Physician – Medical Director, Echocardiography Lab
Reported by 5 physicians · state cohort · total comp, not the employer's posted pay
Overview
- Location
- Kansas City, Kansas
- Schedule
- Faculty call responsibilities
- SalaryDr Signal range
- $630k
- Practice
- Academic Medical Center · University Hospital
5 physician reports · not the employer's posted pay
Role summary
Medical Director of Echocardiography Laboratory at University of Kansas Health System, a 1045-bed academic medical center. Role involves strategic and operational leadership of a comprehensive, accredited echocardiography program with approximately 30% clinical effort in inpatient consultation and ambulatory practice, plus educational and research leadership responsibilities.
What the posting highlights
- Care setting: 30% clinical effort (inpatient consultation and ambulatory practice)
- Research or clinical-trial participation is noted
- Teaching or an academic practice setting is noted
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Compensation
- What physicians report
- $630k
- Pay context
- SalaryDr Signal · physician-reported
- Report sample
- 5 recent physician reports · state cohort
- Compensation basis
- Estimated total compensation
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Employer
University of Kansas Health System
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Academic Medical Center
- Facility type
- University Hospital
- Beds
- 1045
- Trauma level
- Level 1
- EHR
- Not stated in posting
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Work Design
- Call burden
- Faculty call responsibilities
- Patient volume
- Comprehensive echocardiography laboratory with multimodality imaging services
- Inpatient / outpatient
- 30% clinical effort (inpatient consultation and ambulatory practice)
- Admin burden
- Extensive - strategic and operational leadership of accredited laboratory, quality assurance, peer review, laboratory utilization, accreditation maintenance, protocol development, technology evaluation, faculty recruitment and mentoring
- Teaching
- Yes
- Research
- Yes
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
- J-1 waiver
- No
- H-1B
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Official employer source
- Salary label
- SalaryDr Signal
- First seen
- 3 mo ago
- Last verified
- today
- Extraction confidence
- 72%
Full description
The University of Kansas Health System, The Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, is seeking an accomplished cardiovascular imaging specialist to serve as Medical Director of the Echocardiography Laboratory. This physician leader will provide strategic, clinical, operational, educational, and research leadership for one of the nation's leading cardiovascular imaging programs.
The University of Kansas Health System includes approximately 85 cardiovascular physicians across three metropolitan campuses, anchored by the University of Kansas Medical Center. The successful candidate will oversee a comprehensive, accredited echocardiography program while supporting academic initiatives that support clinical research, investigator-initiated studies, multicenter clinical trials, and innovation in structural heart imaging.
This position offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of multimodality cardiovascular imaging through excellence in patient care, education, research, and program development while collaborating closely with Interventional Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Anesthesiology, Electrophysiology, Heart Failure, Adult Congenital Heart Disease, and the Cardiovascular Clinical Research (CCR) enterprise.
Clinical and Academic Scope
Medical Director, Echocardiography Laboratory
Provide strategic and operational leadership for a comprehensive, accredited echocardiography laboratory across the health system.
Responsibilities:
- Direct all clinical echocardiography operations, quality initiatives, accreditation, and faculty oversight.
- Oversee all echocardiographic imaging services, including transthoracic, transesophageal, stress, contrast, three-dimensional, strain, structural heart, adult congenital, perioperative, and critical care echocardiography.
- Maintain IAC accreditation and ensure compliance with regulatory and quality standards.
- Develop standardized imaging protocols, structured reporting, and best practice guidelines across the health system.
- Improve laboratory efficiency, patient access, reporting turnaround times, and operational performance.
- Lead quality assurance, peer review, laboratory utilization, and continuous performance improvement initiatives.
- Evaluate and implement emerging imaging technologies and artificial intelligence applications.
- Recruit, mentor, and develop imaging faculty and sonographers while fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and innovation.
Education
Lead and participate in our educational program in cardiovascular imaging for physician faculty, sonographers, and cardiovascular trainees.
Responsibilities:
- Develop imaging curricula for General Cardiology, Advanced Imaging, Structural Heart, Interventional Cardiology, and Cardiothoracic Surgery fellows.
- Provide procedural imaging instruction and simulation-based education.
- Lead imaging conferences, case reviews, and board preparation activities.
- Support sonographer education and continuing professional development.
- Mentor faculty and trainees while promoting academic scholarship.
Clinical
Maintain an active clinical practice that supports the academic mission of the department.
Responsibilities:
- Comprehensive echocardiography interpretation
- Structural heart procedural imaging
- Participation in multidisciplinary Heart Team conferences
- Approximately 30% clinical effort devoted to inpatient consultation and ambulatory practice
- Faculty call responsibilities
Required Qualifications:
- MD or DO
- Board Certification in Cardiovascular Disease
- Level III Training in Echocardiography
- Demonstrated expertise in structural heart imaging
- Eligibility for medical licensure in Kansas
- Academic credentials consistent with appointment at the Associate Professor or Professor level
Preferred Qualifications:
- National reputation in cardiovascular imaging
- Experience directing an accredited echocardiography laboratory
- Experience establishing or directing a cardiovascular imaging core laboratory
- Leadership of multicenter clinical trials
- Record of funded research and scholarly productivity
- Demonstrated leadership within a large academic medical center
Comprehensive Compensation and Benefits Package:
- Competitive base salary
- Generous retirement contribution
- Relocation assistance
- Health, dental, vision insurance with coverage day one
- CME allowance for professional development, conference attendance and educational expenses
- LTD/STD and Life insurance
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer
- Full malpractice insurance with tail coverage
About The University of Kansas Hospital:
Recognized as one of the top hospitals in the United States by U.S. News & World Report, The University of Kansas Hospital is a 1045-bed academic medical center and Level 1 trauma center. Our mission is to lead in the discovery of new knowledge, deliver outstanding patient care in this region and beyond, and educate the healthcare professionals of tomorrow. The Health System is consistently recognized for excellence in several medical specialties and is home to the Center for Advanced Heart Care, the NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, and the Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center. Most recently, in collaboration with Children’s Mercy, we were designated a NORD® Rare Disease Center of Excellence. This national honor underscores our leadership in providing expert, multidisciplinary care and advancing research for patients with rare and complex conditions. Magnet designation further reflects our hard-earned commitment to nursing excellence.
About Kansas City:
A metropolitan area of 2.3 million people, Kansas City offers the diversity and excitement of a large city with the charm and convenience of Midwest living. Walkable, tree-lined neighborhoods surround the campus, which is wit…