Surgical Epileptologist

Allegheny Health Network’s Department of Neurology is seeking a Surgical Epileptologist to join our growing team at our Level 4 Epilepsy Center, in Pittsburgh, PA! AHN’s Epilepsy Program has weekly epilepsy management conference, tackling challenging refractory epilepsy patients. This allows us to offer patients full gamut of advanced surgical options including robotic stereo-electroencephalography, surgical resective surgery, responsive neurostimulation, deep brain stimulation, laser ablation, and vagal nerve stimulation. Our Program actively performs 30-40 SEEG implantations per year with continuously growing volumes and 6 bed inpatient EMU. We are currently enrolled in multiple national clinical trials for medically refractory epilepsy including drug trials and surgically administered gene therapy. Lastly, our team has an active signal processing lab performing high-quality collaborative research with scientists from Carnegie Mellon University.

Requirements

Completion of ACGME approved Neurology Residency, Epilepsy Fellowship; Board Eligible/Board Certified in Neurology; Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO); Licensed in the state of Pennsylvania prior to employment

Benefits

Competitive Salary and Comprehensive Medical Benefits; Sign-On Bonus; CME Allowance; EY Financial Planning Services – Student Loan, PSLF Assistance; Retirement Plans; Vested Immediately in 401K, 457B; Malpractice Coverage with Tail Coverage; A diverse & inclusive workforce with respective loan repayment for qualified candidates