Congenital Cardiac Surgeon

The Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery is seeking an experienced congenital heart surgeon to develop, expand, and lead a new high-growth collaboration between Northern California Kaiser Permanente and Stanford Children's Health congenital heart surgery program, located in Oakland, California. The candidate should be board eligible/certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery or its equivalent, in Congenital Cardiac Surgery. The ideal candidate would have excellent technical skills, a proven record for high quality outcomes, and demonstrated aptitude in program development. An academic appointment in the Clinician Educator Line at Stanford, at the appropriate level (Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor) for the selected candidate's experience, will be offered. The Clinician Educator role is defined by engagement in clinical care, teaching, administrative and/or scholarly activities that advance clinical medicine.

The current program is supported by a core group of cardiologists, intensivists, and cardiac anesthesiologists. Kaiser Permanente is the largest healthcare provider in the region, offering a full range of services to patients of all ages, ranging from infants to adults born with congenital heart disease. In partnership with Stanford Children's Health, complex quaternary services will also be provided locally and regionally as needed. Local infrastructure consists of an outstanding pediatric/cardiac intensive care unit, a full-service neonatal unit, and hybrid and open cardiovascular operating rooms and catheterization laboratory.

The selected candidate will assume responsibility for the treatment of complex congenital heart defects in newborns, children, adolescents, and adults. The surgeon will be both an integral part of the Stanford congenital cardiac surgery team and autonomously responsible for the Oakland location, including expectations for program growth and development, as well as opportunities for research and scholarship.

Qualifications for the position include obtaining a current valid and unrestricted California medical license.

Pursuant to California statute, the salary range is provided. The expected base pay range for this position is:

Assistant Professor: $295,000 to $360,000

Associate Professor: $430,000 to $460,000

Professor: $510,000 to $540,000

This pay range reflects base pay, which is based on faculty rank and years in rank. It does not include all components of the School of Medicine's faculty compensation program or pay from participation in departmental incentive compensation programs. For more information about compensation and our wide-range of benefits, including housing assistance, please contact the hiring department.

Stanford University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including equivalent years in rank, training, and field or discipline; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs.

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Stanford also welcomes applications from others who would bring additional dimensions to the University's research, teaching and clinical missions.

Interested candidates should send a copy of their curriculum vitae, a brief letter outlining their interests and the names of three references to Dr. Michael Ma, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Division Chief, C/O Eunice Lin, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Falk Bldg., Stanford Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305-5407 or by e-mail to eunice.lin@stanford.edu

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