Neurology: epilepsy, Weill Cornell Medicine, Brooklyn
NewYork-Presbyterian/ Brooklyn Methodist Hospital is a 651- bed academic institution, academically affiliated with Weil Cornell Medicine, caring for residents throughout Brooklyn and the surrounding areas. Our hospital boasts various neuroscience services, which includes: the Carolyn E. Czap and Eugene A. Czap Alzheimer’s Program; the Multiple Sclerosis Center; the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center; the Center for Parkinson’s Disease & Movement Disorders; a renowned Stroke Center, and Brooklyn’s first Mobile Stroke Treatment Unit. Our academic programs include nine graduate medical education residency programs and six fellowship programs.
The position is a good mix between inpatient and outpatient epilepsy. The hospital serves as a regional epilepsy referral center from all parts of Brooklyn, Lower Manhattan, and Staten Island. The practice also includes a full time Epilepsy physician extender. Routine EEG and ambulatory EEG services round out the outpatient Epilepsy practice. The inpatient service encompasses a dedicated EMU with full time EEG technician coverage as well as continuous EEG monitoring outside of the EMU. The hospital is academically affiliated with Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan NY. As such all phase I pre-surgical epilepsy workup is performed onsite with surgical referrals to the main campus at Weill Cornell Medicine. Potential candidates will have Weill Cornell Medical Center academic appointment. Collaboration weekly with faculty from Weill Cornell Medical center occurs through multidisciplinary epilepsy conferences. Opportunities exist for collaborative research. The department employs a full-time research coordinator.
This position is ideally suited for an enthusiastic, team-oriented individual interested in working in a growing epilepsy program that offers an excellent mix of both medical and surgical epilepsy cases.
Brooklyn is known for its diverse neighborhoods that attract artists, professionals, singles and families, as well as visitors from all over NYC and around the world. Brooklyn has excellent public schools, cultural attractions such as Prospect Park, the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, Barclays Center, Brooklyn Bridge Park, and in the borough’s southern extremes, the surf is always up on Coney Island. As one of the most ethnically diverse urban areas in the world, Brooklyn can satisfy nearly every taste. Foodies covet everything from the world’s best pizza to authentic Caribbean, Italian, Asian, BBQ, and Nathan’s Famous has been serving its world-famous hot dogs on Coney Island since 1916. Brooklyn truly has something for everyone.
The salary range for this position is $265k to $350k. This compensation range does not include our amazing benefits and any incentive payments, based on quality measures and productivity, that may be applicable to this role.
NewYork-Presbyterian is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to diversity and inclusion.