Chief, Division of Cardiology

The University of Washington (UW) Department of Medicine (DOM) is recruiting a Division Head of the Division of Cardiology and Co-Director of the UW Medicine Heart Institute. The successful candidate will lead a critical division and service line and work closely with health system, School of Medicine (SoM), and DOM leadership to advance UW Medicine’s mission to improve the health of the public through excellence in clinical care, research, and education.

The division includes over 200 physicians, trainees, and advanced practice providers and more than 70 staff members. Faculty practice, teach, and conduct research at seven campuses, including the Montlake and Northwest campuses of the University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC), a quaternary referral center for the five state region of Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho (WWAMI); Harborview Medical Center, a county-owned safety net hospital and level-1 trauma center for the WWAMI region; UW South Lake Union; Eastside Specialty Clinic; Mountlake Terrace Cardiology Clinic; and VA Puget Sound Medical Center. The division collaborates with cardiothoracic surgery and cardiac anesthesia as part of the UW Medicine Heart Institute, an integrated patient-focused clinical service line. The Heart Institute serves as a resource for the most complex cardiac patients in the WWAMI region, providing comprehensive care in advanced heart failure and cardiac transplant, interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, and adult congenital heart disease. The division conducts over 6,000 catheterization procedures, 2,600 EP procedures, almost 30,000 echo procedures, and 35,000 cardiology clinic visits.

The division maintains a strong research portfolio, with over $20 million in direct research funding spanning basic discovery to clinical trials, epidemiology, and implementation science. Many faculty conduct research within the interdisciplinary centers and institutes at the University of Washington. The division also operates five ACGME-accredited programs and three non-ACGME advanced training programs, along with participating in undergraduate medical education and the internal medicine residency programs.

The division head will collaborate with DOM, SoM, health system, and Heart Institute leadership to develop a strategic plan that advances cardiac care through clinical, research, and educational excellence across the WWAMI region. The division head will collaborate with clinical partners to deliver expert care, leveraging the infrastructure and missions of all clinical sites to maximize access and quality care for patients. As Co-Director of the Heart Institute, the division head will coordinate care for complex cardiac disease. The division head must also support the academic missions of research and education, integrating both into all aspects of the division to train future leaders in cardiovascular disease and continue innovation and discovery. The division head will place an emphasis on the recruitment, mentorship, and retention of faculty, attracting talent from across the country to advance the division’s goals across the tri-partite mission. The division head is also responsible for the well-being of the faculty, staff, and trainees, and the next division head will support a culture of inclusivity that values and supports the broad missions of the division and its members.

The UW School of Medicine has retained Isaacson, Miller, a national executive search firm, to assist with this important search.

Applications must be submitted via Interfolio: https://apply.interfolio.com/. The position will remain open until filled.