The Department of Cardiovascular Sciences at the East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, and the East Carolina Heart Institute, seeks a Cardiothoracic Surgeon to join the department as Division Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, at the Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor level. A fixed term or tenure track position is available.

The clinical sections represented in the Cardiovascular Diseases Department are: Structural Heart Disease, Electrophysiology & Arrhythmias, Heart Failure, Primary and Secondary Prevention, and Vascular Diseases. The team currently consists of 30 MD and PhD faculty members, 16 Fellows, 2 Residents and 8 Physician Extenders and Cardiovascular Sciences Technicians.

Opportunity Highlights:

• Academic employment by East Carolina University
• Hospital privileges at The East Carolina Heart Institute at Vidant Medical Center
• Serve as Division Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Perform inpatient and outpatient clinical services, and surgical procedures relating to cardiothoracic medicine
• State of the art inpatient and outpatient facilities
• Inpatient and outpatient Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant support

• Large referral network that encompasses 29 counties and 1.4 million patients
• Established fellowship program

The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
The Brody School of Medicine provides accredited education programs for medical students, residents and fellows, doctoral students in the basic medical sciences, and practicing physicians. The hallmarks of these programs are close faculty-student interaction, experiential learning, and development of students’ ability to continue learning even after they leave the formal educational setting. Programs are consistent with the medical school’s dual mission of enhancing generalist training and offering opportunities to minority and disadvantaged students.

Vidant Health
Vidant Health is a mission-driven, 1,712-bed health system that serves more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is made up of 15,000 employees, nine hospitals, home health, hospice, wellness centers, and Vidant Medical Group, a multi-specialty physician and provider group with more than 500 providers in more than 100 practice sites in eastern North Carolina. Vidant is affiliated with The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. As a major resource for health services and education, Vidant has a mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina. For more information, visit [Register to View]

East Carolina Heart Institute
The East Carolina Heart Institute at Vidant Medical Center is eastern North Carolina’s preferred facility for cardiovascular services. The six-story, 375,000-square-foot tower houses clinical space, diagnostic services and cardiovascular operating rooms, including a hybrid operating room. It features 128 beds for patients undergoing procedures for cardiac medicine, cardiac surgery and vascular surgery.

Greenville
Located in the heart of Eastern North Carolina, Greenville (pop. 91,495) is an ideal, family-oriented community that serves as a regional hub for education, entertainment, healthcare and shopping. Greenville is 45 miles east of I-95 and just over an hour from Raleigh, Oriental (the sailing capital of NC) and the Atlantic Ocean. North Carolina has many draws to include vast state parks, professional sports teams (NBA, NFL and NHL), pristine beaches, high ranking public colleges/universities and diverse arts and cultural offerings - making the area an attractive location to live, practice medicine and vacation.