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Dallas - USA

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Not Disclosed

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Job Description

The Division of Pediatric Neurology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) and Childrens Health Dallas seeks a Pediatric Epileptologist with expertise in epilepsy surgery to become an integral part of our team. Your expertise will play a crucial role in providing high quality care and advancing our commitment to the Dallas-Fort Worth community.

Highlights
Join a team of 11 Pediatric Epileptologists
Comprehensive Epilepsy Center features a 10-bed epilepsy monitoring unit at the main Childrens Health campus in Dallas (a Level 4 pediatric epilepsy center) and a 6-bed monitoring unit at the Plano campus (a Level 3 epilepsy center)
State-of-the-art equipment and innovations available for advanced epilepsy diagnosis and procedures/treatments including Robotic Stereotactic Assistance (ROSA) Laser Interstitial Thermoablation (LITT) and Responsive Neurostimulation (NeuroPace)
Strong staff of APPs that support our faculty in the epilepsy monitoring unit
Teach and work alongside fellows to read EEGs round on patients and develop treatment plans
Robust research opportunities and support both institutionally and nationally through the Epilepsy Learning Healthcare System (ELHS)
Each year we perform over 50 intracranial epilepsy surgeries including stereo EEG laser interstitial thermal ablation and neuromodulation
In 2023 our epilepsy center handled more than 10000 epilepsy outpatient visits performed over 4000 routine EEGs and conducted over 3000 days of EMU and long-term VEEG monitoring interpretations

About the Division
The Division of Pediatric Neurology includes over 30 pediatric neurologists and offers pediatric fellowships in: Epilepsy Intracranial EEG Clinical Neurophysiology Autoimmune Neurology Vascular Neurology Neurodevelopmental Disorders Neuromuscular Medicine Movement Disorders Neonatal Neurocritical Care and Headache.

Our pediatric neurology patients receive expert care at Childrens Medical Center ranked No. 18 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for neurology and neurosurgery in 2024-2025.

Childrens Health and UT Southwestern actively engage in neurological research including gene therapy research in developmental epileptic encephalopathies and rare neurodegenerative diseases. The collaboration between UT Southwestern and Childrens Health helps bring leading-edge research in pediatric neurology and epilepsy from the lab to the bedside.

UT Southwestern Medical Center is home to numerous nationally and internationally recognized physicians and scientists including:
Four Nobel Laureates
26 members of the National Academy of Sciences
19 members of the National Academy of Medicine
A qualified candidate will have training and expertise in the care of children with epilepsy and other neurological diseases. Desirable but not mandatory additional skills would include presurgical evaluations and surgical planning within a multidisciplinary team evaluating and treating patients in the epilepsy monitoring unit including those with intracranial recordings and interpreting and reporting short and long-term inpatient outpatient and ambulatory EEG recordings.

Candidates must be board certified/board eligible in Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology and have completed a fellowship in neurophysiology or epilepsy specifically with surgical training. Leadership experience strong clinical skills and a commitment to teaching and research are highly desired.

Benefits
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing and include:
PPO medical plan available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
100% coverage for preventive healthcare no copay
Paid Time Off available day one
Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
Paid Parental Leave Benefit
Wellness programs
Tuition Reimbursement
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer

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