Division Chief - Pediatric Developmental Medicine | Penn State Health

About the role

Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital and Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center are recruiting a Division Chief in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics. The Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Division provides comprehensive multidisciplinary evaluations for children with suspected autism, ADHD, learning disorders and other developmental impairments. Current special interests include psychopharmacology for aggression treatment, the use of medical marijuana for aggressive behavior in older adolescents with autism, assessment of speech apraxia, and other complex speech disorders, as well as evaluation of reading disorders, including dyslexia.

Opportunity highlights include joining a team of two Developmental Behavioral Pediatricians (one full-time, one part-time), two locum tenens Developmental Behavioral Pediatricians, a Nurse Practitioner, a Speech Therapist specializing in speech apraxia, two Education Specialists (one full‑time, one half‑time), a nurse coordinator, and a Neuropsychologist. The division offers a high‑quality academic and clinical program, with academic appointments at the Associate or full Professor rank based on qualifications, and promotes a healthy work‑life balance.

Hershey is a suburban community in a metropolitan area and one of the fastest growing regions in the state. The area offers excellent public schools with many districts ranking in the top 100 statewide. Hershey is approximately 12 miles from Harrisburg, the state capital, and within a short train ride or drive to New York City, Philadelphia, Washington DC, and Baltimore.

Penn State Health is a multi‑hospital health system serving patients and communities across 29 counties in central Pennsylvania, employing more than 18,000 people systemwide. The system includes Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital, Penn State Cancer Institute (Hershey), Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center (Enola), Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center (Camp Hill), Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center (Lancaster), Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center (Reading), the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute (Harrisburg), and over 2,450 physicians and direct care providers at 225 outpatient practices. It jointly operates Penn State Health Rehabilitation Hospital, Hershey Outpatient Surgery Center, and Hershey Endoscopy Center. In 2017, Penn State Health partnered with Highmark Health to create a value‑based community care network. Penn State Health shares an integrated strategic plan and operations with Penn State College of Medicine, which has campuses in State College and Hershey, over $150 million in funded research, and more than 1,700 students and trainees in medicine, nursing, other health professions, and biomedical research. Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital is the top‑rated and most comprehensive children’s hospital between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, featuring the highest‑level neonatal intensive care unit and a Level I pediatric