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The Department of Radiology at the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, is seeking a full-time Thoracic and or Cardiothoracic Radiologist to join the Cardiopulmonary Imaging Section. Currently eight faculty members comprise the Thoracic Imaging and Non-Invasive Cardiovascular Imaging Section and are responsible for interpreting in-patient and out-patient chest radiographs, all chest CT’s including HRCT, CT Aortography, CT Pulmonary Angiography, and Cardiac CTA’s, as well as Cardiac MRI and pre-ablation pulmonary vein MR studies. Thoracic interventions performed by the section include lung and mediastinal biopsies. The section interprets approximately 80,000 chest radiographs, more than 16,000 chest CT’s, and 700 cardiac MRI/MRA studies, and performs approximately 130 thoracic interventions annually. All imaging is fully digitized on a recently upgraded state-of-art McKesson PACS system. TeraRecon and Vitrea multiplanar and 3-D workstations and hospital RIS access are available at each radiologist’s personal 6 megapixel PACS station. PowerScribe, a flexible Web based speech recognition system, was upgraded to the latest version in June 2009. The department has state-of-the-art imaging equipment including 5 current MDCT scanners with 3 more scanners being installed between this winter and spring 2011, all of which will have dual source capabilities, and 3-1.5T MRI scanners. Members of the Cardiopulmonary and Thoracic Imaging Section work in close association with the Department of Critical Care and Pulmonary Medicine, Thoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery, and Cardiology, as well as other subspecialty programs.

VCU Medical Center is one of the country’s largest and most sophisticated medical university complexes. The center is the region’s only Level 1 Trauma Center, houses the largest number of intensive care units in the state, nearly 100 specialty clinics and patient care centers, has a large tranplant service, and is one of only 12 centers in the country performing artificial heart transplants, and is the lead institution in a national clinical trial of this technology employing the use of a portable driver. The campus is also home to the Massey Cancer Center, Virginia’s first National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center.

Located in central Virginia, Richmond is a thriving Southern city located less than two hours from the Blue Ridge Mountains, Washington, D.C., and the Altantic coast and beaches. Richmond is also a vibrant center of commerce and the arts. The city is home to a number of Fortune 500 companies and a leader in manufacturing, distribution, finance and university education. In addition, Richmond hosts a symphony, an opera and a ballet. The combination of pleasant weather, geography, culture, activities, and lifestyle make this city a wonderful place to live, raise a family, and practice medicine.

Applicants must be Board certified or Board eligible in diagnostic radiology and be eligible to practice medicine in Virginia. A fellowship in thoracic and/or cardiac imaging or demonstrated competency in cardiothoracic imaging is required. Academic rank and tenure will depend on qualifications and experience. Interested candidates should contact Dr. Ann Fulcher, Chairman Department of Radiology asfulche@vcu.edu, 804-828-6600 or Dr. Mark S. Parker, Director, Thoracic Imaging Division, msparker@vcu.edu, 804-828-5064. For additional information, please visit the department’s Web site at
http://www.radiology.vcu.edu/index.html.