Electrophysiology - Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute - Atrium Health Pineville

About Atrium Health Pineville

Atrium Health Pineville is a ~340?bed acute care hospital located in south Charlotte and a key site within Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute, Atrium Health’s regional and enterprise cardiovascular program. Pineville delivers advanced heart and vascular care in a community?based setting while remaining fully integrated with Atrium Health’s broader electrophysiology and cardiovascular network across the Charlotte region and the Carolinas.

Electrophysiology Program Overview

Electrophysiology services at Pineville are part of Sanger’s comprehensive arrhythmia program, offering care for the full spectrum of cardiac rhythm disorders. This is a busy, clinically robust electrophysiology opportunity within a growing hospital and an academically minded practice utilizing the latest technologies. Physicians benefit from system?wide subspecialty expertise, shared clinical resources, and access to a large, integrated referral network. Collaborative, multi?site EP model across Pineville, Cabarrus, and Carolinas Medical Center. The practice includes 14 electrophysiologists and 17 EP APPs. APPs play an integral role in call support and management of routine follow?up patients.

About Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute

• One of the Southeast’s largest cardiac and vascular programs
• More than 140 physicians across 25+ locations in North and South Carolina
• Over 50 years of experience providing comprehensive acute and chronic cardiovascular services
• Home to the region’s only heart transplant center and pediatric heart surgery program
• Access to the latest clinical trials, IRCAD NA experiential learning, and the Wake Forest School of Medicine Charlotte campus

Practice Sites

• Atrium Health Pineville (South Charlotte)
• High?volume procedural and outpatient EP practice
• Strong referral base and growing community demand
• Secondary site: Atrium Health Union – Monroe, NC. This site is shared amongst several physicians. Each physician has one outreach office per month and one community lab day per month.

Call & Weekend Coverage

• Nine weekends per year (Saturday/Sunday)
• EP night call (Mon-Thurs) shared between Pineville and Carolinas Medical Center physicians
• Two electrophysiologists staff each weekend:
  • One physician focuses on inpatient and outpatient procedures
  • One physician covers rounding and consults
• Full anesthesia coverage on weekends, including dedicated EP staff

EP Labs

• One dedicated EP lab (renovations scheduled for completion August 2026)
• Second lab under development shared with Interventional Cardiology, total of approximately 1.5 EP labs
• Biosense Webster, Abbott, Boston, and Medtronic

Clinical Focus

• Full spectrum of electrophysiology, including ablations and device implants
• VT ablation experience preferred

Typical Weekly Schedule

• Three days per week in the EP lab performing procedures
• One to two days per week in clinic
• Approximately 15–17 patients per clinic day, primarily new patients and complex follow?ups
• APPs manage routine follow?up visits, allowing physicians to focus on procedural and higher?acuity care

Requirements

• BE/BC in Cardiovascular Disease
• BE/BC in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
• VT ablation experience preferred

Atrium Health Pineville is a major healthcare hub that provides access to a higher level of care than any other hospital in the area. It is a 308-bed tertiary care center with access to numerous specialties. The 31-bed Emergency Department provides care for close to 50,000 patients annually with a 28% admission rate. Epic is the EMR, there is access to ED Pharmacy, Case Management, and Geriatrics.