Heart Transplant Surgeon Fellowship

Description
Specialization:
Surgery Transplant
Cardiothoracic Surgery

Job Summary:
Methodist Healthcare System & Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, TX is seeking motivated applicants for a one-year advanced NON-ACGME surgical fellowship in cardiothoracic transplantation & MCS.
Upon completion of this surgical fellowship program for advanced surgical heart failure, the fellow will have the knowledge and technical skills in the preoperative evaluation, operative management, and postoperative care of patients with advanced heart failure required MCS implantation and heart and lung transplantation
Qualified Candidates:

M.D., D.O. or equivalent international training
Satisfactory completion of an integrated 6-year (I6) cardiothoracic surgery residency, or the equivalency of a cardiothoracic surgery fellowship training
Board certified or board eligible
Eligible for an unrestricted medical licensure in Texas preferred

Incentive/Benefits Package:

Competitive salary
Comprehensive benefit package that includes health, dental coverage and 401K
Relocation assistance
Paid malpractice

About Methodist Heart and the Methodist Healthcare System:

25 operating suites and 811 beds
Methodist Hospital is one of the largest hospitals in South Texas performing cardiothoracic transplant & MCS.
Methodist Heart Hospital consistently performs more open heart surgeries than any other hospital in San Antonio, making it the busiest program in the region
Largest Heart Transplant program in South Texas, saving over 500 lives
South Texas’ only comprehensive Aortic Aneurysm Program
Over 2,000 TAVR procedures performed; 400 annually
Lung transplant program established in 2021
Over 150 ECMOs annually
Over 1600 open heart surgeries each year
Programs include VATS minimally invasive thoracic surgery and lung nodule proLgram
Over 90 cardiology physicians in Methodist Physician Practices
25 cath labs
Five accredited chest pain centers
Two heart failure clinics
Methodist Healthcare System is the largest provider of health care in South and Central Texas with 28 facilities, including nine acute care hospitals serving over 94,000 inpatients and 500,000 outpatients annually

San Antonio is home to 2.5 million people and is experiencing solid economic growth in industries such as bioscience and healthcare, aerospace, IT and cybersecurity and green technologies. San Antonio's MSA is expected to add up to 1.1 million new residents and 500,000 new jobs by 2040. This growing city offers big-city amenities and world-renowned attractions coupled with a relaxed and inviting atmosphere for all ages. San Antonio residents also enjoy a cost of living slightly below the national average due to lower housing costs, as well as no state income tax.