Physician, Cardiothoracic Surgery / Medical Director, Cardiac Surgery Quality & Outcomes
On-siteFairfield, California, United States
Job Summary
Perform the full spectrum of adult cardiothoracic surgical procedures, including CABG, valve repair and replacement, and thoracic aortic surgery. Evaluate, diagnose, and manage patients with complex cardiac and thoracic conditions while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams for coordinated care. Lead the Cardiac Surgery Quality Program by overseeing STS registry performance, developing clinical pathways, and participating in morbidity and mortality conferences. Provide inpatient consultation, postoperative management, and outpatient follow-up, while mentoring physicians and advanced practice providers. This 0.7 clinical, 0.3 administrative role supports strategic program development within Northbay Health's Heart & Vascular Institute.
Required Qualifications
- Adult cardiothoracic surgical practice experience
- Experience with complex cardiac procedures
- Experience performing advanced mitral valve repair
- Experience performing reconstructive valve surgery
- Experience performing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
- Experience performing valve replacement
- Experience performing thoracic aortic surgery
- Experience performing thoracic surgical procedures involving benign and malignant diseases of the lung, pleura, mediastinum, chest wall, and esophagus
- Experience collaborating with cardiology, electrophysiology, vascular surgery, pulmonology, oncology, gastroenterology, cardiac anesthesia, and critical care teams
- Experience participating in Structural Heart and multidisciplinary Heart Team conferences
- Experience providing inpatient consultation, postoperative management, and outpatient follow-up care
- Experience educating patients and families regarding treatment options, operative planning, and postoperative recovery
- Experience leading the Cardiac Surgery Quality Program
- Experience with STS registry performance review
- Experience with quality improvement initiatives
- Experience developing and implementing clinical pathways and evidence-based practices
- Experience participating in multidisciplinary quality meetings, including morbidity and mortality conferences
- Experience partnering with physician, nursing, anesthesia, perfusion, rehabilitation, and quality teams
- Experience supporting accreditation, regulatory readiness, and public reporting initiatives
- Experience mentoring physicians, advanced practice providers, and clinical staff
- Experience fostering a culture of continuous improvement
- Experience collaborating with Heart & Vascular leadership on strategic planning, physician integration, and regional cardiovascular program development
- 0.7 Clinical FTE capability
- 0.3 Medical Director FTE capability
- Monday-Friday availability
- Shared cardiothoracic surgery call responsibilities
Desired Qualifications
- Advanced mitral valve repair and reconstructive valve surgery experience preferred
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