Assistant / Associate / Full Professor – Academic Interventional Cardiologist
Division of Cardiology, St. Michael’s Hospital,
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto

The Department of Medicine at St. Michael’s Hospital, in conjunction with the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, is seeking a qualified full-time academic interventional cardiologist. The candidate will have an academic position description of Clinician Investigator (CI) and must be eligible for a full-time clinical academic appointment at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor at the University of Toronto. The expected start date of the position is October 1, 2025, or shortly before or thereafter.

The successful candidate will hold an MD degree (or equivalent) and should have, or be eligible for, certification in Cardiology by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO). The St. Michael’s interventional cardiology group is internationally recognized for their work in structural heart and chronic total occlusion/complex higher-risk indicated patients (CTO/CHIP) intervention and currently performs over 3,000 diagnostic catheterizations and 1,500 percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) annually.

The successful candidate must have proven experience and expertise in intra-vascular imaging and/or intra-coronary physiology, specifically NIRS spectroscopy, OCT and IVUS imaging; with intravascular core lab experience, and expertise in the management of cardiogenic shock. The successful candidate will have demonstrated research excellence in intravascular imaging as demonstrated by a doctoral (PhD) degree and first or senior authored publications. The successful applicant will participate in the 24/7 Primary Angioplasty/Code STEMI service. Further inpatient and outpatient clinical activities (attending on Cardiac ICU or inpatient cardiology teaching unit along with outpatient clinics, including specialty clinics) will be discussed with the successful candidate.
In addition to being a skilled coronary interventionalist, the successful candidate will participate in the educational programs in Cardiology at St. Michael’s Hospital and the University of Toronto and lead or collaborate in clinical research and quality improvement programs. The successful candidate will support outpatient demands and inpatient consultations. For details on the University of Toronto academic clinical faculty requirements for advanced training and demonstrated scholarship for the job description of CI, please see Table 2 at https://deptmedicine.utoronto.ca/clinical-faculty-academic-appointments#Clinicalfacultyapptcategories

The successful candidate will report to the Head, Division of Cardiology at St. Michael’s Hospital. The Division currently consists of 26 full time cardiologists and provides comprehensive cardiac care including interventional cardiology, interventional electrophysiology, and non-invasive programs including cardiac imaging, and patient care (ambulatory care, coronary intensive care and clinical teaching units). Members of the Division are internationally recognized in both clinical and basic research, and participate fully in the undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programs at the University of Toronto. All divisional members work from St. Michael’s Hospital, 30 Bond St, Toronto, Ontario.

Estimated remuneration will be commensurate with academic rank, qualifications and experience, and is estimated to be in the range of $600,000 to $900,000 per annum based on an Alternate Funding Plan and fee for service billings payable through the SMPA Admin Agent Inc. A comprehensive extended health and dental benefit program is included. The successful candidate may be eligible for relocation benefits. All candidates must be able to function proficiently in English.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Should you be interested in this opportunity, please forward a one-page statement of interest, curriculum vitae and the contact information of four referees, two who are internal to your current organization, and two external, to:

Dr. Natalie Wong, Interim Physician-in-Chief
c/o Jessica Comilang, Administrative Assistant
St. Michael’s Hospital – Unity Health Toronto
30 Bond Street, Room 2-468 Bond Wing
Toronto, Ontario M5B 1W8
Email: Jessica.Comilang@unityhealth.to

St. Michael’s Hospital is part of Unity Health Toronto, composed of Providence, St. Joseph’s and St. Michael’s Healthcare. Unity Health Toronto is one of Canada’s largest Catholic healthcare networks serving patients, residents and clients across the full spectrum of care, spanning primary care, secondary community care, tertiary and quaternary care services to post-acute care through rehabilitation, palliative care and long-term care, while investing in world-class research and education. St. Michael’s Hospital is a teaching and research hospital in downtown Toronto. Affectionately known as the Urban Angel, St. Michael’s is renowned for providing exceptional patient care. As downtown Toronto’s adult trauma centre, the hospital is a hub for neurosurgery, complex cardiac and cardiovascular care, diabetes and osteoporosis care, minimally invasive surgery and care of the homeless and disadvantaged. Fully affiliated with the University of Toronto and home to the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s provides outstanding medical education to health-care professionals in 29 academic disciplines.

For more information about St. Michael’s Hospital, please visit https://unityhealth.to/locations/st-michaels-hospital/

For information about the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto, please visit our website at http://www.deptmedicine.utoronto.ca.

The Department of Medicine’s academic position descriptions can be viewed on this webpage: http://www.deptmedicine.utoronto.ca/academic-position-descriptions#AcademicPositionDescriptions

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

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