Consultant Cardiologist

Annually, the Heart Centre admits over 2500 inpatients in various cardiovascular conditions and perform thousands of surgeries, specialized procedures and diagnostic tests for our patients which are not done anywhere else in the Kingdom.

Heart Centre Scope of Service

• Adult Cardiology
• Pediatric Cardiology
• Electrophysiology
• Cardiac Surgery
• Adult Congenital Heart Disease
• Adult Outpatient Clinic
• Pediatric Outpatient Clinic
• Non-Invasive Cardiology Lab
• Cardiac Cath Lab (Invasive)

Heart Centre Expertise

• The only center for heart transplantation in Saudi Arabia and in the Gulf States Region.
• Mechanical heart assists devices for bridge to transplant or recovery - one of the very few centers in the area.
• High-risk open-heart surgery in hemodialysis patients.
• High-risk complicated repeat congenital open-heart surgery in pediatric population.
• High-risk complicated repeat open heart surgery in adults, children and newborns.
• High-risk complicated repeat multi-valve procedures.
• Open heart surgery in patients with multiple chronic diseases.

Requirements:

• Medical Degree
• Current, active medical license in: Canada, the United States, the UK, Western Europe, Australia or New Zealand
• National Board Subspecialty Certification in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology from the United States, Canada, the UK, Western Europe, Australia, or New Zealand
• Minimum three to five years of post-specialty certification experience as a Consultant in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology working in a tertiary-care, academic hospital in the United States, Canada, the UK, Western Europe, Australia, or New Zealand
• Academic appointment preferred
• Research experience preferred

Benefits:

• Tax-free income
• Married-status contract
• Accommodations provided
• Education allowance for up to four eligible dependents
• Professional leave and allowance
• More than 7 calendar weeks of vacation