Headache Specialist Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA

Overview

At Tufts Medicine, you’ll make an impact and build your career, supported by a community of brilliant, compassionate colleagues. Every single person at Tufts Medicine plays an integral role in building a holistic healthcare experience that’s accessible, empowering and, most of all, human.

The Department of Neurology is seeking a Headache Specialist to join our team at Tufts Medical Center.

In collaboration with our greater team of Neurologists within the Department managing headache cases, you will:

• Offer a high-level of expertise to our outpatient headache population;
• Directly manage patients with the highest complexity, refractory headache syndromes;
• Develop programs to help manage acute and worsening headache syndromes that minimize Emergency Department utilization, such as infusion center protocols;
• Support and develop protocols for elective inpatient admissions for refractory headaches (status migrainosus, autonomic/trigeminal neuralgic cephalgias);
• Increase procedures offered to patients with refractory headache syndromes, such as botulinum toxin, nerve blocks, etc.;
• Provide continuing education to Neurology clinicians on headache management to improve overall practice competency.

You will work within the Department of Neurology at Tufts Medicine in downtown Boston.

• Transforming patient care
  . Provide care on the following services: TMC Neurology Boston clinic TMC Neurology Framingham clinic (if desired).
• Teamwork. Work alongside many multidisciplinary partners and accomplished clinicians treating neurological diseases and training upcoming neurologists to do the same.
• Additional opportunities to participate in research, provide didactics to trainees, develop and modify institutional guidelines and policies, and participate in hospital-wide committees.

Part-time, one clinic session per week

BC/BE in Neurology and Headache Medicine, with the ability to obtain a Massachusetts medical license. We seek a diverse faculty that reflects the diverse community of patients served by our institution.

Tufts Medicine offers a competitive salary commensurate with academic training and practice experience. A Tufts University School of Medicine appointment will be offered commensurate with academic qualifications.

Please submit application/CV via this job posting or email CV directly to Michael Martin, Physician Executive Recruiter at

Tufts Medicine is a leading integrated health system bringing together the best of academic and community healthcare to deliver exceptional, connected and accessible care experiences to consumers across Massachusetts. Comprised of Tufts Medical Center, Lowell General Hospital, Melrose Wakefield Hospital, Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford, Care at Home - an expansive home care network, and large integrated physician network.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at Tufts Medicine. Tufts Medicine does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity and/or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.