Adjunct Lecturer in Open-Heart Surgery

Candidates shall have received the academic degree appropriate to the assignment of duties, or equivalent experiences or accomplishments in the field may be substituted.

The fellowship is a two‐year position in Veterinary Perfusion, during which the fellow will receive advanced and intensive training in cardiopulmonary bypass for open heart surgery in companion animals under the direction of an experienced perfusionist. The current open heart caseload is focused on mitral valve repair, however, a small number of cases requiring perfusion support can involve other cardiac conditions, including congenital disease. In conjunction with the faculty perfusionist, the fellow will have responsibilities of intraoperative perfusion support, and post-operative care. Post-operative patient care involves some overnight management of patients in the immediate post-operative period to support the ICU with these high-acuity cases. While the fellow will not have primary case responsibility, they will participate in pre- and post-operative management of the cases in the ICU in addition to managing the perfusion during surgery, and as needed, might assume primary case care at times to assist the surgeons. Good communication skills and teamwork are essential characteristics of a fellow, in addition to strong medical skills and training. Successful open-heart surgery cases are a product of multiservice teamwork and the fellow will be expected to work closely with cardiology, anesthesia, surgery, and ICU to ensure high quality patient care and programmatic success. As part of the program, the perfusion fellow will receive didactic simulation training to enhance clinical training and will have the opportunity to learn basic echocardiography relevant to open-heart surgery and perfusion. Opportunities to collaborate and learn from other teams in the hospital (e.g. cardiology, ECC, surgery) and physicians at the medical center (Shands UF) are available, along with the opportunity to contribute to advancement of clinical research and growth of the Open-heart Surgery Program at UF through growth of the perfusion program. The successful applicant will be hired into an Adjunct Lecturer position.

Program-specific Requirements: 

• Time allowance: 2 years
• 40 fellowship in-training weeks per year spent with the perfusionist
• 2 weeks at human hospital such as UF Health Shands Hospital, shadowing human perfusionists
• Publication requirements: A minimum of one retrospective or prospective manuscript focused on perfusion submitted to a peer‐reviewed journal.
• A semi‐annual written review by the program director or perfusionist will be done
• The fellow must present at least one research or case report at national level meeting 
• Maintenance of a perfusion case log to include no less than 30 cases annually for submission to the program director and faculty perfusionist at the end of the fellowship.

Salary will be commensurate with the applicant’s qualifications and experience.

DVM or equivalent degree.  Must have completed residency training or be board-certified in either cardiology, anesthesia, or emergency and critical care.

None.

For full consideration, a current curriculum vitae, letter of intent and names of three individuals willing to write in support of the applicant. The letters of recommendation should be from individuals that can speak to all aspects of a candidate’s abilities based on the above job description. Application materials for job number 542011 must be submitted online and sent electronically to Hideki Yotsuida (yotsuida.h@ufl.edu) and Dr. Darcy Adin (adind@ufl.edu). Email inquiries are welcome. The review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

The fellow will start July 2027 (up to Oct 2027 if the candidate is finishing a residency program in July 2027).

Final candidates will be required to provide official transcript to the hiring department upon hire.  A transcript will not be considered “official” if a designation of “Issued to Student” is visible.  Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at http://www.naces.org/. 

The University of Florida is An Equal Employment Opportunity Institution. Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law.

This is a time-limited position.

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.

Advertised: 13 Nov 2026 Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 12 Dec 2026 Eastern Standard Time

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