Physician - Cardiothoracic Surgery

Lutheran Health Physicians in Fort Wayne, Indiana is seeking a BE/BC Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon with an interest in   advanced heart failure surgery including Heart Transplant, Ventricular Assist Device and ECMO.   The candidate would join a busy 6 member, hospital employed, surgeon practice who provides a full spectrum of vascular, thoracic, cardiac surgery, and advanced heart failure surgery.   The applicant will be joining a large, dynamic, multidisciplinary cardiology and cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon group.   Lutheran Health Physicians provide a full range of advanced invasive and non-invasive cardiology and surgical care.   Lutheran Hospital is a CMS accredited Heart Transplant Program, Joint Commission certified destination LVAD program, and has an active ECMO program.

Lutheran Health Network Cardiology:

• Service Line Offerings Include:TAVR, Mitraclip, Watchman, CardoioMEMS & others
• Surgery includes:VADs, Transplants
• Clinics:Advance Heart Failure, Amputation Prevention, Aneurysm Care, AFib, Cardiac Device, Lipid Care, Pulmonary Hypertension, Structural Heart & Valve, Cardiac Oncology, and Vascular Medicine
• Advanced Imaging all within the cardiac service line: 3D Echo, Nuclear, Cardiac MRI, Cardiac CT
• Research opportunities available within our own research organization
• 4 Cath Labs (2 Hybrid Labs for structural heart procedures) & 2 EP labs
• Cerner EMR with Lumedx Cardiac PACS
• Ability to tailor your key responsibilities to your strengths

A comprehensive compensation package will be offered and may include:

*Competitive Base Salary plus Incentive

*Commencement Bonus and/or Signing Bonus

*Potential for Medical Education Debt Repayment

*Potential for fellowship stipend

*Relocation Expenses

*CME, Licensure, Dues, Subscriptions

*Health, Retirement & Vacation

Fort Wayne, Indiana

• Rated #1 city in Indiana to raise your kids
• Second largest city in Indiana with a population of 360,000+ and clinical draw of 1.2M
• Always ranked in the top 10 Lowest Cost of Living cities in the country
• Excellent public, private, and parochial schools, as well as colleges and universities
• Active academic community, including Indiana University School of Medicine and The Fort Wayne Medical Education Program, a family practice residency program
• 87 public parks, 25 golf courses, 25 miles of connected trails for walking, running, hiking and biking, and 300 lakes within 50 miles
• Family activities: the award winning Children’s Zoo and Science Central Art and cultural: Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, and the Botanical Conservatory
• Rated #1 city in the country for minor league sports (baseball, basketball, football, hockey, and NCAA Division I college sports)
• Close to Indianapolis (two hours), Chicago, Cincinnati, and Detroit (three-hours)
• www.visitfortwayne.com, www.cityoffortwayne.org, www.fwchamber.org