Description

Huntsville Hospital Heart Center is seeking candidates for a Board Certified/Board Eligible General Cardiologist to join our practice in Ft. Payne, Alabama. Cardiologists employed in Ft. Payne provide care to patients in our practice and at DeKalb Regional Hospital.



Practice information

HH Heart Center is one of the largest and most well-established groups of Cardiologists and Cardiac Surgeons in the Southeast

DeKalb Regional Hospital is part of the Huntsville Hospital Health System with 13 regional hospitals, 2,588 licensed beds, and 17,000+ employees
DeKalb Regional Hospital is a 134-bed, not-for-profit community hospital.
DeKalb Regional Hospital was established in 1986 and became part of HH Health System in 2024
DeKalb Regional Hospital has 1 cath lab with an interventional cardiologist providing:
Diagnostic right and left heart caths
Coronary interventions
Loop Implants
Pacemaker and ICD insertions
TEE
Cardioversions
Imaging modalities include nuclear SPECT, Coronary CT, Echo and PV studies
Inpatient and outpatient APP support
Hospital and clinic are across the street from each other- no traveling to multiple hospitals
HH Heart Center is composed of 58 cardiologists including interventional cardiologists (including 4 structural cardiologists), electrophysiologists, Advanced Heart failure cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, and pediatric cardiologists with 9 locations across North Alabama
100,000+ clinic visits annually

o 60,000+ non-invasive tests annually

12,500 cath lab procedures
3000+ interventions
700+ STEMIs
3,200+ EP procedures
1400+ cardiothoracic surgeries
500+ structural procedures, including TAVR, MitraClip and LAAC



Requirements

BC/BE in General Cardiology

Unrestricted Alabama MD/DO license



Benefits

Competitive Salary

Sign on bonus

Health, life, vision, dental, and disability insurance

Physicians Qualify for the Public Loan Forgiveness Program

Robust retirement savings options

Professional liability insurance

Assistance with mandatory hospital credentialing and state licensing, and reimbursement of associated fees.



Ft. Payne, Alabama

Approximately an hour drive to Huntsville, Alabama and Chattanooga, Tennessee
1 ½ hour drive to Birmingham, Alabama
2 hour drive to Atlanta, GA
2 ½ drive to Nashville, Tennessee
Low cost of living
Enjoy hiking, kayaking, rock climbing and camping with easy access to DeSoto State Park, Little River Canyon National Preserve, and Lookout Mountain