Physician Openings at Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute

Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute is one of the Southeast's largest cardiac and vascular programs providing the highest quality care available to patients with cardiovascular disease throughout North and South Carolina. Sanger employs more than 110 physicians in a network of more than 25 locations to provide the highest quality care available to patient with cardiovascular disease. Sanger has more than 50 years of experience in providing comprehensive acute and chronic cardiovascular services, including the region's only heart transplant center and congenital cardiac surgery program.

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Physician - Cardiovascular Surgeon - Full Time

Qualifications:

• Surgeon must be BC/BE in thoracic surgery and have completed an ACGME approved Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency or equivalent
• Have a current North Carolina Medical License or be eligible for application
• All experience levels including new graduates encouraged to apply
• Experience and expertise in all aspects of adult cardiovascular surgery is preferred. Candidates with interest or advanced training in coronary revascularization, minimally invasive mitral valve surgery, and arrhythmia surgery are preferred.
• Able to support growth of cardiothoracic surgical volumes by providing system-wide access to the highest quality, efficient and affordable care to patients across the regional network
• Possess excellent communication skills and promote a collegial approach to patient care

About the Practice:

• Quaternary referral center with highest acuity practice in the greater Charlotte area performing all aspects of subspecialty care to include complex aortic surgery, our region’s only heart transplant and VAD program, comprehensive multidisciplinary structural heart program, and minimally invasive cardiac surgery
• Robust participation in clinical trials: multiple transcatheter valve device trials, investigational VAD trials, and fenestrated aortic endograft and arch device trials
• Currently there are 10 Cardiovascular Surgeons across our three facilities within Atrium Health with 24/7 in-house coverage by Advanced Practice Providers to support patient care on the units and in the OR
• Great collegiality within the practice and support among other specialists and administration
• Academic professorship at Wake Forest University School of Medicine available; Wake Forest University School of Medicine – Charlotte campus is currently under construction with the first class enrolling for the 2025-26 academic year
• Physician - Cardiologist - Full Time
• The West area for SHVI includes the Lincolnton, Gastonia, and Shelby practices. There are currently 3 general cardiologists and 5 Advanced Practice Providers in Shelby. Opportunity for inpatient coverage (1 in 4 weeks M-F) at Atrium Health – Cleveland with outpatient practice/imaging located in Gastonia.
• Shared regional call rotation for nights and weekends. (approximately 8-9 weekends/year)
• Fully accredited echo lab within both Shelby and Gastonia practices. Multi-disciplinary clinic including vascular and electrophysiology services.
• Inpatient and outpatient service with dedicated reading time
• Great collegiality within the practice and support among other specialists and administration

Sanger Benefits:

• Competitive two-year salary guarantee
• Comprehensive benefits for Physician and family
• 401k retirement plan with employer contribution
• Relocation stipend
• PTO and paid CME time

If interested, please apply here or on our website at https://careers.atriumhealth.org/

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About Atrium Health

Atrium Health is a nationally recognized leader in shaping health outcomes through innovative research, education and compassionate patient care. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Atrium Health is an integrated, nonprofit health system with more than 70,000 teammates serving patients at 40 hospitals and more than 1,400 care locations. Atrium Health is part of Advocate Health, the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, which was created from the combination with Advocate Aurora Health. It provides care under the Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist name in the Winston-Salem, North Carolina, region, as well as Atrium Health Navicent and Atrium Health Floyd in Georgia and Alabama. Atrium Health is renowned for its top-ranked pediatric, cancer and heart care, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. A recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research, Wake Forest University School of Medicine is the academic core of the enterprise, including Wake Forest Innovations, which is advancing new medical technologies and biomedical discoveries. Atrium Health is also a leading-edge innovator in virtual care and mobile medicine, providing care close to home and in the home. Ranked nationally among U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals in eight pediatric specialties and for rehabilitation, Atrium Health has also received the American Hospital Association’s Quest for Quality Prize and its 2021 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award, as well as the 2020 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Health Equity Award for its efforts to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in care. With a commitment to every community it serves, Atrium Health seeks to improve health, elevate hope and advance healing – for all, providing $2.46 billion last year in free and uncompensated care and other community benefits.