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Job Title:Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiologist
Date Posted:2026-03-17
Job Location:Houston, TX
Job Requirements:Position Requirements:
- MD or equivalent degree
- Completion of an ACGME-accredited Pediatric Anesthesia fellowship
- Additional fellowship training or substantial experience in Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology
- Board certification in Anesthesiology and Pediatric Anesthesiology (ABA)
- Demonstrated current clinical competence in the independent care of children with congenital heart disease within the last 12 months
Job Description:McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure-track clinical faculty position in Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology at the Assistant, Associate, or Professor level.

Our Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology faculty function within the Children's Heart Institute at Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital. Faculty are integral members of a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary heart team that cares for neonates, infants, children, and adults with congenital heart disease across operating rooms, cardiac catheterization laboratories, and procedural areas.

The Children's Heart Institute provides comprehensive care and serves as a major referral center for:
- The Fetal Center at Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital
- UT-affiliated pediatric cardiology clinics throughout Greater Houston
- Neonatal ICUs at Children's Memorial Hermann, Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital, UTMB Galveston, the Women's Hospital of Texas, and other regional hospitals

Position Responsibilities
The successful candidate will:
- Deliver high-quality perioperative anesthetic care to children with congenital heart disease
- Participate in multidisciplinary collaboration and shared clinical decision-making
- Contribute to a culture of safety, professionalism, and continuous learning
- Engage in the teaching of residents, fellows, and other learners
- Pursue academic interests aligned with clinical excellence, education, quality improvement, or research

Protected time and mentorship are available to support career development, academic productivity, and promotion tailored to the faculty member's interests and goals.
Contact information:Eric L. Vu, MD, MS
(Eric.L.Vu@uth.tmc.edu)

Division Chief, Pediatric Cardiovascular Anesthesia
Perioperative Informatics Lead, Pediatric Anesthesia
Clinical Director of Medical Informatics, Children's Heart Institute, Memorial Hermann

Nischal K Gautam MD (Nischal.K.Gautam@uth.tmc.edu)
Professor of Anesthesiology
Vice Chair & Division Chief, Pediatric Anesthesiology

Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine.
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
6431 Fannin Street, Suite 5.020
Houston, TX 77030

http://careers.uth.tmc.edu/us/en/job/260000GQ/Assistant-Professor-Associate-Professor-Professor-Pediatric-CV-Anesthesiology-McGovern-Medical-School
Posted by:Eric Vu MD