Associate/Professor Pediatric Cardiology/Section Chief

Associate/Professor Pediatric Cardiology/Section Chief

Peoria, IL, United States

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Posted on: 10/27/2026 - Application Deadline: 1/25/2027

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Associate/Professor Pediatric Cardiology/Section Chief

Hiring Department: UICOMP-Pediatrics

Location: Peoria, IL USA

Requisition ID: 1043477

Salary: $400,000 to $600,000 per year

The University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria (UICOMP) seeks candidates for the position(s) of Associate/Professor Pediatric Cardiology/Section Chief in the Department of Pediatrics

About the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria

The University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria is a regional campus of one of the largest public medical schools in the United States. We are known for having small class sizes and exceptional faculty mentorship. This allows UICOMP students to excel under a rigorous curriculum. In collaboration with our hospitals and clinical partners, UICOMP Faculty members provide care to more than 45,000 patients each year. In addition, they contribute to medical education and training for more than 260 students, and more than 300 physician residents and fellows annually. UICOMP healthcare partners include Jump Simulation, a world-class leader in healthcare simulation and innovation, along with OSF Saint Medical Center, OSF Children’s Hospital of Illinois and Carle Hearth Greater Peoria. UICOMP is also part of a R1 research institute with translational research focusing on Alzheimer dementia and oncology.

Learn more about how the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria is helping to transform healthcare here: https://peoria.medicine.uic.edu/.

This position is intended to be eligible for benefits. This includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.

Position Summary

The Department of Pediatrics of the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria (UICOMP) seeks a nationally recognized Pediatric Cardiologist with a strong track record of leadership and of building clinical programs. There is an expectation that the new leader will grow the current clinical programs and develop a strategy to promote destination program status and regional referrals. The Section currently offers opportunities to participate in medical student, resident, and fellow education. The new leader will ensure the section continues to contribute to the education mission of the department and hospital. University and Health system leaders will consider supporting the development of fellowship training programs to promote the program's regional and national reputation. The leader will promote the growth of clinical and translational research with emphasis on institution wide collaboration. It is expected that the new Section Chief will develop and submit a research strategy for the section within the first year and align it with the Department and Children's Hospital of Illinois research and innovation priorities. The new leader will enhance clinical operations with the goal to grow and expand current clinical offerings and align clinical research priorities to enhance the program stature as a regional and national leader. The Section Chief must exhibit the qualities required to be a successful leader in a complex organization, including working collaboratively across various organizations and effectively promoting the Section with community providers, leaders, donors, and hospital executives. This individual will have the opportunity to work in a blended academic/not-for-profit hospital with some verticals that are within private practice (i.e. Anesthesia/CIRA).

Duties & Responsibilities

• The Section of Pediatric Cardiology consists of 10 physicians, 4 Advanced Practice Providers. There are two pediatric intervention cardiologists, two board certified ACHD physicians, three fetal cardiologists, an advanced imaging cardiologist, and a preventive cardiologist.
• The cardiac cath lab provides state-of-the-art interventions for children and adults with congenital heart disease. Bolstered by 2 trained Interventional Cardiologists, the lab offers care to tiny premature infants all the way to adults with congenital heart disease. The annual volume has grown to nearly 200 cases. The cath lab equipment is slated to be upgraded in the next year and this position will move into a new pediatric spirality center opening early 2028.
• Adult Congenital Cardiology is a program through the Congenital Heart Center and reports through the division of pediatric cardiology. The ACHD program is a regional leader and has ACHA accreditation for nearly 10 years. The program sees the most complex ACHD patients, and teams with interventional cardiology, EP, cardiac surgery, heart failure, transplant, MFM, and anesthesia to provide outstanding care. The team consists of two boarded ACHD physicians, two trained APRNs, a nurse coordinator, and a social worker.
• Our echocardiography program is IAC certified in pediatric/congenital transthoracic, fetal, and transesophageal echo. The fetal echo team is a member of the Fetal Heart Society and has collaboration with the Perinatology team through the Fetal Care Center. Nearly 1000 fetal echocardiograms are performed every year and total TTE volume is over 6000 per year. Additionally, remote surface echo reads are provided for nearly 20 other facilities. The echo lab team has a robust QI program supported by pediatric dedicated sonographers.
• Advanced cardiac imaging is outstanding at our institution. Cardiac MRI and CT are supported through a joint effort between cardiology and radiology. This collaboration brings high-quality imaging to support the surgical team as well as procedural planning. Advanced imaging techniques such as 3D rendering and 4D beating hearts are frequently utilized to better delineate complex anatomy.
• There is an active Pediatric & Congenital Cardiovascular surgical program at our center. This program is the only such program in downstate Illinois and has been in operation for over 45 years. The team is led by two cardiovascular surgeons that partner with the cardiologists to provide outstanding care.
• There is a strong Pediatric Critical Care program with 16 critical care beds, and an open intermediate care 16 beds. The Critical care service cares for about 1900 patients per year, more than one third are from regional transport. The system has active air and ground transport programs. Cardiac Critical Care is directed by dually boarded critical care and cardiology physicians. Provides support for the congenital heart surgical program, an active diagnostic/Interventional Cardiology program, and patients with other cardiac conditions. A multidisciplinary program provides support for the certified ECMO program.
• The Neonatal Intensive Care unit consists of a 60-bed unit. The NICU is the highest designated level by the state of Illinois and provides care for the most premature and complex neonates. ECMO service is provided. Interventional cardiology provides PDA occlusion devices for premature infants. Pre-operative neonates are cared for in a collaborative manner with neonatology, cardiology and cardiac surgery.
• Additional clinical programs are robust and well supported. These include Cardiac Neurodevelopmental follow up, Down Syndrome clinic, satellite clinics, and the Pediatric Lipid clinic.
• One successful research and innovation program in the section is the Advanced Imaging and Modeling lab. This partnership between the section, department, and hospital allows for the team of imaging cardiology and engineering to build state of the art imaging techniques. This lab has developed numerous patents and is now incorporating AI into the cardiac imaging repertoire.

Department of Pediatrics:

• The Department of Pediatrics is one of the largest departments at UICOMP. In collaboration with the OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois, the Department has 19 sections and over 145 faculty members providing general pediatrics and subspecialty services to the pediatric population in Central Illinois. The Research office with research coordinators, biostatisticians and epidemiologist support the faculty in the department. Grant writing and research mentorship support is also available. The department has identified understanding how prenatal, neonatal, and childhood exposures influence lifelong health outcomes as the research focus. Department supports up to $200k of internal pilot research grants per year and Children’s Hospital of Illinois provides additional $100k of grant funding. There is a well-developed research core with expertise in machine learning and artificial intelligence research. This group has developed a strong collaboration with Center for Health Research at: https://peoria.medicine.uic.edu/uicomp-research/center-4-health-research/ an