UTMB Faculty Group Practice

Key Responsibilities

• • Provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care for patients with cardiovascular disease, with a focus on coronary, endovascular, and structural heart interventions.
• • Perform diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization procedures, including percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), intravascular imaging, physiologic assessment, and structural interventions as credentialed.
• • Participate in the interventional cardiology on-call rotation, including STEMI activations, emergent procedures, and complex coronary interventions.
• • Bring added expertise in vascular medicine and peripheral interventions, advanced heart failure, and the use of mechanical circulatory support devices; experience with pulmonary embolism response teams (PERT) is highly valued.
• • Oversee pre- and post-procedure care, including risk assessment, patient counseling, and longitudinal follow-up in clinic.
• • Collaborate closely with cardiac surgery, advanced heart failure, electrophysiology, vascular medicine, and critical care teams to optimize patient outcomes.
• • Provide same-day access when clinically indicated and ensure timely responsiveness to referring provider inquiries.
• • Participate in outreach activities and clinics to expand access to advanced cardiovascular care.
• • Teach and mentor general and interventional cardiology fellows during outpatient clinics.
• • Participate in didactic teaching sessions, case conferences, and journal clubs.
• • Contribute to curriculum development for cardiovascular education.
• • Supervise trainee documentation and ensure adherence to institutional standards.
• • Participate in clinical research projects, including patient recruitment for trials.
• • Publish scholarly articles, abstracts, or presentations in the field of cardiology.
• • Support quality improvement and AI-based projects in the section of interventional cardiology.
• • Document patient encounters promptly and accurately in the electronic medical record (EMR).
• • Attend & engage in departmental and Institute meetings.
• • Collaborate with clinic management to optimize patient flow and access.
• • Participate in institutional committees as assigned.
• • Contribute to development of clinical protocols, pathways, and best practices.
• • Monitor clinical outcomes and participate in performance improvement initiatives.
• • Ensure compliance with institutional, state, and federal healthcare regulations.
• • Maintain appropriate credentialing, licensure, and continuing medical education (CME) requirements.
• • Participate in peer review and morbidity/mortality conferences.
• • Attend & participate in national and regional cardiology conferences.
• • Engage in outreach to referring providers and community organizations.
• • Represent the institution in professional societies and advocacy efforts.