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Advanced Cardiac Imaging Cardiologist

CardiologyNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Imagine a career at one of the nation's most advanced health networks.

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LVHN has been ranked among the "Best Hospitals" by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years. We're a Magnet(tm) Hospital, having been honored five times with the American Nurses Credentialing Center's prestigious distinction for nursing excellence and quality patient outcomes in our Lehigh Valley region.

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These recognitions highlight LVHN's commitment to teamwork, compassion, and technology with an unrelenting focus on delivering the best health care possible every day.

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Specialty

Position Overview

The Heart & Vascular Institute is seeking a fellowship‑trained Advanced Cardiac Imaging Cardiologist to join a high‑volume, clinically focused cardiovascular imaging program. This position is designed for a physician committed to clinical excellence, efficiency, and collaborative patient care, without academic or research obligations.

The successful candidate will support a growing cardiovascular service line and work closely with cardiology subspecialists, cardiac surgery, and referring providers across the system.

  • Clinical Responsibilities
  • Imaging responsibility includes interpretation and performance of advanced cardiac imaging:
  • Cardiac MRI (CMR)
  • Cardiac CT (CCTA and structural heart imaging), and PET-CT
  • Advanced echocardiography (TTE, TEE, strain, stress echocardiography)
  • Nuclear stress interpretation

Close Collaboration With

  • Structural heart and valve programs
  • Heart failure and cardiomyopathy services

Electrophysiology and Interventional Cardiology

Participation in daily clinical operations, imaging protocol development, and quality improvement.

Qualifications

  • MD or DO from an accredited medical school
  • Board Certified or Board Eligible in Cardiovascular Disease, SCCT, and SCMR boards
  • Completion of an Advanced Cardiac Imaging Fellowship
  • Eligibility for unrestricted Pennsylvania medical licensure
  • Strong commitment to clinical quality, teamwork, and patient‑centered care
  • Practice Environment
  • State‑of‑the‑art imaging technology and experienced technologist teams
  • High referral volumes with diverse pathology
  • Integrated electronic health record and streamlined imaging workflows
  • Collaborative, collegial culture with strong subspecialty support

Physical Demands

Depending on role and specialty as well as condition of the patient, this may vary and include light energy levels of lifting or carrying 25 lbs. through high energy which would include lifting 50 lbs., pushing and pulling and carrying items short distances.

Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.

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Work Shift

Day Shift

Address

1200 S Cedar Crest Blvd

Primary Location

Lehigh Valley Hospital- Cedar Crest

Position Type: Onsite

Union

Not Applicable

Work Schedule

Department: 1012-70102 LVPG-L Cardiology - 1250 S Cedar Crest

Key Responsibilities

The Advanced Cardiac Imaging Cardiologist will perform and interpret advanced cardiac imaging studies including MRI, CT, PET-CT, and echocardiography. The role involves close collaboration with subspecialists in structural heart, heart failure, and electrophysiology to support a high-volume cardiovascular service line.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Clinical cardiology

Cardiology — Physician Career Context

In Pennsylvania, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$329k (178 salary observations; 1,232 listings), vs ~$306k nationally (5,859 salary observations; 27,320 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 31 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 23% are remote, 42% have no call, 39% require no weekends.

Physician by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score5.1 / 10 · above average in cardiologyranked against 636 Cardiology listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPhysician median $538k (middle half $468k–$615k)242 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Pennsylvania vs national$329k median in Pennsylvania$306k nationally (+8%)178 state / 5,859 national salary observations
Cost of livingPennsylvania index 97.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Cardiology listings in Pennsylvania30 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All physician listings in Pennsylvania937 active22,345 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 23% remote · 42% no call · 39% no weekends31 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedPennsylvania physician listings (all specialties): 28% state a sign-on bonus (median $70k) · 14% offer loan repayment937 active listings, Nov 2026
Cardiology hiring demand#8 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 56 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 224 postings, 134 closed
New Cardiology listings325 in the last 30 days280 the 30 days before (+16%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Physician pay trend (all specialties)−5.4% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (636 Cardiology listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Pennsylvania figures use all physicians: too few Pennsylvania Cardiology postings state pay.

Top Cardiologist Jobs

12 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

11 jobs · 9 employers
2
<$450k
0
$450k-520k
2
$520k-590k
6
$590k-660k
1
$678k

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution

12 jobs · 9 employers
0
1-2
0
3-4
1
5-6
11
7-8
0
9-10

Higher = better work-life balance

#1

Non-Invasive Cardiologist - Outpatient

ChristianaCare · Newark, Delaware

$442k-$678k
#2

Cardiology (Heart Failure) - Physician

Carle Health · Urbana, Illinois

$600k-$645k
#3

Physician - Cardiologist

$400k-$600k
#4

Interventional Cardiologist, Remote- Contract

$80-$285/hr
+ 10 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.4this job 5.1
Better work-life than 70% of Cardiology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 636 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • On-site
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About Lehigh Valley Health Network

Hospitals and Health Care
Allentown, Pennsylvania
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

No academic or research obligations
State-of-the-art imaging technology
Experienced technologist teams
Integrated electronic health record
Collaborative, collegial culture

Living in Allentown

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$310k
Typical market rent
$1,686/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.0
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.