Roles and Responsibilities
Advanced Fellow/Assistant
Suburban Hospital
Role Overview
Description of Activities
a. Advanced subspecialty training in operative and perioperative management
of patients with advanced heart failure, mechanical circulatory support
(MCS), and heart transplantation.
b. Participation in the full spectrum of heart failure care, including:
i. Operative management
ii. Inpatient evaluations
iii. Multidisciplinary treatment planning in collaboration with various
medical specialists
c. Mastery of advanced surgical techniques, including:
i. Heart transplantation surgery and perioperative management of
patients with advanced heart failure
ii. Ventricular assist device (VAD) implantations
iii. Insertion and management of patients in need of mechanical
circulatory support (MCS)
iv. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) procedures
d. Engagement in scholarly activities:
i. Clinical research
ii. Quality improvement initiatives
iii. Mentorship of junior trainees
Activities Requiring Faculty Supervision
a. Limited independent OR time for minor cases to refine surgical skills.
i. This operating room time will be paired to be at the same
time/location of one of the core faculty so there is an attending
surgeon to support the fellow if any surgical questions or issues
should arise.
b. Collaboration with the Surgical Director of Heart Failure and the
multidisciplinary transplant team during:
i. Donor organ recoveries
ii. Heart transplant surgeries
iii. ECMO cannulations
Program Goals
a. By the end of the year, the trainee is expected to:
i. Demonstrate advanced competency in surgical heart failure
procedures.
ii. Provide comprehensive, patient-centered care across the surgical
heart failure continuum.
iii. Lead multidisciplinary teams and contribute meaningfully to
academic surgery and cardiac surgery.
10. Activities Requiring Faculty Supervision
a. Heart transplant
b. VAD implants
c. Insertion temporary mechanical support
d. Critical care management of patients
Salary Range
The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University’s good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate’s geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.
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Salary Range: $100,000 per year
