Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery Consultant Sheikh Khalifa Medical Center (SKMC)

This position is affiliated with Cincinnati s Children s hospital in the USA. The Consultant in Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery provides expert surgical care for infants, children, and adolescents with heart conditions. duties include diagnose, plan, and perform complex cardiovascular procedures and guide multidisciplinary teams and support junior staff through clinical teaching and case discussions.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Diagnose and treat pediatric patients with congenital or acquired heart conditions.
• Perform complex cardiac surgeries on infants and children.
• Conduct pre-operative assessments and manage post-operative care, follow-up and discharge planning.
• Lead ward rounds, review inpatient and outpatient cases, reassess patients regularly.
• Review diagnostic investigations, interpret results and modify treatment plans as needed.
• Accept referrals from emergency, other departments, primary care or other hospitals and manage appropriate cases.
• Work closely with pediatric cardiologists, anesthesiologists, intensivists, nursing and support staff to coordinate multidisciplinary care plans.
• Communicate clearly with patients families about diagnoses, surgical options, risks, expected outcomes and post-op care.
• Promote a team-based, collaborative approach to patient care.
• Oversee and supervise junior medical staff, residents or fellows; assume responsibility for their clinical work.
• Provide mentorship and clinical teaching to junior staff.
• Participate in performance management processes like peer review and utilization reviews.
• Assist in recruitment of new medical staff when needed.
• Comply with hospital policies, admission/discharge protocols, documentation standards, informed consent, and other regulatory requirements.
• Participate in quality improvement, audits, safety reporting, and response to incidents.