UNC
Position Overview
The Department of Neurology of the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine is seeking to fill a full-time academic position for a Board Certified/Eligible neurologist with a specific interest and experience in Movement Disorders and neuromodulation techniques such as deep brain stimulation and focused ultrasound ablation. This is a fixed-term appointment at the Assistant to Full Professor level for a fellowship-trained movement disorder neurologist. The candidate will join six other movement disorder specialists in the department, with the goal of joining the team of two subspecialists offering ambulatory and intraoperative support for planning and programming surgical options for movement disorders. UNC is a designated Parkinson Foundation Center of Excellence employing a comprehensive approach to patients with movement disorders, including a team of nurse practitioner, social worker, nurse, and research coordinator who are part of the program. The position involves predominantly outpatient clinical duties focused on patient-centered care and operative planning/monitoring, as well as teaching residents, fellows, and medical students. Attending on the inpatient neurology service two to eight weeks per year is a common requirement for clinical faculty positions. Responsibilities
Provide outpatient clinical care focused on patient-centered treatment for movement disorders. Plan and perform operative interventions, including deep brain stimulation and focused ultrasound ablation. Monitor and adjust postoperative devices during intraoperative and postoperative periods. Teach residents, fellows, and medical students in neurology and movement disorders. Attend on the inpatient neurology service two to eight weeks per year. Qualifications
Board Certified or Eligible neurologist. Specific interest and experience in movement disorders and neuromodulation techniques such as deep brain stimulation and focused ultrasound ablation. Fellowship training that includes surgical planning of available targets for symptomatic management of movement disorders, intraoperative micro-electrode recording experience, and programming of deep brain stimulation devices.
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The Department of Neurology of the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine is seeking to fill a full-time academic position for a Board Certified/Eligible neurologist with a specific interest and experience in Movement Disorders and neuromodulation techniques such as deep brain stimulation and focused ultrasound ablation. This is a fixed-term appointment at the Assistant to Full Professor level for a fellowship-trained movement disorder neurologist. The candidate will join six other movement disorder specialists in the department, with the goal of joining the team of two subspecialists offering ambulatory and intraoperative support for planning and programming surgical options for movement disorders. UNC is a designated Parkinson Foundation Center of Excellence employing a comprehensive approach to patients with movement disorders, including a team of nurse practitioner, social worker, nurse, and research coordinator who are part of the program. The position involves predominantly outpatient clinical duties focused on patient-centered care and operative planning/monitoring, as well as teaching residents, fellows, and medical students. Attending on the inpatient neurology service two to eight weeks per year is a common requirement for clinical faculty positions. Responsibilities
Provide outpatient clinical care focused on patient-centered treatment for movement disorders. Plan and perform operative interventions, including deep brain stimulation and focused ultrasound ablation. Monitor and adjust postoperative devices during intraoperative and postoperative periods. Teach residents, fellows, and medical students in neurology and movement disorders. Attend on the inpatient neurology service two to eight weeks per year. Qualifications
Board Certified or Eligible neurologist. Specific interest and experience in movement disorders and neuromodulation techniques such as deep brain stimulation and focused ultrasound ablation. Fellowship training that includes surgical planning of available targets for symptomatic management of movement disorders, intraoperative micro-electrode recording experience, and programming of deep brain stimulation devices.
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