St. Christopher s Hospital for Children, a partnership between Tower Health and Drexel University, is seeking an experienced Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiologist to join our staff. St. Chris topher s Hospital for Children is a 188-bed facility that provides exceptional care to children throughout the Greater Philadelphia area and surrounding counties. With more than 220 pediatric experts on staff, St. Christopher s Hospital for Children combines topnotch pediatric care with a wide array of pediatric specialties, including Cardiology; Ear, Nose and Throat; Gastroenterology; Oncology; and Orthopedics. It houses the only Pediatric Burn Center between New York City and Baltimore and is one of only three Level I Pediatric Trauma Centers in Pennsylvania. St. Christopher s is a Magnet designated hospital and has been recognized as a Women s Choice Award Best Children s Hospital.
We are in the process of building a comprehensive cardiac program that includes both cardiac surgery and interventional cardiology. Currently, the team comprises one cardiac surgeon, one interventional cardiologist, one electrophysiologist, and one cardiac anesthesiologist. As the program grows, we plan to expand the anesthesia team to two full-time anesthesiologists, with additional growth anticipated as we add more surgeons and interventional cardiologists.
At this stage, the second anesthesiologist will be involved in cardiac cases and general anesthesia cases alongside 11 other anesthesiologists. There will be no in-house overnight call; instead, calls will be taken from home and shared among the anesthesia group, including two part-time, as-needed cardiac anesthesiologists.