Sutter West Bay Medical Group is seeking a Cardiologist specializing in Interventional Echocardiography and Structural Heart Imaging to join their nationally recognized structural heart program at the Van Ness Campus / California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. This role focuses on providing advanced echocardiographic imaging and intraprocedural guidance for complex structural heart interventions, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. This is an opportunity to contribute to a growing cardiovascular service line within an academically oriented environment.
Practice Info
- Join a nationally recognized structural heart program.
- Work within a highly integrated, academically oriented cardiovascular service line.
- Collaborate closely with interventional cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, advanced imagers, anesthesiology, advanced heart failure and transplant specialists, and multidisciplinary valve and structural heart teams.
- Physician-led, collegial & collaborative, multidisciplinary culture.
- Comprehensive multimodality cardiovascular imaging program.
- Fully integrated EPIC EMR across both clinic and hospital settings.
Responsibilities
- Provide advanced interventional echocardiography support for a high-complexity structural heart program, including procedural planning, intraprocedural imaging guidance, and longitudinal follow-up.
- Provide imaging guidance for structural heart procedures including transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), mitral and tricuspid valve interventions, left atrial appendage closure, paravalvular leak closure, and ASD/PFO closure.
- Support emerging transcatheter structural heart therapies and clinical trial participation.
- Perform and interpret advanced cardiac imaging, including transthoracic echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), and 3D echocardiography.
- Collaborate closely with Structural Heart, Interventional Cardiology, Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging, Cardiac Surgery, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant, Electrophysiology, and the Comprehensive Aortic Disease Program.
- Participate in multidisciplinary case and valve conferences, procedural planning, quality improvement, and program development.
- Contribute to the development of an advanced imaging fellowship.
- Participate in research and clinical trials, including emerging and investigational structural heart therapies.
Compensation
- $524,283 - $740,911 /Yr.
- 8% employer-funded profit-sharing contribution up to IRS maximums—no employee contribution required.
- Malpractice Insurance: Tail coverage included.
- $6,000 annual CME allowance.
- Relocation assistance and access to professional development resources.
Benefits
- Medical Coverage: Begins on day one, with multiple plan options starting as low as $0–$50 per month; includes coverage for domestic partners.
- Dental & Vision: 100% employer-paid coverage.
- Retirement: 8% employer-funded profit-sharing contribution up to IRS maximums—no employee contribution required.
- Malpractice Insurance: Tail coverage included.
- Continuing Medical Education: $6,000 annual CME allowance.
- Relocation & Support: Relocation assistance and access to professional development resources.
- Professional Development: Opportunities for teaching, research, innovation, mentorship, leadership, and community engagement.
Shift & Schedule
- No general cardiology call.
Requirements
- Board Certified or Board Eligible in Cardiovascular Disease.
- Advanced training and demonstrated expertise in structural heart imaging and interventional echocardiography.
- Strong experience with TEE, 3D echocardiography, and intraprocedural imaging guidance for structural heart procedures.
- Advanced cardiac imaging fellowship training with a strong emphasis in echocardiography is preferred for earlier-career candidates.
- Experience with multimodality cardiovascular imaging preferred.
- Experience with clinical research and investigational structural heart devices is highly desirable.
- Interest in program development, quality improvement, teaching, research, and collaborative multidisciplinary care.
- Commitment to high-quality, patient-centered care.
- Eligible for licensure in California.