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Stanford University – Pediatric Cardiology Faculty Position in the Cardiovascular Catheterization Laboratory at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford (LPCHS)

The Division of Pediatric Cardiology in the Department of Pediatrics at the Stanford University School of Medicine seeks applicants for a faculty position in the Cardiovascular Catheterization Laboratory at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford (LPCHS). The position includes an appointment at the appropriate academic rank, as determined by the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate, in the Clinician Educator faculty line at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The ideal candidate should be board certified in Pediatric Cardiology, and he/she should have completed advanced training in pediatric interventional cardiology and experienced with patients from infancy through adulthood. The successful candidate will serve as one of 3 attending cardiac interventionalists. Participation in housestaff and fellow education as well as clinical, translational, or quality/performance improvement research will be expected. Extensive opportunities exist for research collaborations with investigators at the School of Medicine and other departments throughout Stanford University.

The Children’s Heart Center at LPCHS is ranked among the nation’s top pediatric cardiac programs and includes over 50 pediatric cardiologists and cardiovascular scientists within the Division of Pediatric Cardiology who collectively provide clinical care, teach, and perform clinical, translational and basic research. LPCHS and the Moore Heart Center have expanded, moving into a new building in late 2017, and will open three new, pediatric catheterization laboratories in June 2018. Two of the labs are dedicated for interventional cardiology with state-of-the-art Toshiba/Canon equipment and hybrid capability. There is collaboration with adult cardiology and neuro/interventional radiology. Patients range in age from premature neonates to adults, and patient complexity and acuity are amongst the highest in the nation. We perform 1100-1200 cases per year, with approximately one-half of these cases being interventional. The CVICU is a 24-bed dedicated unit (to expand to 36) that provides all forms of cardiovascular intensive care for children as well as adults with congenital and acquired heart disease. A full range of clinical services is available, including mechanical circulatory support for heart failure patients with ventricular assist devices (Thoratec, Berlin Heart, HeartMate II, HeartWare) and ECMO. LPCH maintains a busy cardiac transplantation program.

Stanford University is an equal opportunity employer 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 welcomes nominations of and applications from others who would bring additional dimensions to the University’s research, teaching and clinical missions. Interested candidates should submit a letter of intent and curriculum vitaeat the following link:

https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/22d846bd2ca345b6b4ab2e183b032d50

Questions can be sent to pedscardiology@stanford.edu

Stanford University – Chief for the Division Cardiovascular Medicine

The Department of Medicine at Stanford University is recruiting a Chief for the Division Cardiovascular Medicine to lead the research, clinical, and educational activities of the Division.

We are seeking a candidate who combines proven leadership skills with an outstanding record of academic accomplishment, a dedication to excellence in the clinical, research and educational missions, an understanding of the complexity of academic medicine, and the creative vision to continue to develop a premier Division of Cardiovascular Medicine. Candidates should be Board Certified in Cardiology and have a position of Associate Professor or full Professor. The successful candidate should be an accomplished physician investigator with a national/international reputation.

The Department of Medicine’s goal is to enhance the research, clinical and educational capabilities of its premier Division of Cardiovascular Medicine. The Chief will be expected to lead the research, clinical, and educational activities of the Division and recruit additional faculty to support both laboratory and clinical research, and expand the clinical enterprise. The Chief will also be expected to strengthen the highly competitive fellowship program in Cardiovascular Medicine and increase its focus on the research opportunities prevalent at Stanford. The Division of CVMed benefits from an outstanding scientific and clinical environment at Stanford, including active collaborations with the basic science departments and the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute.

The faculty position is at the Associate Professor or Professor level in the University Tenure Line or the Medical Center Line. The predominant criterion for appointment in the University Tenure Line is a major commitment to research and teaching. The major criteria for appointment for faculty in the Medical Center Line is excellence in the overall mix of clinical care or programmatic development, clinical teaching, scholarly activity that advances clinical medicine, and institutional service appropriate to the programmatic need the individual is expected to fulfill. Faculty rank and line will be determined by the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.

Interested candidates should submit their curriculum vitae, a brief letter outlining their interests and the names of three references to:

Joseph C. Wu, MD, PhD

Professor & Director, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute

and

Joseph Woo, MD

Professor & Chair, Dept of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Search Committee Co-Chairs

c/o Gretchen M. Picache

gpicache@stanford.edu

Director of Academic Affairs

1520 Page Mill Road

Palo Alto, CA 94304

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.
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Assistant/Associate Director of the Histocompatibility, Immunogenetics and Disease Profiling Laboratory at Stanford Blood Center

Assistant or Associate Director of the Histocompatibility, Immunogenetics and Disease Profiling Laboratory at Stanford Blood Center

Assistant, Associate or Professor (Medical Center Line or Clinician Educator Line)

The Department of Pathology seeks an outstanding new faculty member to join our Histocompatibility, Immunogenetics, and Disease Profiling Laboratory at Stanford Medicine, for appointment in the Clinician Educator Line (Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Associate Professor, or Clinical Professor), or in the Medical Center Line (MCL) (Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor). Faculty rank and line will depend on the applicant’s experience, interests, and qualifications.

The individual will share oversight responsibilities with the Directors of the Laboratory including clinical reporting, clinical consultation, research and development, implementation and validation of novel tests, administrative duties, and teaching of clinical residents and fellows. Service responsibilities include reviewing and reporting clinical cases, clinical consultation, methods development, safety, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, and management of personnel and budget. Participation in weekly clinical meetings with transplant services is required. Depending on the experience and interests of the successful candidate, and the results of discussions with the Directors of the Laboratory and the Department Chair, the position could be either as an Assistant or Associate Director of the Laboratory.

The major criteria for appointment for faculty in the MCL is excellence in the overall mix of clinical care, clinical teaching, scholarly activity that advances clinical medicine, and institutional service appropriate to the programmatic need the individual is expected to fulfill. The major criteria for appointment for Clinician Educators is excellence in the overall mix of clinical care and clinical teaching appropriate to the programmatic need the individual is expected to fulfill. There are many opportunities for MCL faculty to develop independent or collaborative programs in clinical, translational or basic research. CE faculty are encouraged to participate in research programs, as their clinical and educational responsibilities permit. This position requires the ability to interact effectively with faculty colleagues in the department, School of Medicine, University, and health care systems.

Successful candidates will join the faculty in the Department of Pathology, which currently includes a Nobel laureate, multiple members of the National Academies of Sciences and Medicine, and many other investigators with national and international distinctions. In addition to its outstanding research program, the Department of Pathology is responsible annually for over 3.8 million laboratory tests and 60,000 anatomic pathology specimens, and educates outstanding graduate students, residents, and fellows.

Requirements for the position include an MD or PhD or MD, PhD with demonstrated and recognized experience in human clinical histocompatibility testing and demonstrated expertise in novel test development and/or experience in desensitization programs. Licensure, or eligibility for such licensure, by the State of California as a Histocompatibility Laboratory Director and Board certification at the Diplomate level, or eligibility for such certification, by the American Board of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ABHI) are required.

Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae and bibliography, together with a brief description of past and present clinical and scholarly interests and accomplishments, all in one pdf document, ideally by May 31, 2018. These and the names of five references should be sent to:

Thomas J. Montine, MD, PhD

c/o Ms. Cynthia Llanes

Professor and Chair

Department of Pathology

Stanford University School of Medicine

Stanford, Ca 94305

E-mail: cllanes@stanford.edu

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