Section Chief Non-Invasive Cardiology | Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Winston-Salem, NC

Section Chief Non-Invasive Cardiology
Wake Forest Baptist | Winston-Salem, NC

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.

Position Overview

The Section Chief of Non?Invasive Cardiology will provide strategic, clinical, and academic leadership for the Non?Invasive Cardiology Section, reporting directly to the Chair of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine. The role is designed as 1.0 FTE, with an 80% clinical / 20% administrative effort. Up to 20% protected research effort may be added with appropriate funding support.

Key Leadership Responsibilities

Provide overall leadership and strategic direction for the Section of Non?Invasive Cardiology.

Implement and sustain a long?term vision centered on excellence in clinical care, education, and research, with a strong emphasis on improving health equity for the populations served.

Develop and expand extramural research programs spanning the Atrium Health Enterprise, aligned with institutional strengths and the Wake Forest University School of Medicine Translational Center of Excellence in Cardiovascular Science.

Continue to grow and diversify the Section’s portfolio of industry? and non?industry–funded clinical trials.

Recruit, retain, and mentor exceptional clinical faculty, research faculty, and advanced practice providers (APPs).

Support faculty career development, promotion, and scholarly productivity while fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture.

Build strong working relationships with other Cardiovascular Medicine section chiefs, enterprise leaders, and collaborating academic and clinical departments.

Maintain highly collegial relationships across specialties and disciplines to support integrated patient care and academic initiatives.

Clinical Responsibilities – Inpatient Services
10–13 weeks of inpatient service annually, including 8–10 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

Practice 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, Greensboro

Clinical affiliations with external rural hospitals: Iredell Health, Catawba Valley Medical Center, VA

Outpatient Clinic & Imaging
Opportunity to work closely with cardiology fellows in clinic.

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.

Imaging responsibilities will be individualized based on Section needs and candidate expertise.

Call & Weekend Coverage
Weekday and weekend call shared across NI and IC faculty

On average, one weekend per month (Friday night to Monday morning)

On average, one weeknight every three weeks

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

BC in Cardiovascular Disease

BC Echo

BE/BC Nuclear (if applicable)

BE/BC Cardiac MRI and/or BE/BC Coronary CTA (if applicable)

Successful record of clinical and service excellence, research experience, and graduate medical education

Leadership experience preferred

Interest in critical care is welcomed

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

 

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (WakeHealth.edu) is a nationally recognized academic medical center in Winston-Salem, N.C., with an integrated enterprise including educational and research facilities, hospitals, clinics, diagnostic centers, and other primary and specialty care facilities serving 24 counties in northwest North Carolina and southwest Virginia. Wake Forest Health Network is the physician-led, community-based division of Wake Forest Baptist Health, extending its reach to over 140 practices in 30 communities across central and western North Carolina. The Network includes 250 physicians and 200 advanced practice providers representing a wide range of specialties. As the recipient of the 2015 American Medical Group Association Acclaim Award, a national recognition for success in improving the quality and lowering the cost of services offered, we are leading the way in accountable care and physician work/life balance offering patient-centered medical home, encounter specialist, expanded access, increased coordination of care, enhanced patient education, and sophisticated technological support. With a large array of services and locations, we are able to offer practice styles and schedules that fit your life needs. Wake Forest School of Medicine is recognized as one of America’s best graduate schools for its innovative, experiential learning curriculum and research programs and directs the education of nearly 2,500 students, residents and fellows including physicians, basic scientists and allied clinical professionals. HONORS & ACCREDITATIONS 2016/17 National Research Corporation Consumer Choice Award Becker Hospital Review 100 Great Hospitals in America Joint Commission Accreditation NCI Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center