Pediatric Neurologist​/Neurointensivist

Overview

The Division of Pediatric Neurology at the University of Utah School of Medicine has openings for a Pediatric Neurologist/Neurointensivist. The physician will provide high‑level care, including attending on the neurology ICU consultation service, staffing an outpatient clinic, and providing inpatient neurovascular consultations as well as acute telehealth and telestroke consultation and care through our Virtual Hospital and telestroke initiatives. Clinical duties will comprise approximately 90% of the individual’s time commitment, primarily at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, the Primary Children’s Eccles Outpatient Building, and Primary Children’s Hospital outpatient clinics in Lehi.

The Division maintains an excellent collegial relationship with pediatric neurosurgical, vascular neurosurgical, hematology, rehabilitation, and neuroimaging colleagues. Neurointensive care is an area of expanding need, and the division provides specialty care in a variety of pediatric and developmental neurological conditions including neuromuscular, vascular disease, movement disorders, headache, and functional neuroimaging. The pediatric neurovascular team is tightly integrated within a larger collaborative division that delivers most pediatric neurology services across Utah and much of the Intermountain West.

Qualified candidates must be Board‑Eligible/Board‑Certified in both Pediatrics and Neurology with a Special Qualification in Child Neurology. Subspecialty training in neonatal neurology, stroke, and/or neurologic intensive care is strongly preferred. Selected candidates will receive faculty appointments in the Department of Pediatrics on the Clinical track at the academic rank commensurate with experience and qualifications.

The Department and University offer a competitive salary and an exceptional benefits program, including a non‑contributory retirement contribution of 20.2% of annual salary. Faculty development and mentoring programs foster success in research, quality improvement engagement, and excellence as educators.

Salt Lake City offers a high quality of life with a growing economy, a rich cultural scene of ballet, theatre, symphony, opera, live music, museums, and outstanding restaurants. It is a well‑known ski destination and gateway to numerous scenic national parks, golf courses, and extensive hiking and biking trails, many of which are adjacent to the hospital.

Interested individuals can apply for the position at  Cover letter and curriculum vitae are required. For additional information, please contact Josh Bonkowsky, M.D., Ph.D., Division Chief of Pediatric Neurology, kowskyh.edu.

The University of Utah is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy‑related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. The University provides reasonable accommodations in the application process to individuals with disabilities.