Consultant - Cardiac Transplant Medicine
Posted date [2026-05-29]
(ID: 45782)
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Allocation Assist Middle East was founded by Emilie Davies in 2015, after she recognised a gap in the market for assisting highly skilled Western-trained doctors to find rewarding and fulfilling opportunities in top-tier hospitals in the UAE and other Gulf countries. We are now the fastest growing medical consulting company in the Middle East, having helped hundreds of senior consultant doctors from various specialties and backgrounds advance their careers and lifestyle while contributing to the dynamic and growing healthcare sector in this progressive and dynamic region of the world.... |
Job Description and Requirements
Consultant - Cardiac Transplant MedicineJob Snapshot
Role: Consultant - Cardiac Transplant Medicine
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Hospital and Health Care
Function: Physician
Experience: 3-5 years post-fellowship experience
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Consultant - Cardiac Transplant Medicine in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a senior Hospital and Health Care opportunity for an experienced physician specializing in advanced heart failure, cardiac transplantation, immunosuppression management, and long-term transplant follow-up. This role is suited for a consultant who can manage complex patients across pre-transplant evaluation, peri-operative coordination, post-transplant care, mechanical circulatory support assessment, and multidisciplinary transplant service development.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Hospital and Health Care
Function: Physician
Salary: 85000-110000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Consultant - Cardiac Transplant Medicine will provide expert medical care for patients with advanced heart failure and heart transplantation needs. The role requires strong clinical judgment in transplant candidacy assessment, listing evaluation, immunosuppression planning, rejection monitoring, infection prevention, graft surveillance, and long-term follow-up. Working closely with cardiac surgeons, intensivists, anesthesiologists, transplant coordinators, and multidisciplinary cardiac teams, the consultant will support safe, evidence-based transplant pathways and high-quality cardiac care in Dubai.
Key Responsibilities
* Evaluate and manage patients with advanced heart failure requiring cardiac transplantation assessment, specialized medical therapy, or mechanical circulatory support consideration.
* Conduct pre-transplant assessments, transplant listing evaluations, risk reviews, suitability assessments, and multidisciplinary case planning.
* Provide peri-operative medical input for cardiac transplant patients in collaboration with cardiac surgery, ICU, anesthesia, and transplant coordination teams.
* Manage post-transplant follow-up care, including immunosuppression protocols, rejection surveillance, infection prevention, graft function monitoring, and long-term complication management.
* Assess suitability for mechanical circulatory support, including LVAD, ECMO, and related advanced heart failure support options.
* Interpret clinical findings, cardiac imaging, hemodynamic data, laboratory results, biopsy findings, and transplant monitoring reports to guide treatment decisions.
* Collaborate with cardiac surgeons, heart failure specialists, intensivists, anesthesiologists, pharmacists, transplant coordinators, nurses, rehabilitation teams, and allied healthcare professionals.
* Participate in transplant selection committees, multidisciplinary case conferences, patient safety discussions, and complex cardiac care reviews.
* Support quality improvement initiatives, clinical governance, protocol development, transplant pathway optimization, and outcome monitoring.
* Provide clear counselling to patients and families regarding transplant eligibility, risks, treatment options, immunosuppression, follow-up requirements, and long-term care.
* Contribute to teaching, research, academic activity, departmental training, and mentoring of junior doctors and clinical staff.
* Maintain accurate clinical documentation, transplant evaluation notes, treatment plans, medication records, follow-up reports, and multidisciplinary recommendations.
Ideal Profile
* MBBS, MD, or equivalent medical qualification from a recognized institution.
* Board certification in Cardiology or Internal Medicine.
* Subspecialty training in Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation.
* Fellowship from a recognized international cardiac transplant center.
* Minimum 3-5 years of post-fellowship experience in cardiac transplant medicine.
* Strong knowledge of international transplant guidelines, including ISHLT and ACC/AHA standards.
* Proven expertise in advanced heart failure management, transplant evaluation, immunosuppression management, rejection surveillance, and long-term graft monitoring.
* Experience with mechanical circulatory support assessment, including LVAD and ECMO, will be highly valuable.
* Strong clinical decision-making, communication, documentation, and multidisciplinary teamwork skills.
* Ability to work effectively in a high-acuity tertiary cardiac care environment.
* Commitment to evidence-based medicine, patient safety, ethical transplant practice, and continuous professional development.
Skills Set
* Cardiac transplant medicine
* Advanced heart failure
* Heart transplant evaluation
* Pre-transplant assessment
* Transplant listing evaluation
* Post-transplant follow-up
* Immunosuppression management
* Rejection surveillance
* Infection prevention
* Graft monitoring
* Mechanical circulatory support
* LVAD assessment
* ECMO assessment
* Hemodynamic interpretation
* Cardiac imaging review
* Transplant committee participation
* Multidisciplinary cardiac care
* ISHLT guidelines
* ACC/AHA standards
* Clinical documentation
* Quality improvement
* Research and teaching
* Patient and family counselling
Why Join Us
This opportunity is ideal for a Consultant - Cardiac Transplant Medicine seeking a highly specialized role in Dubai’s advanced healthcare sector. The position offers exposure to complex heart failure and transplant cases, multidisciplinary collaboration with cardiac surgery and intensive care teams, and involvement in transplant pathway development, research, teaching, and quality improvement. It provides strong potential for clinical leadership, tax-free earning potential, professional development, and meaningful impact in advanced cardiac care.
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East supports healthcare organizations across the UAE and wider Middle East by connecting experienced physicians with consultant and specialist medical opportunities. The company works with hospitals, clinics, and advanced care facilities to place qualified doctors in roles where their expertise can strengthen specialist services, improve patient outcomes, and support high-quality healthcare delivery.
