Cardiac Critical Care Intensivist - Louisville, KY

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Career Opportunity:
Cardiac Critical Care Intensivist
 (Louisville, Kentucky)

, a part of Norton Healthcare located in Louisville, Kentucky, is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible general cardiologist to join its growing group of providers, which consists of 50 board-certified cardiovascular physicians, more than 43 advanced practice providers and 200 support staff. Norton Heart & Vascular Institute is a progressive group of practices that maintains more than 57% of the total cardiovascular market share, more than any other health care provider in our service area. It offers comprehensive cardiovascular care, including specialized programs for electrophysiology, structural heart disease, advanced cardiac imaging, cardio-obstetrics and advanced heart failure, including mechanical circulatory support and cardiac rehabilitation.

Thanks to an endowment investment of up to $88 million from the Rounsavall Family Foundation, Norton Heart & Vascular Institutes new multidisciplinary clinic space opened in October 2023 on the Norton Audubon Hospital campus as one of 29 locations across Kentucky and Southern Indiana. The investment also includes upgrading and expanding all catheterization labs across the Norton Healthcare system, as well as computed tomography (CT) machines for advanced imaging.


"This institute is a subspecialty-based model made up of high-functioning providers who are collegial and diverse. Backed by a well-established cardiovascular service line structure that has access to up-to-date technology and facilities, we pride ourselves in providing a high level of service and quality of patient care that make our institute a great place for a provider to practice and grow."

Joseph A. Lash, M.D.
Executive Medical Director and Rounsavall Family Foundation Endowed Chair
Norton Heart & Vascular Institute

About the Position

• Develop and expand Norton Heart & Vascular Institutes cardiac critical care program
• Oversee cardiology services in a 12-bed, dedicated cardiovascular intensive care unit (ICU) located at Norton Audubon Hospital, a four-time award-winning American College of Cardiology HeartCARE Center of Excellence
• Provider will work specifically in the ICU for cardiac patients but will be responsible for performing some related bedside procedures and reading diagnostic tests in the hospital
• Support the continued growth of the Norton Heart & Vascular Institute Structural Heart Program, including the addition of new procedures
• Support continued growth and development of established Norton Healthcare extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) services
• Join a multidisciplinary team to include cardiothoracic surgery and vascular surgery
• Opportunity to partner with the Norton Heart & Vascular Institute Advanced Heart Failure & Recovery Program, which includes four physicians and five advanced practice providers

Why Norton Healthcare for your career?

• Market share leader in the region
• Strong support network of advanced practice providers, nurse navigators, educators and social workers
• Continued investment in technology and physical spaces for improved patient care environments
• Since 2018, five of Louisville hospitals and Norton Cancer Institute designated as LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leaders by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation
• Named to Forbes list of Americas Best Large Employers for 2025
• Named among the nations top workplaces for disability inclusion in the Disability Equality Index for 2022 through 2024

• Medical degree/diploma
• Residency/fellowship certification
• Kentucky and Indiana medical license or license eligible