The Heart Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, the primary pediatric teaching hospital for The Ohio State University, is seeking a full-time attending physician at any academic rank to join the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (CTICU).

About the CTICU

Nationwide Children’s Hospital maintains a Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit with 20 beds and is currently undergoing physical expansion to 26 beds as part of sustained programmatic growth, supporting approximately 600 admissions annually, including both medical and surgical patients. The CTICU is staffed by a collaborative group of eleven academic cardiac intensivists from diverse training backgrounds, supported by dedicated advanced practice providers, providing 24/7 in-house attending coverage. This expansion reflects ongoing institutional investment in both clinical infrastructure and the long-term growth of the Heart Center’s cardiac critical care program.

Clinical Program Highlights
The Heart Center provides comprehensive pediatric and congenital cardiac services, including:

• Hybrid palliation and a comprehensive single ventricle program
• Pediatric and adult congenital thoracic organ transplantation (heart and lung)
• Advanced cardiac mechanical circulatory support
• Blood conservation strategies
• High-acuity perioperative and medical cardiac critical care

Annual clinical volumes include:

• Over 500 cardiothoracic surgical cases
• Over 700 cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology procedures
• More than 23,000 outpatient cardiology visits

Training, Research, and Academic Opportunities

Nationwide Children’s Hospital supports pediatric and combined pediatric/adult cardiology fellowship programs. Faculty participate in multicenter clinical trials and national quality initiatives. The CTICU is closely integrated with the Center for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research, which includes multiple NIH-funded and externally supported research programs. Research, education, quality improvement, and leadership development opportunities are strongly supported and aligned with individual career goals.

Candidate Qualifications

• Completion of fellowship training in pediatric cardiology and/or pediatric critical care medicine with advanced cardiac intensive care experience
• Board certification or board eligibility in pediatric cardiology preferred
• Interest in academic medicine, including clinical care, education, research, quality initiatives and program development

Named to the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-26 list of “Best Children’s Hospitals,” Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of America’s largest not-for-profit free-standing pediatric health care systems providing unique expertise in pediatric population health, behavioral health, genomics, and health equity as the next frontiers in pediatric medicine, leading to best outcomes for the health of the whole child. Integrated clinical and research programs, as well as prioritizing quality and safety, are part of what allows Nationwide Children’s to advance its unique model of care. Nationwide Children’s has a staff of more than 16,000 that provides state-of-the-art wellness, preventive and rehabilitative care and diagnostic treatment during more than 1.9 million patient visits annually. As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded free-standing pediatric research facilities. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.

Interested candidates should submit a curriculum vitae to:

Amee Bigelow, MD, MS, Director of the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (interim) via email: Amee.Bigelow@natiownidechildrens.org  or Antonio Cabrera, MD, Co-director of the Heart Center via email: Antonio.Cabrera@nationwidechildrens.org

All inquiries and referrals will remain confidential.