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Centra Medical Group
Lynchburg, Virginia

Advanced Heart Failure Cardiologist

CardiologyIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$435k-$500k

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Advanced Heart Failure Cardiologist-Lynchburg, VA

Centra Medical Group is seeking an Advanced Heart Failure Cardiologist to join our nationally recognized, comprehensive cardiovascular program in Lynchburg, Virginia.

The ideal candidate will have Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology (AHFTC) fellowship training and an interest in building and advancing heart failure care within a collaborative, physician-led program. You’ll work alongside an experienced cardiovascular team with strong multidisciplinary relationships across electrophysiology, critical care, Palliative Care, PACE, and other specialties throughout Centra.

Centra’s Heart & Vascular Institute and Stroobants Cardiovascular Center offer a sophisticated cardiovascular program encompassing advanced cardiac imaging, interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, structural heart, vascular care, and cardiothoracic surgery.

What We Offer

  • Competitive compensation Base $435K-500K+production + incentives
  • Sign-on bonus
  • 2-year partnership track
  • Up to $120k in student loan reimbursement
  • Up to $15,000 in relocation assistance
  • Up to $7,500 CME allowance + 5 days for CME in addition to time off
  • 403(b) and 457(b) tax deferred savings plan; Immediate vested employer contribution match at 3%
  • Health, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance options, short and long term disability
  • Malpractice coverage with tail

Lynchburg, VA (Pop. 85,000) offers a safe, family-friendly environment with a low cost of living and diverse, affordable housing—from urban lofts to waterfront condos.

Outdoor enthusiasts enjoy hiking Sharp Top Mountain or the Appalachian Trail, biking Blackwater Creek or Percival’s Island, and activities like boating, fishing, and camping. Families love local festivals, orchards, and the interactive Amazement Square Museum.

Travel elsewhere is easy with the Amtrak train station located in downtown Lynchburg or the Lynchburg regional airport. The city also features top-tier arts at the Academy Center and minor league baseball with the Lynchburg Howlers. Nearby, scenic Smith Mountain Lake offers even more recreation.

Centra Medical Group (CMG) is a comprehensive network of nearly 600 employed providers within Centra Health. Centra Health services a population of 600,000 community members with 70 different outpatient and specialty practices.

Centra offers primary care and specialty services across Central and Southern Virginia—from Lynchburg to Danville, Farmville, Moneta, and Bedford. CMG includes family practices, specialists, and surgeons in fields such as cardiology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, urology, and more.

CMG is also home to the Lynchburg Family Medicine Residency, a training program for future family physicians, many of whom hold academic appointments with institutions like UVA, VCU, VCOM, and Liberty University.

Responsibilities

  • Alternating inpatient and outpatient weeks, with dedicated imaging days
  • Dedicated Heart Failure outpatient clinic with specialized Cardiomyopathy clinic, including Cardiac Amyloidosis, Sarcoidosis and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.
  • Impatient service- provides care for patients with ADHF and cardiogenic shock. We offer full spectrum of temporary mechanical support such as IABP, Impella CS,
  • Impella 5.5, and VA ECMO)
  • - Shared general cardiology call of approximately 1:12, including Saturday or Sunday coverage approximately four weekends per year
  • Collaborative LVAD care with established regional transplant/LVAD programs, including UVA, VCU, and Duke
  • Large, physician-led group of board-certified cardiologists
  • AHFTC fellowship training preferred
  • Strong collaboration with EP, intensivists, Palliative Care, PACE, and other specialty teams
  • Opportunities to incorporate procedures and cardiac imaging based on interest and training
  • Support from a team of 18 APPs
  • Fully hospital-integrated cardiovascular program
  • Established clinical research team within the practice
  • Physician leadership and program-development opportunities
  • 2-year partnership track

Qualifications

  • Completion of medical degree and residency/fellowship training in Cardiology.
  • MD/DO with certification by an American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) board in physician's primary specialty. Must be board certified or in the process of certifying.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Mechanical Circulatory SupportPatient Care

Cardiology — Physician Career Context

Centra Medical Group holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 22 active listings.

Of the 32 active Cardiology listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 66% have no call, 22% require no weekends.

Cardiology by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$435k–$500kCardiology median $550k (middle half $475k–$591k)15 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$462k in purchasing powerVirginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Cardiology listings in Virginia23 active617 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 3% remote · 66% no call · 22% no weekends32 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$120k sign-on · $120k loan repaymentVirginia Physician listings: 36% state a sign-on bonus (median $55k) · 26% offer loan repayment734 active listings, Nov 2026
Cardiology hiring demand#8 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 56 days · 33% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 224 postings, 134 closed
New Cardiology listings334 in the last 30 days264 the 30 days before (+27%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Cardiology pay trend+2.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Centra Medical Groupsilver tier, 71/100Top Employers work-life index22 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 619 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends
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About Centra Medical Group

Hospitals and Health Care
Lynchburg, VA
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Sign-on bonus
2-year partnership track
Up to $120k in student loan reimbursement
Up to $15,000 in relocation assistance
Up to $7,500 CME allowance + 5 days for CME
403(b) and 457(b) tax deferred savings plan
Immediate vested employer contribution match at 3%
Health, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance options

Living in Lynchburg

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$279k≈ 0.6× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,270/mo≈ 4% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.4
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Lynchburg, VA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.