the UT System and the U.S. Gulf Coast region, UTHealth is home to schools of biomedical informatics, biomedical schiences, dentistry, nursing and public health and the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School. UTHealth includes The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center and a growing network of clinics throughout the region. The university’s primary teaching hospitals include Memorial Hermann – Texas Medical Center, Children’s Memorial Herman Hospital and Harris Health Lyndon b. Johnson Hospital.
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