Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Team In Little Rock to Physicians

Overview

Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas
, is seeking to add an Advanced Heart Failure Cardiologist to join the team at the Baptist Health Heart Failure and Transplant Institute
. This is a unique opportunity to be part of the largest hospital system in Arkansas
, with twelve hospitals, including the flagship 827-bed facility in Little Rock.

Why Join Baptist Health?

Baptist Health has been a leader in cardiovascular services in Arkansas for nearly 50 years, pioneering advancements such as:

• First adult heart transplant in the state (1989)
• First LVAD implantation (1999)
• First Total Artificial Heart (2015)

The Baptist Health Heart Failure and Transplant Institute
, established in 2010, is Arkansas first and only center focused exclusively on advanced heart failure, mechanical circulatory support (MCS), and transplant. As the only adult heart-transplant provider in the state, the institute has performed 361 heart transplants to date and is following over 200 post-transplant patients. We have also implanted over 561 patients with a Heart Mate device and are following over 200 VAD patients.

The program recently launched the first formal statewide Shock/ECMO program
, averaging over
100
ECMO cases annually. There is a 12-bed ECMO unit.

We are seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Advanced Heart Failure Cardiologist to:

• Provide inpatient, outpatient, and critical care services to heart failure, MCS, and transplant patients.
• Engage in referrals from across the state to our growing advanced heart failure center, which receives over 600 new referrals annually.
• Contribute to a robust program, with interests in pulmonary hypertension, amyloid, and sarcoid fully supported.

The clinic, built in 2010, spans nearly 10,000 square feet and includes:

• 13 exam rooms
• Dedicated support staff including 4 VAD nurses, 3 transplant nurses, 6 heart failure nurses, 2 physician assistants, 3 advanced practice nurses, a social worker, Pharm
  
  D, dietician, transplant administrator, financial manager, data coordinator, and clerical support.
• On-site Echo, lab, x-ray, and cardiopulmonary stress testing
  .
• Strong support for clinical research
  .

• Board Certified/Board Eligible in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology.
• Strong interest in developing a heart failure, MCS, and transplant-focused practice.
• A passion for advancing a dynamic and growing heart failure program.

Should Contact Either:

Phillip J. Wallace

Baptist Health

or

Dana Heifner

Baptist Health