Hydrocephalus & CSF Disorders Clinician-Professor

Korn Ferry Healthcare Careers; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 210,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

USF Health Neurosurgery Hydrocephalus Center in Tampa, FL invites applications for an Assistant/Associate Professor to join our multidisciplinary CSF disorders team. The physician will diagnose and manage chronic hydrocephalus, iNPH, IIH, and related CSF conditions, collaborate with neurosurgery, PM&R, and rehabilitation specialists, and participate in teaching and research.

MD with board eligibility or certification in Geriatrics, PM&R or Neurology is required; experience in CSF disorders is

Qualifications

• MD with board certification/eligibility in Geriatrics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation or Neurology.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients with chronic hydrocephalus, including idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) and acquired/congenital forms.
• Evaluate patients with pseudotumor cerebri / idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH).
• Establish differential diagnoses for CSF disorders with overlapping presentations.
• Perform and interpret lumbar punctures and opening-pressure measurements.
• Provide longitudinal follow-up of patients with shunts.
• Contribute to and expand the center's clinical registry.
• Build and strengthen multidisciplinary collaborations within and beyond the center.

Skills

Education

MD with board certification in Geriatrics/PM&R/Neurology

Job description

USF Health Neurosurgery Hydrocephalus Center in Tampa, FL invites applications for an Assistant/Associate Professor to join our multidisciplinary CSF disorders team. The physician will diagnose and manage chronic hydrocephalus, iNPH, IIH, and related CSF conditions, collaborate with neurosurgery, PM&R, and rehabilitation specialists, and participate in teaching and research.

MD with board eligibility or certification in Geriatrics, PM&R or Neurology is required; experience in CSF disorders is