Advanced Heart Failure Transplant Cardiologist

Company: Baylor Scott & White Health
Location: Temple
Posted on: March 20, 2026

Job Description:

Advanced Heart Failure Transplant Cardiologist Baylor Scott & White Health is seeking a fellowship trained, board certified/board eligible, Advanced Heart Failure Transplant Cardiologist for our Advanced Heart Failure Transplant team for the Greater Austin Region. Our heart failure services, including heart transplant/ventricular assist devices, ECMO, and an interdisciplinary shock team are growing. You will join a team of 9 advanced heart failure specialists. Our team currently supports approximately 50 heart replacements annually and has a focus on quality and longitudinal well-being for our patients. The advanced heart failure team supports the Central Texas Region and is part of a team including robust structural, surgical, imaging and imaging team members. The position is dedicated for expanding our advanced heart failure services for BSWH in the Greater Austin Region, focused on inpatient and outpatient services in Lakeway and Round Rock hospitals. The candidate will have predominant inpatient service responsibilities related to the VAD/HTx program with an expected inpatient rounding, VAD/HTx clinic and the option of being part of the ECHO rotation for VAD/HTx. Right side procedures (RHC, Implantable PA monitor and endomyocardial biopsies) will be available to be performed in Lakeway. Duties include inpatient and outpatient heart failure and transplant consultation service. Additional responsibilities may include ACGME education of Cardiology Fellows and rotating service on the inpatient cardiac transplant service at BSWH Memorial Hospital in Temple, Texas, Qualifications - Must be UNOS qualified for the care of patients with cardiac transplants. - An interest in education and research is encouraged, but not essential. - Provide coverage for Transplant, inpatient and outpatient services. - Predominant amount of time in Lakeway. - Expected call 1:4 in Round Rock location - Expected call 6 weeks a year in Temple location - Dedicated HF nurses and APP once a week with plans for expansion. - Opportunity to perform Cath lab procedures (i.e. right heart catheterization, implantable pulmonary artery monitors) and read ECHO for VAD and Heart Transplant About Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple is a 636 bed multi-specialty teaching hospital with a Level I Trauma designation. The hospital is consistently ranked as a top teaching hospital. In 2023 Fortune Magazine ranked BSW Temple as the 1 Major Teaching Hospital in the United States. 13 out of the last 15 years it has ranked in the top 20 Cardiovascular Teaching Hospitals in the US. The hospital has 31 accredited residency and fellowship programs. About the Community Temple is regarded as one of the best areas to live and work in Texas and was ranked the sixth most affordable place to live in the U.S. in 2019. In addition to no state taxes, Temple enjoys a robust economy, and a cost of living that’s lower than the national average. Served by four independent school districts and nationally recognized Temple College, the community places a high priority on education. Dubbed the “Wildflower Capital of Texas,” Temple lies along the famous Texas Wildflower Trail and is the demographic center of the state, with convenient access to major cities including Dallas, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio. As the largest not-for-profit health care system in Texas, Baylor Scott & White Health provides full-range, inpatient, outpatient, rehabilitation, and emergency medical services through 49 hospitals and more than 900 patient care access points, more than 6,000 affiliated physicians, 40,000 plus employees and the Scott & White Health Plan. U.S. News & World Report ranks Baylor Scott * White Health hospitals amongst Texas’ Top 10. This is an employed position with a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, generous relocation, CME, and matching 401K. Please apply online at http://jobs.BSWhealth.com Contact Deborah Dixon, CPRP, Physician Recruiter at Deborah.Dixon@BSWHeatlh.org. Baylor Scott & White Health is an equal opportunity employer

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