American Academy of Neurology
Movement Disorders Neurologist
American Academy of Neurology, California, Missouri, United States, 65018
Overview
The Department of Neurology at the University of California, Davis is recruiting a
Movement Disorders Neurologist
to join our growing academic practice. Appointment and series
Appointments are available in the Clinical Neurology or Health Sciences Clinical Professor series at the Assistant rank. Faculty in the Clinical X series is expected to engage in professional competence and activity, teaching, research and creative work, and University/public service. Faculty in the Health Sciences Clinical Professor series are expected to engage in teaching, professional competence and activity, scholarly or creative activities, and University/public service. Responsibilities
The successful candidate will join an established multi-specialty Neurology team and provide inpatient and outpatient clinical care; teach medical students, residents, and fellows; and provide university/public service. The UC Davis Movement Disorders program is home to the multi-disciplinary Huntington’s Disease Society of America Center of Excellence, Parkinson’s Foundation Center of Excellence, Wilson’s Disease Center of Excellence, a well-established Deep Brain Stimulation Program, and a movement disorders fellowship. The Deep Brain Stimulation program is co-directed by neurology and neurosurgery faculty, includes a multidisciplinary weekly case conference, and offers state-of-the-art neuromodulation utilizing 3 DBS platforms including intra-operative robotic-assist procedures and remote programming platform for patients who live outside the Sacramento area. The Neurology clinic partners with a multidisciplinary Movement Disorders team including neuropsychologists, a nurse practitioner, a genetic counselor, and a social worker, with additional support of program medical assistants, nurses, clinical neuropharmacologists, dieticians, and specialized physical, occupational, and speech therapists. The UC Davis Movement Disorders program faculty are strongly committed to teaching and have major roles as departmental educators. Ample opportunities exist for teaching medical students, neurology residents and fellows, and regularly provides patient and caregiver education locally and regionally. Research and Clinical Trials
The UC Davis Movement Disorders program is actively involved in industry- and NIH- sponsored clinical trials research as well as translational research with basic neuroscience faculty. There are also opportunities for investigator-initiated basic science and clinical research studies. UC Davis has a centralized IRB, departmental grant support, clinical research coordinators, and research facilities. The NIH funded UC Davis CTSC offers opportunities for additional training, including the K30 Training Program for a Masters in Clinical Research. Position details
The resulting hire will be at the assistant professor rank, regardless of the proposed appointee’s qualifications. The position will be 50-80% clinical, depending on the availability of research funding. Applicants should have experience clinically diagnosing and managing a variety of movement disorders patients including Huntington’s Disease, as well as expertise with Deep Brain Stimulation programming using all 3 systems, and botulinum toxin injections for the treatment of movement disorders.
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The Department of Neurology at the University of California, Davis is recruiting a
Movement Disorders Neurologist
to join our growing academic practice. Appointment and series
Appointments are available in the Clinical Neurology or Health Sciences Clinical Professor series at the Assistant rank. Faculty in the Clinical X series is expected to engage in professional competence and activity, teaching, research and creative work, and University/public service. Faculty in the Health Sciences Clinical Professor series are expected to engage in teaching, professional competence and activity, scholarly or creative activities, and University/public service. Responsibilities
The successful candidate will join an established multi-specialty Neurology team and provide inpatient and outpatient clinical care; teach medical students, residents, and fellows; and provide university/public service. The UC Davis Movement Disorders program is home to the multi-disciplinary Huntington’s Disease Society of America Center of Excellence, Parkinson’s Foundation Center of Excellence, Wilson’s Disease Center of Excellence, a well-established Deep Brain Stimulation Program, and a movement disorders fellowship. The Deep Brain Stimulation program is co-directed by neurology and neurosurgery faculty, includes a multidisciplinary weekly case conference, and offers state-of-the-art neuromodulation utilizing 3 DBS platforms including intra-operative robotic-assist procedures and remote programming platform for patients who live outside the Sacramento area. The Neurology clinic partners with a multidisciplinary Movement Disorders team including neuropsychologists, a nurse practitioner, a genetic counselor, and a social worker, with additional support of program medical assistants, nurses, clinical neuropharmacologists, dieticians, and specialized physical, occupational, and speech therapists. The UC Davis Movement Disorders program faculty are strongly committed to teaching and have major roles as departmental educators. Ample opportunities exist for teaching medical students, neurology residents and fellows, and regularly provides patient and caregiver education locally and regionally. Research and Clinical Trials
The UC Davis Movement Disorders program is actively involved in industry- and NIH- sponsored clinical trials research as well as translational research with basic neuroscience faculty. There are also opportunities for investigator-initiated basic science and clinical research studies. UC Davis has a centralized IRB, departmental grant support, clinical research coordinators, and research facilities. The NIH funded UC Davis CTSC offers opportunities for additional training, including the K30 Training Program for a Masters in Clinical Research. Position details
The resulting hire will be at the assistant professor rank, regardless of the proposed appointee’s qualifications. The position will be 50-80% clinical, depending on the availability of research funding. Applicants should have experience clinically diagnosing and managing a variety of movement disorders patients including Huntington’s Disease, as well as expertise with Deep Brain Stimulation programming using all 3 systems, and botulinum toxin injections for the treatment of movement disorders.
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