Pediatric - Cardiology Physician

The Role

• Perform diagnostic and interventional catheterizations for congenital and acquired heart disease
• Use less invasive techniques, such as septal defect closures and valve replacements, to avoid open-heart surgery
• Work in a fully digital, technologically advanced pediatric cath/EP lab
• Collaborate with pediatric cardiac surgeons, cardiac anesthesiologists, intensivists, and specialized nurses
• Patients range from before birth to young adulthood, and about a third are under age 4

Program Highlights

• Highest level of pediatric cardiac care in Central California
• 60+ year history of pioneering pediatric heart care
• Cardiothoracic surgery program is part of one of the largest pediatric heart surgery programs in North America
• Treats congenital heart disease, acquired heart disease, and heart failure
• 10,000+ echocardiograms a year: transthoracic, TEE, fetal, and intracardiac
• Prenatal diagnosis in partnership with maternal-fetal medicine and neonatology
• Electrophysiology clinic and adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) program
• 24/7 emergency cardiac services
• Inpatient care plus about 6,800 outpatient visits a year
• Outreach clinics and telemedicine across Central California

The Organization

• One of the largest pediatric healthcare networks in the nation
• 670+ physicians serving more than 1.3 million children
• Regional Level IV NICU
• Every pediatric subspecialty available

Living in Fresno

• Lower cost of living than most of California
• Close to Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon National Parks
• Easy access to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
• Warm, dry summers and mild winters

Requirements

• BE/BC in Pediatric Cardiology
• Fellowship training in interventional pediatric cardiology