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Summary:

The Department of Neurology atNew York Medical College and Westchester Medical Centerseeks to add an adultEpileptologistto join our growing Epilepsy Center. We have a growing pediatric and adult epilepsy program that emphasizes collaboration between network hospitals and the main campus to provide seamless access to advanced epilepsy care. Our multidisciplinary team includes two epilepsy neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists, a neuropsychologist, and EEG technologists, supported by a full array of diagnostic and therapeutic tools. These include PET, advanced MRI, stereotactic laser ablation, responsive neurostimulation, deep brain stimulation, vagal nerve stimulation, robotic depth electrode placement, and an active intracranial monitoring program. Our Clinical Neurophysiology Laboratory (EEG) offers comprehensive services, including routine, ambulatory, and long-term video-EEG for adults, children, and neonates. Continuous EEG monitoring is available across the neuro, medical, trauma, and pediatric ICUs. This integrated approach ensures patients throughout the network receive timely, expert care for both routine and complex epilepsy cases. Job

Responsibilities:

Clinical duties will include providing adult EEG and epilepsy services across the Westchester Medical Health Network, with a focus on enhancing outpatient epilepsy access and EEG monitoring services in a community hospital setting. Responsibilities will include outpatient epilepsy management including neurostimulation device programming, interpreting outpatient and acute care EEGs, attending in our new state-of-the-art Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, and collaborating with inpatient neurology teams. There is also an opportunity to serve as a site director of the epilepsy program. Applicants with interests in clinical epilepsy care, including refractory and new-onset epilepsy, continuous EEG monitoring, and program development in community settings, are encouraged to apply. A commitment to the education of trainees at all levels, including medical students, residents, and fellows, is highly valued. This position is ideal for a collaborative, team-oriented individual eager to help grow an epilepsy program that offers a variety of medical and surgical epilepsy cases. Opportunities exist to contribute to advanced epilepsy care, such as functional brain mapping and intracranial EEG, though these are not required.

About Us:

Westchester Medical Center and New York Medical College value a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment to being an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against applicants based on any protected class status. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity, and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply. We seek candidates who embrace and reflect diversity in the broadest sense. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected class. Questions or concerns about this should be directed to the Vice Chancellor of Diversity and Inclusion atdiversityinc@nymc.edu.

Facility Info:

Westchester Medical Centeris the premier provider of advanced medical care in New York's Hudson Valley. The flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network, this 895-bed academic hospital in Valhalla, NY, provides local residents with acute-care services -- Level I trauma and burn care, organ transplants and advanced neurovascular procedures and more -- found nowhere else in the region. Westchester Medical Center is the primary referral facility for other Hudson Valley hospitals and serves as a lifeline for more than 3 million. To learn more, visit www.WestchesterMedicalCenter.org

Facility Info:

New York Medical Collegeis located on a 565-acre suburban campus shared with Westchester Medical Center, 15 miles outside of the New York City limits. NYMC is distinguished by its inclusive and humanistic approach to education. Serving a large and highly diverse geographic area and population, NYMC maintains close ties with local communities and maintains valuable affiliations with several outstanding hospitals and other health care facilities in the area. Having local physicians and health commissioners among our faculty is one example of how NYMC and the region enjoy a symbiotic relationship - each serves and supports the other, and our students and the surrounding communities are the chief beneficiaries.

Facility Info:

MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie, NY, is home to the mid-Hudson Valley's most advanced healthcare services. This 243-bed facility cares for more than 10,000 inpatients annually while performing an additional 325,000 outpatient procedures each year. MidHudson Regional Hospital operates the area's only Level II trauma center, is home to the Redl Center for Cancer Care and Center for Robotic Surgery, and is a destination hospital for patients with serious illnesses and injuries. For more information, visit MidHudsonRegional.org or follow the hospital at Facebook.com/MidHudsonRegional and Twitter.com/MHRH.

About Us:

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Benefits:

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package that includes:

• Health Insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Flexible Savings Account
• Paid Time Off
• Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement