Movement Disorders Neurologist

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The West Virginia University Health System, the state’s largest health system and largest private employer, comprises 18 hospitals throughout the state and bordering states. In addition, it includes five institutes, as well as providing management services for other local hospitals through affiliate agreements.

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Additional Job Description:

West Virginia University School of Medicine and the Department of Neurology in the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute seek a Movement Disorders Neurologist (ranks available: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor). The successful candidate will be expected to practice in Canonsburg, PA.

Duties: The successful candidate will practice in the areas of neurology and movement disorders. In addition to providing excellent patient care, the successful candidate will also be actively involved in teaching medical students, residents, and fellows.

Qualifications: Candidate must have an MD or DO degree or foreign equivalent and be eligible for state medical license. Successful candidate must have completed neurology residency program, as well as movement disorders fellowship program. Successful candidates must be board certified/eligible in neurology and movement disorders. All qualifications must be met by the time of appointment.

Candidates will join an active multidisciplinary team including neurologists, neurosurgeons, advanced practice providers, neuropathologists, and physical, occupational, and speech therapists for collaboration in the areas of patient care, research and education. The WVU Department of Neurology has an active multidisciplinary ALS clinic and the only MDA clinic in West Virginia. We offer a range of some of the most innovative approaches available including DBS, injections, medications, MR-guided focused ultrasound, rehabilitation and speech therapy. The Southpointe clinic in Canonsburg, PA, is within 30-50 minutes of three WVU Health System hospitals - Weirton Medical Center, Wheeling Hospital, and Reynolds Memorial Hospital - and an hour drive from the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute Innovation Center in Morgantown, WV.

The West Virginia University Health System is West Virginia’s largest health system and the state’s largest employer. The System has undergone significant expansion in specialty and sub-specialty care in areas such as cancer, heart and vascular, and neuroscience, among many others. The Health System operates West Virginia’s first and only multi-organ transplant center, and opened a new, 150-bed Children’s Hospital in September 2022.

Today, the WVU Health System has more than 3,400 licensed beds, 4,600 providers, and nearly 35,000 employees. Anchored by an 880-bed academic medical center in Morgantown, the Health System includes 25 member hospitals that collectively serve a multi-state region. To learn more, visit https://wvumedicine.org.

Build your legacy as you serve, teach, learn, and make a difference from day one. To learn more, visit https://rni.wvumedcine.org/  and apply online at https://wvumedicine.org/careers. For additional questions, please contact Pam Furbee, Senior Physician Recruiter, at [email protected].

West Virginia University & University Health Associates are an AA/EO employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran – and WVU is the recipient of an NSF ADVANCE award for gender equity.

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Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Shift:

Exempt/Non-Exempt:

United States of America (Exempt)

Company:

UHA University Health Associates

Cost Center:

8086 UHA Neuro Neurology RNI

Address:

555 Southpointe BoulevardCanonsburgPennsylvania

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