Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor - Cardiovascular Surgery

Date Posted: 05/06/2025
Closing Date: 06/13/2025, 11:59PM ET
Req ID: 42828
Job Category: Faculty - Clinical
Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Department: Dept of Surgery
Hospital Affiliation:
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

The Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, within the Department of Surgery, at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), and at the University of Toronto is inviting applications for a permanent full-time faculty position.  The Division of Cardiovascular Surgery is internationally recognized for its contributions to advancing clinical care, research, and innovation in the field of congenital heart surgery. The Division operates as a component of the Labatt Family Heart Centre, which includes Cardiology, Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiac Critical Care, Cardiac Anesthesia, and Cardiovascular Research. The effective date of the appointment is flexible aiming for January 2026.

The candidate should have expertise in congenital heart surgery and should be an academic cardiovascular surgeon with a strong research interest. The successful candidate should possess strong leadership and communication skills. Evidence of excellence in teaching and research is required. We are seeking a candidate from varying levels of clinical and research experience.

Position duties include full-time clinical service, including operative procedure and perioperative patient care, research, and education.

The successful candidate will be an academic cardiovascular surgeon with a strong background in pediatric and congenital heart surgery, heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support, and adult congenital heart disease, and is expected to complement the Division’s clinical, education and research productivity. A candidate with specific interests in adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) and its surgery and minimally invasive congenital heart surgery will be prioritized.

Depending on qualifications, the successful candidate will be eligible for an appointment as a Surgeon-Scientist, or Surgeon-Investigator at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor at the University of Toronto. Required qualifications include residency and/or fellowship training in cardiovascular surgery and pediatric and ACHD heart surgery. The candidate must qualify for certification by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, or hold an equivalent international certification, and for licensure by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. Candidates must obtain an appropriate Visa, if applicable.  

The Division is comprised of five academic Pediatric Surgeons. Clinical activity is supported by congenital surgical fellows and cardiac surgical residents on rotation. The successful candidate can anticipate protected time to pursue academic goals. Applicants must have excellent clinical and surgical skills for the full spectrum of congenital heart diseases that present to SickKids.

Applicants must also be committed to being fully participating members of high functioning interdisciplinary teams.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to leverage multidisciplinary, clinical, and basic science facilities that are available on the Hospital campus, including the 21-story Research Institute, and the University of Toronto’s Department of Surgery. 

Candidates must be able to function proficiently in English and hold an M.D., or equivalent degree.

Remuneration will be competitive with other academic pediatric cardiovascular positions in Canada, with a salary range of $700,000-$775,000 CAD per year for 35 hours per week plus on call responsibilities to which will be added an equal distribution of billing overages. Support for relocation expenses will be offered.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. 

Should you be interested in this opportunity, please forward a one-page statement of interest (which includes the names and contact information for three referees) and curriculum vitae, in PDF format, via email to:  

Dr. Osami Honjo

Chair, Cardiovascular Surgeons Search Committee

175 Elm Street,

17th Floor, 17-14-066

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

M5G 1X8

cardiovascularsurgeons.recruitment@sickkids.ca

For more information about the Temerty Faculty of Medicine/Department of Surgery, please visit us at https://surgery.utoronto.ca/ For more information on the Research Institute please visit us at https://www.sickkids.ca/en/research/about-research-institute/  

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