Jefferson Health
Cardiac Surgery Fellow
Philadelphia, PA · Full-time · Posted Mar 2, 2026
- Experience
- Experience in cardiology, cardiac surgery, and/or critical care medicine; no years specified.
- Visa sponsorship
- US Citizens or US permanent resident status only
About the job
Provides supervised inpatient, outpatient, on-call, and operative care for adult cardiac surgery patients while developing clinical and surgical skills over a 12-month fellowship.
What you'll do
- Assess and manage adult cardiac surgery patients before, during, and after hospitalization, including ICU and outpatient follow-up.
- Participate in cardiac operations as primary surgeon or first assistant, based on case complexity and ability, under attending supervision.
- Cover weekday nights and weekend days and nights, make rounds, respond to consultations, and promptly involve the attending surgeon when needed.
What they ask for
- Current, unrestricted or institutional Pennsylvania medical license.
- Experience in cardiology, cardiac surgery, and/or critical care medicine.
- US citizenship or US permanent resident status.
- Work is supervised; no independent surgical practice or unsupervised elective cardiovascular procedures.
Tools
EKG, CXR, CT, MRI, ECHO, ECMO
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