Advanced Cardiac Imaging (Echo Focus) - Aurora St. Luke's in Milwaukee

Advanced Cardiac Imaging (Echo Focus) - Aurora St. Luke's in Milwaukee

Join Aurora Health Care as a multi-modality advanced imaging cardiologist with particular focus in echocardiography in Milwaukee, Wisconsin—part of Advocate Health, one of the largest nonprofit integrated health systems in the country.

At Advocate Health, we’re committed to being a Best Place to Care—where physicians are empowered, heard, and equipped to do their best work. You’ll be part of a leading integrated system with a shared commitment to innovation, well-being, and the communities we serve. Whether you're seeking professional growth, meaningful impact, or a team that lifts you up—this is where it starts.

Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center is the largest hospital in Wisconsin and the heart of our cardiovascular program. This flagship hospital is home to our cardiac specialty centers, the largest heart transplant/VAD program in the state, and the largest Structural Valve Program in Wisconsin.  Aurora St. Luke’s is also the at the core of our academic pursuits and groundbreaking trials in cardiovascular disease (including TAVR, TMVR, tricuspid, LAAO, stroke, pulmonary embolism, cardiogenic shock).  With a robust fellowship program (>30 trainees in general cardiology, Advanced Imaging, Heart Failure, Interventional Cardiology, Electrophysiology, and Structural Heart Disease), we are committed to training the next generation of physicians.

Our Advanced Imaging Core Group provides coverage for echocardiography, interventional echocardiography, cardiac CT, SPECT/PET in a well-established cardiovascular group (75 cardiologists system-wide, 25 at Aurora St. Luke’s campus) on the forefront of cardiology.   The ideal candidate would have completed an advanced imaging fellowship and have interest in multi-modality imaging, structural heart disease procedures, clinical education and clinical research.

Highlights

• Provide physician coverage and interpretation of transthoracic and trans-esophageal echocardiograms
• Provide physician supervision for stress laboratory, staffed with physician assistants for nuclear and echocardiographic stress tests
• Provide physician coverage and interpretation of nuclear cardiology scans
• Provide physician coverage and interpretation of cardiac CT (if desired)
• Participate in structural heart interventions in our well-established structural program (if desired)
• Supervise and teach general cardiology fellows, advanced imaging fellows, cardiac sonography students, and other trainees
• Contribute to the academic pursuits of the Wisconsin Cardiovascular service line, including mentoring trainees to abstracts and publications
• Opportunity to be 100% imaging or include clinic and hospital service
• Weekend call rotation is 1:6 which includes full Saturday and Sundays of imaging
• No general cardiology call
• Primary location of work: Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center
• EPIC EMR
• Be part of an integrated nationally recognized organization with physician-led medical group and embedded service line
• Leverage access to DAX Copilot, an AI-powered clinical documentation tool integrated with Epic, streamlining clinical workflows by generating draft patient notes for efficient review, editing, and signature
• Experience a diverse and inclusive environment ensuring safe and equitable care for all patients
• Annual base salary: $527,401-$527,401
• Up to $50K annual incentive bonus
• Sign-on bonus

Training and/or Experience Required

• Required Skills:
• Board certified / eligible in cardiovascular disease
• Board certified / eligible in echocardiography with COCATS Level III in Echocardiography
• Board certified / eligible in nuclear cardiology with COCATS Level II in Nuclear Cardiology
• Completion of advanced imaging fellowship (1-2 years)
• Preferred Skills:
• Track record of clinical research in advanced imaging
• Experience and interest in the education of cardiology fellows in cardiac imaging

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs available for eligible positions* Comprehensive health and welfare benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage
• Retirement benefits, including 401(k) options with employer contributions and access to financial wellness resources

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