Section Chief Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant | Wake Forest Baptist | Winston-Salem, NC

• Full-time, 1.0FTE (80% clinical, 20% administrative)
• Up to 20% research Effort can be added with funding
• 8 Clinical half-day sessions per week (Ambulatory clinic, imaging interpretation) and 2 administrative sessions. Equal rotation in inpatient service and call shifts across the HF provider group.
  
• As Section Chief, this position will report to the Chair of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine and be responsible for the development of clinical and academic programs within advanced heart failure
• Implement a long-term vision for the Section that is built around excellence in our three core academic missions of teaching, patient care, and research and around our mission to improve health equity for the populations we serve.
• Develop extramural research programs in the Section that span the Atrium Health Enterprise and that are fully aligned with institutional strengths and with the focus of the Wake Forest University School of Medicine Translational Center of Excellence in Cardiovascular Science. Continue to grow the Section’s portfolio of industry and non-industry funded clinical trials.
• Recruit and retain exceptional research and clinical faculty and advanced practice providers. Support the career development of Section members and serve as a nurturing mentor.
• Build strong working relationships with other Cardiovascular Medicine section chiefs and Enterprise leaders and maintain strong collaborative and collegial relationships with other academic departments and clinical services
• Opportunity to help develop and lead a future Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Fellowship Program.

Locations

• Primary site: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston Salem
• Secondary site: High Point Medical Center in High Point
• Outreach clinic opportunities: Elkin, Wilkes, Lexington, Davie, Greensboro, Hugh Chatham, Alleghany

Inpatient Services

• 1:4, scheduled in weekly blocks (including call), goal 1:6
• Rotating weekly schedule that focuses on heart failure or advanced therapies
• Rounding includes ICU
• Multidisciplinary rounding team includes APPs and learners

Procedures

• One cath lab day during advanced therapies week at Wake Forest Baptist
• Able to accommodate emergency biopsies
• Right heart caths and biopsies

Outpatient

• Winston-Salem clinic 1-2 days/week on average
• Outreach clinic 1 day/week on average
• 60-minute new, 30-minute return patients

Imaging

• Echo (optional)
• CPX

Call & Weekend Coverage

• Call rotation aligns with inpatient service week
• No general cardiology call

Lifestyle & Location
Physicians within the practice live throughout Winston Salem and neighboring communities, including Clemmons, Lewisville, High Point, and Greensboro. The region offers abundant opportunities for outdoor recreation, with convenient access to Pilot Mountain and Hanging Rock State Park, as well as miles of city greenways for walking, biking, and jogging. While North Carolina is often associated with Charlotte, the Research Triangle, or the coast, Winston Salem and the greater Piedmont Triad provide an exceptional combination of lifestyle, affordability, and professional opportunity, making it an attractive place to build both a career and a home.