Medical Director, Pediatric Epilepsy

Welcome! We’re excited you’re considering an opportunity with us! West Virginia University School of Medicine, Department of Neurology is seeking a BE/BC Child Neurologist-Epilepsy qualified for appointment at the Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor rank. The appointment also includes a Medical Directorship of Pediatric Epilepsy, EEG, and EMU. The successful candidate will be expected to practice in Morgantown, WV.

Duties:
The successful candidate will practice child neurology with a special emphasis in pediatric epileptology. Clinical duties will include outpatient clinic, inpatient consults, and staffing the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit. Professional reads of both local and outreach EEGs are anticipated, as is participation in our surgical epilepsy program.

In addition to providing excellent patient care, the successful candidate will also serve as the Medical Director of Pediatric Epilepsy, EEG, and EMU. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Supervising all activities in the EMU - including the design of optimal workflows and leading quality/safety improvement initiatives, growing the epilepsy surgery program, creating innovative ways to expand access to patients throughout the state, and teaching fellows, residents, and medical students about all aspects of epilepsy and EEG care.

Qualifications:

Applicants must have an MD or DO degree or foreign equivalent and be eligible for state medical license. Candidates must be board certified / eligible in Child Neurology and Epilepsy. All qualifications must be met by the time of appointment.

WVU Medicine maintains a Level IV Comprehensive Epilepsy Program. The Epilepsy Center includes hardwired video-EEG monitoring units for both adults and pediatrics. The facility also features neuroimaging support including functional MRI and quantitative PET scans.

WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital is the premier site within the state for primary through tertiary care of children. The department has close working relationships with colleagues in the pediatric surgical subspecialties, pediatric neuropsychology, and neuroradiology. The department is committed to providing excellent clinical care to the children of West Virginia, a collegial academic environment that fosters professional growth, and high quality teaching to our students and house staff.

The Division of Pediatric Neurology joins in the collaborative efforts of the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, which is made of up a team of 280 dedicated faculty in Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, in providing compassionate patient care and advanced medicine through education, research, and outreach in the many diverse communities we serve.

Our 150-bed Children’s Hospital opened in September 2022 and has a full suite of pediatric operating rooms, cardiac catheterization lab/interventional radiology, GI-endoscopy with dedicated pediatric anesthesia staff, and the only epilepsy monitoring unit in the state equipped to serve children.

West Virginia University & University Health Associates are an AA/EO employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran – and WVU is the recipient of an NSF ADVANCE award for gender equity.

Equal Opportunity

Employer:

University Health Associates and its subsidiaries (collectively "UHA") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.