Physician - General Child Neurology

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West Virginia University School of Medicine, the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute Department of Neurology and WVU Medicine Children’s seek Child Neurologists (ranks available Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor). The successful candidate will be expected to practice in Morgantown, WV.

Duties:
The successful candidate will practice child neurology. Clinical duties will include outpatient clinic and inpatient consults. In addition to providing excellent patient care, the successful candidate will also be actively involved in teaching medical students, residents, and fellows.

Qualifications:

Applicants must have an MD or DO degree or foreign equivalent and be eligible for state medical licensure. Candidates must have completed a child neurology residency and be board certified / eligible in child neurology. All qualifications must be met by the time of appointment.

The Division of Child Neurology joins in the collaborative efforts of the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, which is made up of a team of 280 dedicated faculty in Neurology, Neurosurgery, Neuroradiology, and Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry. RNI provides 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 across the lifespan.

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 spectroscopic MRI and functional MRI and quantitative PET scans.

Our new WVU Medicine Children's Hospital opened in September 2022, and is the premier site within the state for primary through tertiary care of children. The WVU Medicine Children’s Neuroscience Center as part of the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute consists of the divisions of child neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, psychology, neuropsychology, neurodevelopment, neuroradiology, neuro- oncology, physiatry and rehabilitation medicine. The Children’s Neuroscience Center and WVU Health System maintain a Cerebral Palsy and Spasticity Clinic, Level IV Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Neurodevelopmental Center, movement disorders and telehealth programs.

The department of neurology and division of child neurology have close working relationships with colleagues in the pediatric surgical subspecialties, pediatric neuropsychology, and neuroradiology. This focus on comprehensive care embodies the WVU Medicine Children’s commitment 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.

WVU Medicine Children's 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. The hospital includes a Pediatric Unit, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Emergency Department, Imaging Department, Heart Center and Blood Disorder and Cancer Center.

WVU Medicine Children’s is a Level 2 Pediatric Trauma Center, with plans to become Level 1, as it is for adults currently. We have a Birthing Center and maternal-fetal medicine clinic. WVU Medicine Children’s is the only hospital in West Virginia with a pediatric cardiac surgery program, ECMO program, level IV NICU and the only hospital in the state…