University of Iowa Stead Family Department of Pediatrics seeks a Pediatric Cardiologist at the level of Instructor of Pediatrics (non-tenure) with a negotiable duration up to maximum of 2 years. The individual selected will join the Division of Pediatric Cardiology to provide patient care, teaching, and consultative services as a Pediatric Cardiologist and serve as a trainee in Pediatric Echocardiography and cross-sectional imaging

The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine is one of the nation’s top medical schools. It is ranked 44th in research by U.S. News & World Report. Stead Family Department of Pediatrics is ranked No. 24 in NIH funding among public pediatric departments nationwide by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.   

 The pediatrics department comprises the medical staff of University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital, Iowa’s only nationally ranked children’s hospital and home to the state’s only Level 4 NICU and Level 1 Regional Resource Pediatric Trauma Center. The ACGME-accredited pediatric residency program at Stead Family Children’s Hospital trains 50 pediatric resident physicians.   

For its 2024-25 edition of “Best Children’s Hospitals,” U.S. News & World Report ranked Stead Family Children's Hospital in nine pediatric specialties:   Behavioral health , Cancer, Cardiology, Heart, and Vascular Surgery, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Neonatology,Nephrology, Neurology and Neurosurgery,  Orthopedics, Urology.   

 We are home to the Hawkeye Wave, voted the best college sports tradition by USA Today readers, where 70,000 football fans wave to our patients and providers every game day. You will never feel as much community support as you do at Iowa. Come wave with us!   

For more information contact: 

Umang Gupta, MD, MBA

Director Pediatric Graphics/Echo lab

Director, Pediatric Cardiac MRI

Clinical Professor of Pediatrics

Email : Umang-gupta@uiowa.edu

Visit us on the web at: www.uichildrens.org.   

To apply for this position please visit the University of Iowa website at http://jobs.uiowa.edu, requisition number 75660.  

The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, or associational preferences.

Must hold an MD/DO degree, or equivalent 

Board certified or eligible in Pediatrics, or equivalent  

Board certified or eligible Pediatric Cardiology 

Candidates must be licensed or eligible for medical licensure in the State of Iowa 

Interest in pediatric cardiac imaging including transthoracic, transesophageal echocardiography

Interest in either fetal echocardiography or cross-sectional imaging

Experience in clinical research 

Teaching competence in pediatrics for medical students and residents 

Evidence of scholarly activity 

Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills 

Demonstrated experience working effectively in a welcoming and respectful workplace environment