Description

Wake Forest Baptist, an 885?bed tertiary care academic medical center, partners closely with Wake Forest University School of Medicine, creating a strong environment for education, innovation, and clinical research. The program is structured to manage the full spectrum of cardiovascular disease, from preventive and general cardiology to advanced interventions, heart failure, transplant, structural heart disease, and complex electrophysiology. This academic integration allows physicians to care for some of the most complex cardiac and vascular patients in the region while remaining engaged in teaching and scholarly activity. Programs include advanced heart failure and transplant, congenital heart disease, structural heart interventions, electrophysiology, interventional cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, and vascular and endovascular surgery.

Education and training are cornerstones of the program. The institution maintains long?standing, ACGME?accredited fellowship programs in general cardiology, interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, vascular and cardiothoracic surgery, and advanced practice provider cardiovascular fellowships.

The Department of Cardiovascular Medicine was created in 2025. The Department transitioned from Internal Medicine to reflect the continued growth, clinical volume, and academic mission of cardiovascular services across the enterprise. The Section currently supports ~30 non?invasive cardiology providers.

Hospital Sites

• Primary site: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Winston Salem
• Secondary sites: High Point Medical Center, Lexington Medical Center, Davie Medical Center, Wilkes Medical Center, Hugh Chatham Health, Alleghany
• Clinical affiliations with external rural hospitals: Iredell Health, Catawba Valley Medical Center, VA

Clinic Sites

• Primary Clinic Site: Winston-Salem (multiple clinic sites within 15 minutes of Wake Forest Main campus)
• Outreach clinics as needed: Wilkes Medical Center, Hugh Chatham Health, Premier, Greensboro, High Point Medical Center

Position Overview

• Overall clinical responsibilities are on average 4.5 days total per week plus 0.5 day administrative time
• Optional: 4.5 days each week on average of outpatient clinic only
• Imaging responsibilities will be individualized based on Section needs and candidate expertise.
• Team?based care model using provider pods that include MDs and APPs; APPs manage the majority of return patient visits for physicians within the pod.
• Robust clinical infrastructure, including Epic, Dragon dictation, and DAX ambient documentation tools.

Inpatient Services

• 1013 weeks of inpatient service annually, including 810 weeks with weekend coverage.
• Serving as overseeing attending for an APP?led inpatient team; responsibilities include morning rounds, care coordination, and consultative support.
• Teaching Service: Oversight of resident teams
• CVICU Service: Reserved for non?invasive cardiologists with appropriate critical care training and/or experience

Call & Weekend Coverage

• Weekday and weekend call shared across NI faculty
• On average, one weekend per month (Friday night to Monday morning)
• On average, one weeknight every three weeks
• Weekend call can be bundled with inpatient service assignments

Lifestyle & Location

Physicians within the practice live throughout Winston?Salem and neighboring communities, including Clemmons, Lewisville, High Point, and Greensboro. The region offers abundant opportunities for outdoor recreation, with convenient access to Pilot Mountain and Hanging Rock State Park, as well as miles of city greenways for walking, biking, and jogging. While North Carolina is often associated with Charlotte, the Research Triangle, or the coast, Winston?Salem and the greater Piedmont Triad provide an exceptional combination of lifestyle, affordability, and professional opportunity, making it an attractive place to build both a career and a home.

Candidate Qualifications

• BE/BC in Cardiovascular Disease
• BE/BC Echo
• BE/BC Nuclear (if applicable)
• BE/BC Cardiac MRI and/or BE/BC Coronary CTA (if applicable)

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs available for eligible positions
• Comprehensive health and welfare benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage
• Retirement benefits, including 401(k) options with employer contributions and access to financial wellness resources
• Flexible spending accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family support benefits, which may include parental leave, adoption assistance, and surrogacy support
• Educational assistance and professional development programs
• Paid medical liability insurance
• Continuing Medical Education (CME) allowances
• Relocation assistance