The CVICU at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and Stanford has one opening for a cardiac ICU advanced 4th year fellow starting July 2024. The ideal candidate should be board certified/eligible in Pediatric Cardiology or Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. The 4th year candidate would be mentored as one of 21 attending cardiac intensivists in the CVICU, and the 4th year schedule, training, and curriculum will be guided by the applicant's previous training background. Opportunities to participate in house staff and fellow education as well as clinical, translational, or quality/performance improvement research will be available. Extensive opportunities exist for research collaborations with investigators at the School of Medicine and other departments throughout Stanford University. Stanford offers a competitive salary and offsets the cost of living by providing a housing allowance. More information about benefits and salary can be found here: https://med.stanford.edu/gme/housestaff/current/stipends.html
The Children's Heart Center at LPCHS is ranked among the nation's top pediatric cardiac programs and includes over 70 pediatric cardiologists and cardiovascular scientists within the Division of Pediatric Cardiology who collectively provide clinical care, teach, and perform clinical, translational, and basic research. The CVICU is a state-of-the-art, 36-bed dedicated unit that provides all forms of cardiovascular intensive care for children with congenital and acquired cardiovascular diseases, as well as a growing population of adults with congenital heart disease. LPCHS is currently open to 32 CVICU beds but planned growth of the program is allowing us to expand towards the full physical capacity in the near future. Currently, about 800 patients are admitted to the CVICU per year, with 60% of admissions for post-operative care. Patients range in age from premature neonates to adults, and patient complexity and acuity are amongst the highest in the nation. A full range of clinical services is available, including mechanical circulatory support for heart failure patients with ventricular assist devices (such as Berlin Heart, HeartMate III, Impella) and ECMO. LPCH maintains a busy cardiac transplantation program (approximately 25+ pediatric heart transplants per year), and critically ill pre- and post-transplant patients are managed in the CVICU.
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How to apply:
Please submit a CV, personal statement, 3 letters of recommendation, the application form attached here, and an optional diversity statement. In the diversity statement, explain why diversity is important to you and describe your past, present, and future contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion. These should be submitted to both Meghna Patel and David Kwiatkowski at the emails below.
Please contact us directly with any questions or to apply,
Meghna D. Patel, MD mdpatel@stanford.edu
Clinical Assistant Professor
Co-Medical Director - CVICU Hospitalist Program
Fellowship Co-Director - CVICU Advanced Fellowship
Stanford University - Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
David M. Kwiatkowski, MD dkwiat@stanford.edu
Clinical Associate Professor
Associate Medical Director, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
Fellowship Co-Director - CVICU Advanced Fellowship
Stanford University - Lucile Packard Children's Hospital