Cardiac Surgeon

The Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at Rush University Medical Center, a large tertiary academic medical center located in downtown Chicago, seeks a full-time cardiac surgeon to join its team.  

Qualified candidates are required to have completed an approved fellowship program, and expertise in heart failure and high risk cardiac surgery, mechanical circulatory support device surgery, cardiac valvular repair & replacement, minimally invasive surgical techniques, and aortic aneurysm surgeries is highly desired.  Ideal candidates will be able to coordinate cardiac surgery and all cardiovascular efforts across the institution and our affiliates, and have a demonstrated commitment to research, teaching and mentorship/administration. The successful candidate will have proven leadership skills and be an established cardiac surgeon. Candidates should be eligible for a faculty appointment at the Assistant or Associate Professor rank.

This recruitment is part of a key strategic growth initiative within the Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery.  Rush is home to one of the first medical colleges in the Midwest and one of the nation’s top-ranked nursing colleges, as well as graduate programs in allied health, health systems management and biomedical research. 

Rush is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please contact:

Leah Tyrrell
Manager, Faculty Recruitment
Leah_M_Tyrrell@rush.edu
312-563-6074

Rush University Medical Center is an academic medical center that encompasses a 669-bed hospital serving adults and children. In January 2012, Rush opened a new 376-bed hospital building, known as the Tower, which is part of the Medical Center’s major renovation of its campus. Rush University is home to one of the first medical colleges in the Midwest and one of the nation’s top-ranked nursing colleges, as well as graduate programs in allied health, health systems management and biomedical research. The Medical Center also offers more than 70 highly selective residency and fellowship programs in medical and surgical specialties and subspecialties.

Rush is consistently ranked as one of the nation’s top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. Rush is ranked in 8 of 16 categories in U.S. News & World Report's 2016-2017 "America's Best Hospital's" issue, and is one of the two top-ranked hospitals in Illinois overall. Rush was one of four hospitals in the country that the American Hospital Association honored for equity of care in June of 2017. Rush was the first hospital in Illinois serving adults and children to receive Magnet status – the highest honor in nursing – and the first in Illinois to earn a fourth four-year designation. Rush has been ranked among the country's top 100 hospitals — and 15 major teaching hospitals — four times by Truven Health Analytics, a leading provider of health care data and analytics. The Human Rights Campaign, a civil rights organization that advocates for equality for people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and/or queer/questioning named Rush University Medical Center a leader in LGBT Health Equality for the ninth consecutive year. 

Rush Hospitals receive Five Stars for Quality of Care - Read the article here!

Rush Is an Equal Opportunity Employer