Full Time Neurology Physician

The  Division of Pediatric Neurology is comprised of 13 Pediatric Neurologists, 9 NPs, two social workers, a neuropsychologist, one research assistant, and a ketogenic diet specialist, and has an ACGME-approved residency training program (two per year). It also has an ACGME approved pediatric epilepsy fellowship training program (one per year). Faculty also participate in the curriculum of the General Pediatric Residency Training Program. We have a dedicated 10 bed neuroscience unit (Level 4 NAEC) for our surgical patients and perform stereoEEG assisted by our robot ROSA. CCMC is committed to a center of excellence in pediatric neurology including the newly renovated Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (NAEC level 4) which opened in 2022. We oversee 40,000 deliveries per year in the Northwell Health system, with many NIH funded research projects in that division. The chairman of Pediatrics is a Neonatologist. Faculty have appointments at Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra / Northwell. Learn more about the division in this video : . Cohen Children’s Medical Center opened in 1983 as the New York metropolitan area’s only hospital designed exclusively for children. Today, it is the largest pediatric teaching hospital in the region, with over 750,000 visits annually and serving 1.8 million children in Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties. It is the tertiary pediatric medical center of the Northwell Health System and the only Level-1 Pediatric Trauma Center on Long Island. Cohen Children’s Medical Center is among the top-rated children’s hospitals in New York State and has received the highest ranking in New York for exceptional care in nine pediatric specialties, according to US News & World Report’s 2024-2025 Best Children’s Hospitals. As the largest provider of pediatric health services in the state, Cohen Children’s has been ranked among the nation’s top children’s hospitals by US News for 16 consecutive years. We are also the main site for pediatric rotations at the Zucker School of Medicine.

Northwell Health is New York State’s largest health care provider and private employer, with 28 hospitals and 1,050 outpatient facilities. We care for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Our 103,500 employees – 19,000+ nurses and 12,000+ credentialed physicians, including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners – are working to change health care for the better.

An academic appointment at The Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra / Northwell is commensurate with experience. Rachel Podella, Senior Physician Recruiter, OPR@northwell.Sanjeev Kothare, Division Director for Child Neurology, skothare@northwell.