Cardiologist – Electrophysiologist Physician
Company: Department of Veterans Affairs
Location: Pittsburgh
Posted on: December 2, 2025
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Job Description:
Cardiologist – Electrophysiologist Physician Opportunity –
Pittsburgh VA Healthcare System Eligible for $200,000 in student
loan repayment and hiring incentive Description: The Division of
Cardiology offers a comprehensive spectrum of cardiology
subspecialty services. Having the only Cardiac Catheterization
laboratory in the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 4,
VAPHS ranks among the highest volume of VA Cardiac Catheterization
labs nationwide, performing nearly 1400 diagnostic catheterizations
and ~450 interventions (including complex percutaneous coronary
interventions), yearly. VAPHS has an active Chronic Total Occlusion
program, a Shock Team, a Cardiac Surgery Service, and are currently
constructing a state-of-the art hybrid operating room for
structural heart disease interventions. The Electrophysiology
Section (EP), also the only EP provider in our VISN, provides full
EP services (~500 devices and ~100 ablations annually). The
Echocardiography Laboratory provides transthoracic,
transesophageal, and stress echo services (~6700 studies per year),
and we perform ~1800 nuclear stress tests annually. VAPHS has an
active cardiology outpatient clinic, including ~5000 clinic
encounters and 4000 E-consults yearly at the Pittsburgh site, and
are expanding outreach clinics in counties outside of Pittsburgh.
This year, in response to the pandemic, and we have significantly
grown our Virtual/Telemedicine Clinic. Practice Highlights: The
VAPHS Cardiology Division is strongly committed to the academic
mission and the mentoring of physician-scientists and
next-generation scientific leaders and as such this position may be
offered an academic position at the University of Pittsburgh
through separate negotiations. The clinical program is additionally
nourished by close interaction with the Heart and Vascular
Institute at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC),
where some VA faculty also practice, and by UPMC cardiology fellows
who rotate at the VA Hospital as part of their ACGME-accredited
fellowship training, and is strongly committed to the academic
mission and the mentoring of physician-scientists and
next-generation scientific leaders. This is an exciting career
opportunity to work in a dynamic academic Division in one of the VA
Hospital System's largest referral centers for cardiovascular
medicine. - Provide direct patient care at Pittsburgh VA Medical
Center; - Invasive electrophysiology procedures including cardiac
device implantation, catheter ablation of supraventricular and
ventricular arrhythmias, and left atrial appendage occlusion; -
Participate in a robust clinical program in consultative,
diagnostic, and non-invasive therapeutic aspects of cardiac
electrophysiology in outpatient and inpatient settings; -
Participate in supervision of the APRN electrophysiology providers;
- Participate in management and supervision of the implanted
cardiac rhythm device program and clinic, including CIED remote
monitoring; - Provide telemedicine services and consultation to
other facilities, as required; - Participate in Process
Improvement/Quality Assurance and other administrative duties as
assigned; - Interpretation of ECGs and Ambulatory Monitors; - Other
duties as assigned by the Chief, Cardiology Section. Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Preferred Experience: - Board
certified in Cardiology - Board eligible/certified in
Electrophysiology - Fellowship Trained in General Cardiology and
Electrophysiology at ACGME accredited program Benefits Highlights:
- Student loan repayment up to $200,000 on eligible loans - Regular
salary increases and annual performance bonuses - 50-55 days of
paid time off (26 days annual leave, 13 days sick leave, 11 Federal
holidays, up to 5 days for CME) - Three-tiered Federal retirement
program (vested after 5 years) with VA contributing 16.6% to FERS
and up to 5% matching for the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) (401k) -
Federal health/dental/vision/long-term care insurance offered -
Malpractice insurance with tail coverage provided - No physician
employment contracts and no significant restrictions on
moonlighting Interested physicians may send CVs to
Michael.Hahn4@VA.gov Michael Hahn Physician Recruitment US Dept of
Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh VA Medical Center (412) 689-2414
Michael.Hahn4@VA.gov
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