Physician, Neurosurgery-United Hospital Center

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West Virginia University School of Medicine and the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute's Department of Neurosurgery seek a Neurosurgeon (ranks available: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor). The successful candidate will be expected to practice in Bridgeport, WV.

Duties: The successful candidate will practice in the area of neurosurgery. In addition to providing excellent patient care, the successful candidate will also be actively involved in teaching medical students, residents, and fellows. The neurosurgeon's responsibilities include managing operative cases that include general cranial, spine and peripheral nerve procedures; manage non-operative clinical care of patients with brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerve disease;

and assist the hospital leadership in organizing and delivering neurosurgically related health care to patients through the nursing and ancillary staff cifically, this includes being able at a minimum to perform routine cervical and lumbar spine discectomy and fusion surgeries, address basic uncomplicated brain tumors and neurosurgical cranial emergencies (cranial trauma, stroke, or shunt malfunction).

Qualifications: Candidate must have an MD or DO degree or foreign equivalent and be eligible for state medical licensure. Successful candidate must have completed a neurosurgery residency program and must be board certified / eligible in neurosurgery. All qualifications must be met by the time of appointment.

The WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute guides a team of 280 dedicated faculty in providing compassionate patient care and advanced medicine through education, research, and outreach in the many diverse communities we serve. The Institute spearheads efforts to develop innovative solutions for neurological and psychiatric conditions ranging from Alzheimer's to Parkinson's; autism to stroke; and paralysis to chronic pain, addictions, and traumatic brain injury.

The WVU Medicine Neurosurgery, Spine and Pain Center
at United Hospital Center is in a period of growth and focuses on the multidisciplinary treatment of spine disease. You will join a dedicated and collegial group of physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners who have expertise in interventional pain management, neurosurgery and physiatry.

UHC is a member hospital of the West Virginia University Health System (WVU Medicine), the state's largest health system and largest employer. The System has undergone significant expansion in specialty and sub-specialty care in areas such as cancer, heart and vascular, and neuroscience, among many others. The Health System operates West Virginia's first and only multi-organ transplant center, and opened a new, 150-bed Children's Hospital in September 2022.

Today, the WVU Health System has more than 2,400 licensed beds, 3,900 providers, and nearly 30,000 employees. Anchored by a 700-bed academic medical center in Morgantown, the Health System includes more than 20 member hospitals that collectively serve a multi-state region that includes West Virginia, Western Maryland, Eastern Ohio, and Southwestern Pennsylvania. To learn more, visit WVUMedicine.org.

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