UPMC - Academic Epileptologist

American Academy of Neurology; Pittsburgh, Northern (Allegheny County, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC seeks an early-career epileptologist to join the Division of Epilepsy and help grow a premier surgical epilepsy program.

Candidates must have completed at least two years of epilepsy fellowship, hold an MD or equivalent, and be board certified/eligible in Neurology and Epilepsy with eligibility for an unrestricted Pennsylvania medical license.

Qualifications

• MD or equivalent required.
• Board certification in Neurology and Epilepsy or eligibility.
• Eligibility to obtain an unrestricted Pennsylvania medical license.

Responsibilities

• Join the epilepsy division within the Department of Neurology, with 11 adult epileptologist physicians, 4 APPs, and 8 fellows per year.
• Collaborate with a dedicated team of epileptologists, neuroradiologists, neuropsychologists, neuropsychiatrists, EEG technologists, APPs, epilepsy nurses and social workers.
• Contribute to a growing surgical epilepsy program and provide clinical care and mentorship.

Skills

Epilepsy care

Team collaboration

Education

MD or equivalent

Board certified/eligible in Neurology

Board certified/eligible in Epilepsy

Pennsylvania medical license eligibility

Job description

Launch your academic neurology career with the Department of Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC. The Division of Epilepsy is seeking an early-career faculty epileptologist ready to build meaningful clinical expertise, collaborate with nationally recognized leaders, and contribute to a growing surgical epilepsy program.

Under the leadership of Dr. Page B. Pennell, Chair of Neurology, and Dr. Vijayalakshmi Rajasekaran, Division Chief of Epilepsy, this role offers the mentorship, multidisciplinary support, and academic foundation ideal for a physician eager to secure their first faculty position and make an immediate impact. The faculty member will also work closely with world-renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Jorge A. González-Martínez.

Candidates must have completed at least two years of epilepsy fellowship and have experience in presurgical evaluation and interpretation of stereo-EEG in adult patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. Candidates must hold an MD or equivalent, be board certified/eligible in Neurology and Epilepsy, and be eligible to obtain an unrestricted Pennsylvania medical license.

Opportunity Details

• Become part of the epilepsy division within the Department of Neurology, with 11 adult epileptologist physicians, 4 APPs, and 8 fellows each year.
• Collaborate with a dedicated team of epileptologists, neuroradiologists, neuropsychologists, neuropsychiatrists, EEG technologists, Advanced Practice Providers, epilepsy nurses and social workers.

About The Department of Neurology and Epilepsy Division at the University of Pittsburgh & UPMC

• A new 10-bed, self-contained adult EMU opened in early 2025.
• The Division of Epilepsy within the Department of Neurology encompasses all services for adults with epilepsy. Together with Pediatric Epilepsy, the University of Pittsburgh Comprehensive Epilepsy Center (UPCEC) is accredited by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) as a level 4 epilepsy center.
• The UPCEC is a joint program combining the resources of the University of Pittsburgh, UPMC, and Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (CHP).
• Established in 1986, it provides national and regional referral and consultative services.
• Clinical services span outpatient clinics, EEG and continuous video-EEG monitoring across the UPMC network, and subspecialty clinics in functional seizures, RNS, women’s epilepsy, and multi-disciplinary clinic with neurosurgery for epilepsy surgery candidates.
• Research conducted at the Epilepsy Center has contributed to the introduction of multiple new antiseizure medications over the past decades, innovative approaches to presurgical evaluations and improving surgical outcomes for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy, signal processing of intracranial EEG activity, and advancing the treatment of women with epilepsy during reproductive years. Dr. González-Martínez, the Director of the University of Pittsburgh’s Epilepsy, Movement Disorders and Psychiatry Surgical Program, is one of the country’s most experienced functional epilepsy neurosurgeons in SEEG procedures, SEEG guided resections and neuromodulation surgeries, with >3,000 successful surgical procedures performed.
• Research funding for clinical, basic, data science, and translational studies in the department has increased steadily and in FY25 the department received over $25 million in research support.
• The Department of Neurology was awarded the NINDS UE5 to support research training of residents and fellows, Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Neuropathology Pittsburgh Research Education Plan (N3-PREP) and is also part of the NINDS Network for Excellence in Neuroscience Clinical Trials (NeuroNEXT).

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UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran. UPMC is committed to advancing diversity through programs that promote inclusion, such as Employee Resource Groups and other initiatives to support a diverse workforce