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Job Title:Congenital Cardiac Anesthesiologist
Date Posted:2025-10-31
Job Location:Wilmington, DE
Job Requirements:The Cardiac Center at Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware is seeking a fifth pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist. The ideal candidate will possess the knowledge and skill to execute best practices, and the desire to collaborate within a multi-specialty, multi-disciplinary team.

Requirements:
1. ACGME accredited Anesthesiology residency
2. ABA Subspecialty Certification in Pediatric or Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
3. Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology fellowship or experience

Job Attributes:
1. All Cardiac anesthesia cases are limited to patients with congenital or acquired heart disease, throughout the lifespan of neonates to adults.
2. MD only practice supported by experienced pediatric cardiac CRNA
3. Provide anesthesia for CT surgery, VAD, Transplant, Cardiac Catheterization, EP, MRI, Non-cardiac surgery, Bedside procedures in CICU
4. Case volume 250 CT surgeries and 400 Cardiac Catheterizations per year
5. Outstanding support staff- Perfusion, CTOR, Cath Lab, CICU, Anesthesia Assistants
6. Efficient logistics- Cardiac OR, Cath Lab, CICU, Cardiac PACU, Cardiac Inpatient Unit in proximity
7. Cardiac Center organization- integrated practice model uniting Anesthesiologists, Cardiac Critical Care physicians, CT surgeons, Cardiologists and supporting teams.
8. Call responsibility from home, approximately 1 in 4 nights and weekends
9. Very reasonable work hours / competitive compensation
10. Excellent surgical outcomes reflected in STS public reporting
11. Academic appointment at Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel School of Medicine


Job Description:About Nemours Children's Health and the Cardiac Center:
Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized children's health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through three freestanding state-of-the-art children's hospitals in Delaware and Florida. Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware is situated on the picturesque Nemours Estate in Wilmington, DE. The area is surrounded by natural beauty, as well as many gardens, museums, trails, restaurants and other year-round activities. It is near major metropolitan areas with an excellent transportation network.
The Nemours Cardiac Center boasts sub-specialty expertise in Congenital Cardiac and Fetal Imaging, Interventional Cardiology, Electrophysiology, Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Inpatient and Outpatient Cardiology, Preventive Cardiology, Cardiac Intensive Care, Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia and Adult Congenital Cardiology. The congenital heart program enjoys an extensive catchment area and rapidly growing referral base in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
To learn more about Nemours Children's Health and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at https://www.nemours.org.



Contact information:Applicants are welcome to contact the current Division Chief of Cardiac Anesthesia and Co-Director of the Cardiac Center with questions and applications:
Dr. Mark Twite
Email Mark.Twite@nemours.org
Posted by:Mark Twite MD, BCh