Pediatric Epileptology Physician - Icahn School of Medicine - Manhattan, NY

Job Description

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is recruiting for a full-time pediatric epileptologist to join a multi-disciplinary program in neurology, pediatrics, and neurosurgery.

Applicants are sought at the Assistant, Associate or Professor rank, with an academic appointment at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai that is commensurate with experience and resume. The selected candidate must have excellent clinical skills and an interest in outpatient and inpatient pediatric epilepsy care, as well as a track record of clinical and / or translational research, with an anticipated distribution of about equal effort in clinical care and research.

The successful candidate will work with an outstanding team of pediatric neurologists with specialized interests in epilepsy, movement disorders, stroke, headache, neurobehavioral disorders, neurometabolic disorders, neurofibromatosis, neuro-oncology, and multiple sclerosis / neuroimmunology, as well as general pediatric neurology, throughout the Mount Sinai Health System in New York City. Faculty teach epilepsy fellows, adult neurology residents, pediatric residents, and medical students at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. We recently received ACGME approval for a pediatric neurology residency program. In addition, the candidate will engage and lead in advancing an active pediatric epilepsy surgical program, effectively partnering with pediatric and adult epileptologists and neurosurgeons within our large health system.

Qualifications

ABPN certification in Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology

Subspecialty fellowship training and certification in epilepsy or clinical neurophysiology (EEG track)

Outstanding communication, bedside manner, and professionalism; excellent organizational skills

A strong work ethic and capability for effective collaboration in the multi-disciplinary care of infants, children, and adolescents with seizure disorders, including evaluation and advanced surgical and medical management approaches for refractory epilepsy

A track record of clinical and / or translational research and a vision for establishing a program of clinical research in pediatric epilepsy at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Leadership skills and experience

The successful candidate for this position will be appointed with the title and salary commensurate with experience. The compensation range for an Assistant Professor is $240,000 to $300,000, for an Associate Professor is $270,000 to $350,000, and for a Professor is $300,000 to $400,000. Salary is dependent on experience and qualifications. Please note that these salaries do not include bonuses, incentive compensation, or benefits.

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Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital is a comprehensive tertiary children's hospital. The hospital includes a pediatric epilepsy monitoring unit and an active pediatric epilepsy surgical program. U.S. News & World Report® consistently selects Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital as one of the best children's hospitals in the nation. In the 2024-2025 annual edition of "Best Children's Hospital" report, Kravis ranked in three pediatric specialties.

Please specify Job Title of interest and send CV with Cover Letter to :

Physician Recruitment Department

Mount Sinai Health System

Physician.recruitment@mountsinai.org

Responsibilities

Collaborate with colleagues as an integral part of a health system

Benefit from the education, research, and clinical program of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, one of the top ranked schools nationally

Significant opportunities for career development

Dedicated support staff

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Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time - discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients' medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked : No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology / Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes / Endocrinology, Gastroenterology / GI Surgery, Neurology / Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology / Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report's "Best Children's Hospitals" ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country's best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek's "The World's Best Smart Hospitals" ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

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