Consultant - Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Posted date [2026-07-02]
(ID: 47358)
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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 - Pediatric Cardiac SurgeryJob Snapshot
Role: Consultant - Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Hospital and Health Care
Function: Physician
Experience: Minimum 7-10 years post-fellowship experience
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Consultant - Pediatric Cardiac Surgery in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a highly specialized Hospital and Health Care opportunity for an experienced physician with advanced expertise in congenital heart disease surgery, neonatal cardiac surgery, complex pediatric cardiac procedures, and multidisciplinary cardiac care. This role is suited for a consultant pediatric cardiac surgeon who can deliver world-class surgical management for neonates, infants, children, and adolescents while supporting clinical excellence, patient safety, research, and advanced cardiac outcomes.
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 - Pediatric Cardiac Surgery will provide expert surgical care for children with congenital and complex heart conditions requiring advanced operative treatment, emergency intervention, perioperative coordination, and long-term clinical planning. The position involves close collaboration with pediatric cardiology, cardiac anesthesia, pediatric intensive care, perfusion, neonatology, nursing, radiology, and rehabilitation teams. The consultant will help strengthen pediatric cardiac services in Dubai by delivering safe surgical care, improving outcomes for high-risk congenital heart cases, and contributing to a tertiary-level cardiac program focused on evidence-based medicine and continuous improvement.
Core Duties
* Perform complex pediatric cardiac surgeries including congenital heart defect repair, neonatal cardiac surgery, redo cardiac procedures, and high-risk corrective or palliative operations.
* Manage surgical care for neonates, infants, children, and adolescents with congenital heart disease and other complex pediatric cardiac conditions.
* Lead perioperative planning in collaboration with pediatric cardiology, cardiac anesthesia, pediatric intensive care, perfusion, nursing, and allied healthcare teams.
* Participate in surgical planning for high-risk congenital heart disease cases using clinical assessment, imaging findings, catheterization data, risk evaluation, and multidisciplinary input.
* Provide emergency surgical intervention for critically ill pediatric cardiac patients requiring urgent operative care.
* Work closely with pediatric cardiologists in diagnostic review, therapeutic decision-making, timing of surgery, and long-term treatment strategy.
* Oversee post-operative recovery in coordination with intensive care teams, ensuring careful monitoring of hemodynamics, ventilation, infection risk, wound healing, and cardiac function.
* Supervise and mentor junior surgeons, fellows, residents, surgical trainees, and clinical team members involved in pediatric cardiac care.
* Ensure adherence to surgical safety standards, infection control protocols, clinical governance requirements, and quality improvement systems.
* Participate in multidisciplinary cardiac conferences, case discussions, morbidity and mortality reviews, and complex care meetings.
* Contribute to clinical research, audits, publications, academic development, and evidence-based pediatric cardiac surgery practice.
* Maintain accurate documentation, including operative notes, consent records, surgical plans, perioperative updates, discharge summaries, and follow-up recommendations.
* Communicate clearly with families regarding diagnosis, surgical options, procedural risks, expected outcomes, recovery pathways, and ongoing care needs.
Ideal Profile
* MBBS or equivalent medical degree from a recognized institution.
* Board certification, fellowship, or equivalent qualification in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
* Subspecialty training in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery.
* Valid UAE Consultant license or eligibility for consultant-level cardiac surgery practice.
* Minimum 7-10 years of post-fellowship experience in pediatric cardiac surgery.
* Strong expertise in neonatal cardiac surgery and complex congenital heart surgery.
* Proven experience in congenital heart defect repair, redo cardiac surgery, emergency pediatric cardiac procedures, and high-risk surgical planning.
* Excellent surgical judgment, leadership ability, and multidisciplinary collaboration skills.
* Ability to work effectively in a tertiary care cardiac center with pediatric cardiology, anesthesia, ICU, perfusion, and nursing teams.
* Strong communication skills with the ability to support families through sensitive and complex surgical decisions.
* Commitment to surgical safety, infection control, clinical governance, accurate documentation, teaching, research, and continuous professional development.
Skills Set
* Pediatric cardiac surgery
* Congenital heart surgery
* Neonatal cardiac surgery
* Congenital heart defect repair
* Redo cardiac surgery
* Pediatric cardiothoracic surgery
* High-risk cardiac surgery
* Emergency cardiac surgery
* Pediatric perioperative care
* Cardiac surgical planning
* Pediatric intensive care coordination
* Pediatric cardiology collaboration
* Cardiac anesthesia collaboration
* Perfusion team coordination
* Hemodynamic monitoring
* Surgical risk assessment
* Post-operative cardiac care
* Infection control
* Surgical safety standards
* Multidisciplinary cardiac conferences
* Junior surgeon mentoring
* Clinical audit
* Cardiac research
* Academic development
* UAE Consultant licensing
* Clinical documentation
Why Join Us
This opportunity is ideal for a Consultant - Pediatric Cardiac Surgery seeking a senior role within Dubai’s advanced Hospital and Health Care sector. The position offers exposure to complex congenital heart disease cases, neonatal cardiac surgery, multidisciplinary cardiac care, academic development, research participation, and quality improvement work. It is a strong fit for a surgeon who values precision, leadership, patient safety, family-centered communication, and measurable improvement in pediatric cardiac outcomes.
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East supports healthcare organizations across the UAE and wider region by connecting experienced consultant physicians with highly specialized medical opportunities. The company works with hospitals, tertiary care centers, and advanced clinical programs in Dubai to help strengthen pediatric cardiac and surgical services while matching qualified doctors with roles aligned to their expertise, licensing pathway, and long-term career goals.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Consultant - Pediatric Cardiac Surgery will provide expert surgical care for children with congenital and complex heart conditions requiring advanced operative treatment, emergency intervention, perioperative coordination, and long-term clinical planning. The position involves close collaboration with pediatric cardiology, cardiac anesthesia, pediatric intensive care, perfusion, neonatology, nursing, radiology, and rehabilitation teams. The consultant will help strengthen pediatric cardiac services in Dubai by delivering safe surgical care, improving outcomes for high-risk congenital heart cases, and contributing to a tertiary-level cardiac program focused on evidence-based medicine and continuous improvement.
Core Duties
* Perform complex pediatric cardiac surgeries including congenital heart defect repair, neonatal cardiac surgery, redo cardiac procedures, and high-risk corrective or palliative operations.
* Manage surgical care for neonates, infants, children, and adolescents with congenital heart disease and other complex pediatric cardiac conditions.
* Lead perioperative planning in collaboration with pediatric cardiology, cardiac anesthesia, pediatric intensive care, perfusion, nursing, and allied healthcare teams.
* Participate in surgical planning for high-risk congenital heart disease cases using clinical assessment, imaging findings, catheterization data, risk evaluation, and multidisciplinary input.
* Provide emergency surgical intervention for critically ill pediatric cardiac patients requiring urgent operative care.
* Work closely with pediatric cardiologists in diagnostic review, therapeutic decision-making, timing of surgery, and long-term treatment strategy.
* Oversee post-operative recovery in coordination with intensive care teams, ensuring careful monitoring of hemodynamics, ventilation, infection risk, wound healing, and cardiac function.
* Supervise and mentor junior surgeons, fellows, residents, surgical trainees, and clinical team members involved in pediatric cardiac care.
* Ensure adherence to surgical safety standards, infection control protocols, clinical governance requirements, and quality improvement systems.
* Participate in multidisciplinary cardiac conferences, case discussions, morbidity and mortality reviews, and complex care meetings.
* Contribute to clinical research, audits, publications, academic development, and evidence-based pediatric cardiac surgery practice.
* Maintain accurate documentation, including operative notes, consent records, surgical plans, perioperative updates, discharge summaries, and follow-up recommendations.
* Communicate clearly with families regarding diagnosis, surgical options, procedural risks, expected outcomes, recovery pathways, and ongoing care needs.
Ideal Profile
* MBBS or equivalent medical degree from a recognized institution.
* Board certification, fellowship, or equivalent qualification in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
* Subspecialty training in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery.
* Valid UAE Consultant license or eligibility for consultant-level cardiac surgery practice.
* Minimum 7-10 years of post-fellowship experience in pediatric cardiac surgery.
* Strong expertise in neonatal cardiac surgery and complex congenital heart surgery.
* Proven experience in congenital heart defect repair, redo cardiac surgery, emergency pediatric cardiac procedures, and high-risk surgical planning.
* Excellent surgical judgment, leadership ability, and multidisciplinary collaboration skills.
* Ability to work effectively in a tertiary care cardiac center with pediatric cardiology, anesthesia, ICU, perfusion, and nursing teams.
* Strong communication skills with the ability to support families through sensitive and complex surgical decisions.
* Commitment to surgical safety, infection control, clinical governance, accurate documentation, teaching, research, and continuous professional development.
Skills Set
* Pediatric cardiac surgery
* Congenital heart surgery
* Neonatal cardiac surgery
* Congenital heart defect repair
* Redo cardiac surgery
* Pediatric cardiothoracic surgery
* High-risk cardiac surgery
* Emergency cardiac surgery
* Pediatric perioperative care
* Cardiac surgical planning
* Pediatric intensive care coordination
* Pediatric cardiology collaboration
* Cardiac anesthesia collaboration
* Perfusion team coordination
* Hemodynamic monitoring
* Surgical risk assessment
* Post-operative cardiac care
* Infection control
* Surgical safety standards
* Multidisciplinary cardiac conferences
* Junior surgeon mentoring
* Clinical audit
* Cardiac research
* Academic development
* UAE Consultant licensing
* Clinical documentation
Why Join Us
This opportunity is ideal for a Consultant - Pediatric Cardiac Surgery seeking a senior role within Dubai’s advanced Hospital and Health Care sector. The position offers exposure to complex congenital heart disease cases, neonatal cardiac surgery, multidisciplinary cardiac care, academic development, research participation, and quality improvement work. It is a strong fit for a surgeon who values precision, leadership, patient safety, family-centered communication, and measurable improvement in pediatric cardiac outcomes.
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East supports healthcare organizations across the UAE and wider region by connecting experienced consultant physicians with highly specialized medical opportunities. The company works with hospitals, tertiary care centers, and advanced clinical programs in Dubai to help strengthen pediatric cardiac and surgical services while matching qualified doctors with roles aligned to their expertise, licensing pathway, and long-term career goals.
