Chair, Department of Neurology

About the role

The Chair of the Department of Neurology leads the nation’s first neurology department at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. The position oversees a large academic and clinical enterprise, guiding faculty, staff, and clinical programs across multiple hospital sites while advancing the department’s tripartite mission of patient care, research, and education.

Responsibilities

• Direct nearly 200 full‑time and associated faculty and 465 professional and support staff.
• Oversee 20 clinical divisions and programs.
• Manage outpatient care across 12 facilities; FY2025 included >70,000 outpatient visits plus an additional 26,000 specialty visits.
• Oversee inpatient services: >1,800 discharges and ~12,000 consults annually.
• Coordinate clinical and educational activities at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Hospital, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center.
• Serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Clinical Practices of the University of Pennsylvania (CPUP) to help coordinate the tripartite mission of Penn Medicine’s 18 clinical departments.
• Develop and execute innovative strategies for the department.
• Lead effective clinical operations.
• Foster faculty development, retention, and recruitment.
• Manage development and donor relations.

Requirements

• MD degree.
• Active board certification in neurology.
• Eligibility for faculty appointment at Associate Professor or Professor rank in the Standing Faculty of the Perelman School of Medicine.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership skills suited to a matrixed environment.
• Ability to develop and execute innovative strategies.
• Demonstrated experience leading effective clinical operations.
• Highly respected academic record.
• Commitment to faculty development, retention, and recruitment.
• Experience in development and donor relations.
• Dual degrees are welcome.

Skills

• Leadership
• Strategic planning
• Clinical operations management
• Academic scholarship
• Faculty development
• Donor relations