Consultant - Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Posted date [2026-07-06]
(ID: 47570)
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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 in pediatric cardiac surgery
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Consultant - Pediatric Cardiac Surgery in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a senior Hospital and Health Care opportunity for a highly experienced physician specializing in congenital heart disease surgery for neonates, infants, children, and adolescents. This role is suited for a consultant cardiac surgeon with advanced expertise in neonatal cardiac surgery, complex congenital heart defect repair, redo cardiac procedures, perioperative cardiac care, and multidisciplinary decision-making within a tertiary pediatric cardiac program.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Hospital and Health Care
Function: Physician
Salary: 90000-120000
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Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Consultant - Pediatric Cardiac Surgery will provide highly specialized surgical care for children with congenital and complex heart conditions, supporting safe outcomes in a high-acuity tertiary care environment. The role requires precise operative judgment, strong collaboration with pediatric cardiology, cardiac anesthesia, intensive care, perfusion, nursing, and rehabilitation teams, and the ability to manage critically ill patients before, during, and after surgery. This position contributes directly to advanced pediatric cardiac services, surgical safety, clinical governance, academic development, and improved survival and recovery outcomes for young cardiac patients.
Key Responsibilities
* Perform complex pediatric cardiac surgeries including congenital heart defect repair, neonatal cardiac surgery, redo cardiac procedures, and advanced corrective or palliative cardiac operations.
* Manage surgical care for neonates, infants, children, and adolescents with congenital heart disease and other complex pediatric cardiac conditions.
* Lead operative planning for high-risk congenital heart disease cases using clinical assessment, imaging findings, cardiac catheterization data, and multidisciplinary recommendations.
* Provide emergency surgical intervention for critically ill pediatric cardiac patients requiring urgent or life-saving cardiac procedures.
* Collaborate closely with pediatric cardiologists, cardiac anesthesiologists, intensivists, perfusionists, radiologists, nurses, and allied healthcare teams.
* Support perioperative care planning, including pre-operative assessment, surgical risk discussion, intraoperative strategy, ICU handover, and post-operative recovery follow-up.
* Work with intensive care teams to manage complex post-operative cardiac patients, including hemodynamic instability, low cardiac output, respiratory support, and complication monitoring.
* Contribute clinical expertise to pediatric cardiac conferences, case reviews, multidisciplinary meetings, and treatment planning discussions.
* Ensure all surgical practice follows patient safety standards, infection control protocols, clinical governance requirements, and evidence-based cardiac surgery guidelines.
* Maintain accurate operative reports, consultation notes, consent documentation, ICU communication records, discharge input, and regulatory medical documentation.
* Supervise, train, and mentor junior surgeons, fellows, residents, surgical trainees, and clinical staff involved in pediatric cardiac surgery services.
* Participate in clinical research, surgical audits, morbidity and mortality reviews, publications, academic teaching, and service improvement activities.
* Support development of pediatric cardiac surgery pathways, quality indicators, risk review processes, and safety-focused departmental protocols.
* Maintain compliance with UAE healthcare regulations, hospital policies, ethical standards, and professional licensing requirements.
Ideal Profile
* MBBS or equivalent medical degree from a recognized medical institution.
* Board certification, fellowship, or equivalent specialist qualification in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
* Subspecialty training in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery.
* Valid DOH Consultant License or eligibility letter in Cardiac Surgery is preferred.
* Minimum 7-10 years of post-fellowship experience in pediatric cardiac surgery.
* Strong operative experience in neonatal cardiac surgery, complex congenital heart surgery, redo cardiac procedures, and high-risk pediatric cardiac cases.
* Proven ability to manage perioperative care in collaboration with pediatric cardiology, cardiac anesthesia, PICU, perfusion, and nursing teams.
* Experience in ECMO and mechanical circulatory support programs is highly desirable.
* Background in high-volume pediatric cardiac centers will be an advantage.
* Academic, audit, research, or publication experience in pediatric cardiac surgery is preferred.
* Strong surgical judgment, leadership ability, communication skills, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
* Ability to work confidently in a high-acuity tertiary care environment with complex and critically ill pediatric patients.
* Commitment to patient safety, clinical documentation, infection control, quality improvement, and continuous professional development.
Skills Set
* Pediatric cardiac surgery
* Congenital heart disease surgery
* Neonatal cardiac surgery
* Infant cardiac surgery
* Congenital heart defect repair
* Redo cardiac procedures
* Cardiothoracic surgery
* Pediatric cardiac ICU coordination
* Perioperative cardiac care
* Surgical planning
* Emergency cardiac surgery
* High-risk pediatric surgery
* ECMO support
* Mechanical circulatory support
* Pediatric cardiology collaboration
* Cardiac anesthesia coordination
* Multidisciplinary case conference
* Surgical safety standards
* Infection control
* Clinical audit
* Morbidity and mortality review
* Academic research
* Surgical trainee supervision
* DOH license eligibility
* UAE healthcare compliance
Why Join Us
This opportunity is ideal for a Consultant - Pediatric Cardiac Surgery seeking a highly specialized physician role in Dubai’s advanced healthcare sector. The position offers exposure to complex congenital heart disease cases, neonatal cardiac surgery, multidisciplinary cardiac care, and high-acuity tertiary practice. The role provides strong professional value through clinical leadership, academic contribution, surgical innovation, CME support, medical insurance, family benefits, annual airfare allowance, paid annual leave, and long-term growth in one of the region’s most in-demand pediatric cardiac specialties.
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East supports healthcare organizations across Dubai and the wider UAE by connecting experienced physicians and consultants with specialized medical opportunities. The company works with hospitals, clinics, and advanced tertiary care providers to strengthen clinical teams, improve patient access to expert care, and place qualified doctors in roles where their medical expertise can support better outcomes in complex and high-demand specialties.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Consultant - Pediatric Cardiac Surgery will provide highly specialized surgical care for children with congenital and complex heart conditions, supporting safe outcomes in a high-acuity tertiary care environment. The role requires precise operative judgment, strong collaboration with pediatric cardiology, cardiac anesthesia, intensive care, perfusion, nursing, and rehabilitation teams, and the ability to manage critically ill patients before, during, and after surgery. This position contributes directly to advanced pediatric cardiac services, surgical safety, clinical governance, academic development, and improved survival and recovery outcomes for young cardiac patients.
Key Responsibilities
* Perform complex pediatric cardiac surgeries including congenital heart defect repair, neonatal cardiac surgery, redo cardiac procedures, and advanced corrective or palliative cardiac operations.
* Manage surgical care for neonates, infants, children, and adolescents with congenital heart disease and other complex pediatric cardiac conditions.
* Lead operative planning for high-risk congenital heart disease cases using clinical assessment, imaging findings, cardiac catheterization data, and multidisciplinary recommendations.
* Provide emergency surgical intervention for critically ill pediatric cardiac patients requiring urgent or life-saving cardiac procedures.
* Collaborate closely with pediatric cardiologists, cardiac anesthesiologists, intensivists, perfusionists, radiologists, nurses, and allied healthcare teams.
* Support perioperative care planning, including pre-operative assessment, surgical risk discussion, intraoperative strategy, ICU handover, and post-operative recovery follow-up.
* Work with intensive care teams to manage complex post-operative cardiac patients, including hemodynamic instability, low cardiac output, respiratory support, and complication monitoring.
* Contribute clinical expertise to pediatric cardiac conferences, case reviews, multidisciplinary meetings, and treatment planning discussions.
* Ensure all surgical practice follows patient safety standards, infection control protocols, clinical governance requirements, and evidence-based cardiac surgery guidelines.
* Maintain accurate operative reports, consultation notes, consent documentation, ICU communication records, discharge input, and regulatory medical documentation.
* Supervise, train, and mentor junior surgeons, fellows, residents, surgical trainees, and clinical staff involved in pediatric cardiac surgery services.
* Participate in clinical research, surgical audits, morbidity and mortality reviews, publications, academic teaching, and service improvement activities.
* Support development of pediatric cardiac surgery pathways, quality indicators, risk review processes, and safety-focused departmental protocols.
* Maintain compliance with UAE healthcare regulations, hospital policies, ethical standards, and professional licensing requirements.
Ideal Profile
* MBBS or equivalent medical degree from a recognized medical institution.
* Board certification, fellowship, or equivalent specialist qualification in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
* Subspecialty training in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery.
* Valid DOH Consultant License or eligibility letter in Cardiac Surgery is preferred.
* Minimum 7-10 years of post-fellowship experience in pediatric cardiac surgery.
* Strong operative experience in neonatal cardiac surgery, complex congenital heart surgery, redo cardiac procedures, and high-risk pediatric cardiac cases.
* Proven ability to manage perioperative care in collaboration with pediatric cardiology, cardiac anesthesia, PICU, perfusion, and nursing teams.
* Experience in ECMO and mechanical circulatory support programs is highly desirable.
* Background in high-volume pediatric cardiac centers will be an advantage.
* Academic, audit, research, or publication experience in pediatric cardiac surgery is preferred.
* Strong surgical judgment, leadership ability, communication skills, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
* Ability to work confidently in a high-acuity tertiary care environment with complex and critically ill pediatric patients.
* Commitment to patient safety, clinical documentation, infection control, quality improvement, and continuous professional development.
Skills Set
* Pediatric cardiac surgery
* Congenital heart disease surgery
* Neonatal cardiac surgery
* Infant cardiac surgery
* Congenital heart defect repair
* Redo cardiac procedures
* Cardiothoracic surgery
* Pediatric cardiac ICU coordination
* Perioperative cardiac care
* Surgical planning
* Emergency cardiac surgery
* High-risk pediatric surgery
* ECMO support
* Mechanical circulatory support
* Pediatric cardiology collaboration
* Cardiac anesthesia coordination
* Multidisciplinary case conference
* Surgical safety standards
* Infection control
* Clinical audit
* Morbidity and mortality review
* Academic research
* Surgical trainee supervision
* DOH license eligibility
* UAE healthcare compliance
Why Join Us
This opportunity is ideal for a Consultant - Pediatric Cardiac Surgery seeking a highly specialized physician role in Dubai’s advanced healthcare sector. The position offers exposure to complex congenital heart disease cases, neonatal cardiac surgery, multidisciplinary cardiac care, and high-acuity tertiary practice. The role provides strong professional value through clinical leadership, academic contribution, surgical innovation, CME support, medical insurance, family benefits, annual airfare allowance, paid annual leave, and long-term growth in one of the region’s most in-demand pediatric cardiac specialties.
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East supports healthcare organizations across Dubai and the wider UAE by connecting experienced physicians and consultants with specialized medical opportunities. The company works with hospitals, clinics, and advanced tertiary care providers to strengthen clinical teams, improve patient access to expert care, and place qualified doctors in roles where their medical expertise can support better outcomes in complex and high-demand specialties.
