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Pediatric Cardiologist

Employer
University of Stead Family Department of Pediatric
Location
Iowa City, Iowa
Closing date
Jan 29, 2026
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Specialty
Cardiology
Hours
Full Time
Position Type
Academic/Teaching
University of Iowa Stead Family Department of Pediatrics seeks a pediatric cardiologist. Appointment rank is open and may be to either the tenure track or clinical (non-tenure) track consistent with clinical experience and research interest. Appointment rank to Instructor of Pediatrics (non-tenure) may also be considered. The individual selected will join the Division of Cardiology to provide patient care, teaching, and consultative services as a cardiologist.
The Division of Cardiology at the University of Iowa Stead Family Department of Pediatrics provides compassionate, family-centered, and state-of-the-art delivery of care to children and young adults with congenital and acquired heart disease. Patients are followed through the transition to adulthood. Dedicated staff have expertise in acquired heart diseases such as cardiomyopathies, cardiac arrhythmias, blood lipid disorders, congenital heart disease, cardiac dysfunction in malignancy, and cardiac implications associated with pediatric obesity. The division provides the only expertise for electrophysiology, diagnostic, interventional and transplant services for children and youth in the state of Iowa. Skilled surgical support and exceptional critical care postoperative support has outcomes that have excellent results in national databases. The division has a multi-purpose diagnostic and interventional procedure lab which is constantly expanding and including state-of-the-art technologies.

Requirements:
  • Must hold an MD/DO degree, or equivalent
  • Board certified or eligible in Pediatrics, or equivalent
  • Board certified or eligible cardiology or equivalent
  • Candidates must be licensed or eligible for medical licensure in the State of Iowa

Desirable qualifications:
  • Clinical experience in cardiology in an academic setting
  • Basic skills for interpretation of ECG and Holter
  • Ability to supervise and interpret transthoracic echocardiograms
  • A background and/or interest in research or quality improvement
  • Experience in patient-oriented research
  • Teaching competence in pediatrics for medical students and residents
  • Evidence of scholarly activity
  • Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
  • Demonstrated experience working effectively in a welcoming and respectful workplace environment
The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine is one of the nation’s top medical schools. It is ranked Tier 2 in the 2024 U.S. News & World Report listing of "Best Graduate Schools: Research" and it is ranked No. 47 in National Institutes of Health funding among public institutions by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. Stead Family Department of Pediatrics is ranked No. 29 in NIH funding among all public pediatric departments nationwide.

The pediatrics department comprises the medical staff of University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital, Iowa’s only nationally ranked children’s hospital and home to the state’s only accredited Level 1 Regional Resource Pediatric Trauma Center. The ACGME-accredited pediatric residency program at Stead Family Children’s Hospital trains 50 pediatric resident physicians.

For its 2024-25 edition of "Best Children’s Hospitals," U.S. News & World Report ranked Stead Family Children's Hospital in nine pediatric specialties:
  • Behavioral health
  • Cancer
  • Cardiology, heart, and vascular surgery
  • Diabetes and endocrinology
  • Neonatology
  • Nephrology
  • Neurology and neurosurgery
  • Orthopedics
  • Urology

We are home to the Hawkeye Wave, voted the best college sports tradition by USA Today readers, where 70,000 football fans wave to our patients and providers every game day. You will never feel as much community support as you do at Iowa. Come wave with us!

For more information contact:
Ian Law, MD
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
ian-law@uiowa.edu
Visit us on the web at: www.uichildrens.org.

To apply for this position please visit the University of Iowa website at http://jobs.uiowa.edu, requisition number 75519.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment and provide a related release and will be subject to a criminal background and credential check. This applies to clinical, tenure and research positions.

The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, gender identity, or associational preferences.

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