Epilepsy Specialist
Epilepsy Specialist
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26-07-2025
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The Division of Pediatric Neurology at Childrens Health Dallas and The University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW) Medical Center is seeking a Pediatric Epileptologist with expertise in epilepsy surgery to join our team.
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 Comprehensive Epilepsy Center features a 10-bed epilepsy monitoring unit at the main Childrens Health campus in Dallas and a 6-bed monitoring unit at the Plano campus.
Each year we perform over 50 intracranial epilepsy surgeries including stereo EEG laser interstitial thermal ablation and 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.
A qualified candidate will have training in presurgical evaluations and surgical planning within a multidisciplinary epilepsy management team. They should demonstrate clinical expertise in evaluating and treating patients in the epilepsy subspecialty clinic; evaluating and treating patients in the epilepsy monitoring unit including those with intracranial recordings; interpreting and reporting EEGs including short and long-term inpatient outpatient and ambulatory EEG recordings as well as EEGs in critically ill patients; teaching residents and fellows.
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.
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination including discrimination on the basis of race color religion national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity gender expression age disability genetic information citizenship status or veteran status.
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215 which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. To the extent this position requires the holder to research work on or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the critical infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired and to continue to be employed in the position.
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
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 Comprehensive Epilepsy Center features a 10-bed epilepsy monitoring unit at the main Childrens Health campus in Dallas and a 6-bed monitoring unit at the Plano campus.
Each year we perform over 50 intracranial epilepsy surgeries including stereo EEG laser interstitial thermal ablation and 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.
A qualified candidate will have training in presurgical evaluations and surgical planning within a multidisciplinary epilepsy management team. They should demonstrate clinical expertise in evaluating and treating patients in the epilepsy subspecialty clinic; evaluating and treating patients in the epilepsy monitoring unit including those with intracranial recordings; interpreting and reporting EEGs including short and long-term inpatient outpatient and ambulatory EEG recordings as well as EEGs in critically ill patients; teaching residents and fellows.
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.
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination including discrimination on the basis of race color religion national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity gender expression age disability genetic information citizenship status or veteran status.
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215 which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. To the extent this position requires the holder to research work on or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the critical infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired and to continue to be employed in the position.
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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