Neurology, Neurologist/epileptologist

Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital Broward County, Florida, US

About the Role

Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital (JDCH) is seeking a pediatric epileptologist with expertise in epilepsy surgery to join a comprehensive team of seven child neurologists in the Division of Pediatric Neurology. A full range of pediatric neurology services are offered within the JDCH Neuroscience Center. The neuroscience team is multidisciplinary and includes child neurologists with expertise in multiple sub-specialties, pediatric neurosurgeons, and a pediatric neuropsychologist. Candidates should be BE/BC in neurology with special qualification in pediatric neurology and BE/BC in epilepsy. A qualified candidate will have training in presurgical evaluations and surgical planning within a multidisciplinary epilepsy management team. Clinical duties will include evaluating and treating complex patients; evaluating and treating patients in the epilepsy monitoring unit, including those with intracranial recordings; interpreting and reporting EEGs, including short and long-term inpatient, outpatient, and ambulatory EEG recordings, as well as EEGs in critically ill patients. Research initiatives will be fully and actively supported through the Office of Human Research, though this is not a requirement of the position. The incoming physician will have the support of a full complement of pediatric specialists and services. This is a full-time employed position with the multi-specialty Memorial Physician Group. The position offers competitive benefits and a compensation package that is commensurate with training and experience. This position is eligible for a sign-on bonus. Professional malpractice and medical liability are covered under sovereign immunity. About Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate and treat complex pediatric neurology patients
  • Interpret and report EEGs including inpatient/outpatient/ambulatory and critically ill EEGs
  • Presurgical evaluations and surgical planning in a multidisciplinary epilepsy team

Qualifications

  • BE/BC in neurology with special qualification in pediatric neurology
  • BE/BC in epilepsy
  • Training in presurgical evaluations and surgical planning

Required Skills

EEG interpretation pediatric neurology epilepsy management epilepsy surgery neurophysiology

Keywords

pediatric neurology epileptology epilepsy surgery EEG neuroscience

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