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The University of Miami seeks an experienced academic pediatric cardiologist to lead as Director of the Pediatric Heart Failure and Heart Transplant Program, overseeing clinical, programmatic, and academic development within a major congenital heart disease and transplant environment. The role involves multidisciplinary collaboration, program growth, faculty mentorship, and directing advanced heart failure and transplant care across the pediatric-to-adult congenital lifespan.
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Director Pediatric Heart Failure & Heart Transplant Program University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Jackson Health System | Holtz Children's Hospital | UM Jackson Children’s Care Miami Transplant Institute Miami, Florida The Opportunity The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Jackson Health System, Holtz Children's Hospital, and the Miami Transplant Institute seek an accomplished academic pediatric cardiologist to serve as Director of the Pediatric Heart Failure and Heart Transplant Program. This position offers the opportunity to lead the next phase of an established pediatric heart failure and transplant program within a growing Congenital Heart Center and a major academic transplant environment. The program is currently led by Paolo Rusconi, MD, who has provided leadership in advanced pediatric heart failure and transplantation. Two advanced practice providers support are dedicated to the program. The broader congenital program identifies heart failure and transplantation as integral components of its continuum of care. The program is continuing to expand. A dedicated pediatric heart failure and transplant surgeon is scheduled to join the faculty in November 2026, providing the incoming Director with an opportunity to lead and develop an expanding team rather than build a program in isolation. The Director will set the clinical and academic direction for the program encompassing advanced pediatric heart failure, cardiomyopathy, mechanical circulatory support, heart transplantation, and advanced heart failure associated with congenital heart disease. Program Environment The Pediatric Heart Failure and Transplant Program sits at the intersection of several major clinical enterprises: the Congenital Heart Center at Holtz Children's Hospital, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Jackson Health System, and Miami Transplant Institute. The program brings together pediatric heart failure and transplantation with congenital heart surgery, cardiac intensive care, interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, advanced cardiovascular imaging, fetal cardiology, and adult congenital heart disease. The congenital heart program provides care across the lifespan, from fetal diagnosis through childhood and into adulthood. The fetal cardiology program emphasizes coordinated multidisciplinary planning and continuity from prenatal diagnosis through infancy and childhood, while the ACHD program provides comprehensive lifelong congenital cardiovascular care. The program also houses multi-disciplinary clinics such as neuromuscular disease clinics with further opportunities to develop a dedicated cardio-oncology program. Heart Center Leadership The Heart Center is co-directed by Shailendra Upadhyay, MD, MBA, Chief of Pediatric Cardiology, and Daniel Nento, MD, MHA, Chief of Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery. This shared leadership model brings pediatric cardiology and congenital heart surgery together in the strategic and clinical direction of the Heart Center. Dr. Upadhyay provides leadership for pediatric cardiology and brings expertise in pediatric and adult congenital cardiology, electrophysiology, and lifelong congenital heart disease care. Dr. Nento leads pediatric and congenital cardiac surgery and has advanced training in complex congenital heart surgery, heart transplantation, and ventricular assist device therapy. Together, they provide a collaborative leadership structure designed to support multidisciplinary decision-making, program growth, quality improvement, and coordinated care across the congenital heart program. For the incoming Director of Pediatric Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation, this structure provides direct partnership with both cardiology and surgical leadership. The Director will work closely with the Heart Center co-directors to further develop advanced heart failure, mechanical circulatory support, transplantation, Fontan failure, and other complex congenital heart failure services. Congenital Heart Surgery The Director will work closely with two dedicated pediatric and congenital heart surgeons: Daniel Nento, MD, Chief of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery Muhammad Ali Mumtaz, MD, Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Surgeon Hidenori Hayashi, MD, Pediatric/Congenital Heart and Transplant Surgeon (anticipated start in November 2026) This close integration between advanced heart failure cardiology and congenital heart surgery will be central to further development of transplantation, mechanical circulatory support, management of failing single-ventricle physiology, and care of medically and surgically complex transplant candidates. Advanced Heart Failure Across the Congenital Lifespan The incoming Director will have the opportunity to further integrate heart failure care across the congenital heart disease program. The Adult Congenital Heart Disease program includes heart failure and ventricular dysfunction management, heart transplantation, Fontan surveillance and advanced care planning, surgical and postoperative congenital care, and multidisciplinary conferences for complex patients. The ACHD service provides multidisciplinary care involving congenital cardiology, electrophysiology, advanced imaging, interventional cardiology, surgery, intensive care, heart failure, and high-risk pregnancy expertise. This infrastructure offers an important opportunity to develop longitudinal pathways for patients with cardiomyopathy, Fontan failure, ventricular dysfunction, mechanical circulatory support, and transplantation as they transition from pediatric to adult care. Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging The Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiac Imaging and Echocardiography Service provides a comprehensive multimodality imaging platform including: Advanced transthoracic and congenital echocardiography Fetal echocardiography Transesophageal and perioperative echocardiography Strain imaging and advanced ventricular function assessment Cardiac MRI and cardiac CT Exercise-related imaging and longitudinal surveillance These services support advanced myocardial assessment, transplant evaluation and surveillance, mechanical support, and longitudinal evaluation of ventricular function. Interventional Cardiology The congenital interventional cardiology program provides catheter-based care across infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood and is supported by dedicated pediatric and adult congenital catheterization laboratories. Its capabilities include advanced hemodynamic assessment, Fontan evaluation, transcatheter valve therapy, structural interventions, and hybrid catheterization-surgical procedures. These services support the evaluation and optimization of patients with advanced heart failure, pulmonary vascular disease, failing Fontan physiology, transplant candidacy, and residual congenital lesions. A close collaboration with adult interventional cardiology also facilitates immediate availability if mechanical support with…