Epileptologist

The Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at Henry Ford Hospital is seeking board eligible/certified neurologists with additional fellowship training in epilepsy to join our multi-disciplinary team. Our center is recognized as one of the largest and most active epilepsy programs in the Midwest, dedicated to the advanced medical and surgical management of epilepsy.

Key Responsibilities:

• Join a multi-disciplinary team of nine fellowship-trained neurologists, including two pediatric neurologists, a clinical neuropsychologist, and two neurosurgeons.
• Provide comprehensive care for epilepsy patients, utilizing advanced treatment modalities such as laser ablation and neurostimulation implant therapies.
• Engage in clinical practice that includes over 10,000 epilepsy visits and 5,500 EEGs annually.
• Participate in clinical research focused on epilepsy, advanced neuroimaging, and MEG research.
• Involvement in clinical trials for neurostimulation implants and stereotactic laser ablation therapies.
• Contribute to EEG and intra-operative monitoring, if interested.
• Engage in educational endeavors, including teaching roles with medical students, neurology residents, and epilepsy fellows.
• Opportunity for a tenure-track academic appointment through Wayne State University School of Medicine and Michigan State University.

Qualifications:

• Must have completed an ACGME/AOA approved Neurology residency.
• Must be board eligible/certified in Neurology.
• Must have completed or currently be completing an ACGME/AOA approved Epilepsy fellowship.

Why Join Us?

• Work at a Level 4 Epilepsy Center recognized by the National Associations of Epilepsy Centers.
• Access to state-of-the-art facilities, including two Epilepsy Monitoring Units with an average admission of 300 patients per year and one of only 29 magnetoencephalography (MEG) brain imaging systems in the country.
• Collaborate with a dedicated team of experts in a supportive and innovative environment.

Application Process:

Interested candidates should forward their CV via email to:
Brien Smith, M.D.
Department Chair of Neurology
c/o Laura Settles
Email: Lsettle2@hfhs.org