Epileptologist

About the role

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine seek a board-certified/eligible Neurologist with fellowship training in Epilepsy and/or Clinical Neurophysiology (epilepsy track) to join the Department of Neurology under the leadership of Krish Sathian, MBBS, PhD, Chair of Neurology. Penn State Health is a multi-hospital health system serving patients and communities across 29 counties in central Pennsylvania.

What We’re Offering

• Join a department of 37 full-time physicians and 19 advanced practice providers
• Team of fellowship-trained and experienced epileptologists and epilepsy neurosurgeons
• NAEC Level 4 Comprehensive Epilepsy Center with an ABRET-accredited EEG Lab providing the full gamut of epilepsy and EEG services and collaboration with Neurosurgery
• Experienced colleagues and collaborative leadership
• Participation in medical student, resident, and fellow education
• Robust research opportunities
• Opportunity to provide comprehensive care to patients, contributing to the mission of improving the health and well-being of the communities served
• Appointment at the Assistant, Associate, or full Professor level, dependent on qualifications

Position Requirements

• M.D., M.D./Ph.D., D.O., or equivalent degree
• Board-certified/eligible in Neurology with completion of an Epilepsy and/or Clinical Neurophysiology (epilepsy track) fellowship
• Board-certified/eligible in Epilepsy preferred
• Clinical expertise in epilepsy
• Interest in developing a focus area (e.g., surgical epilepsy program, intra-operative monitoring, continuous EEG monitoring, or outpatient epilepsy) is encouraged
• Experience with pharmacological management of epilepsy, video-EEG monitoring, intracranial monitoring, and neurostimulation required
• Ability to acquire license to practice in the State of Pennsylvania
• Must be able to obtain valid federal and state narcotics certificates

Community

• Excellent public schools with many ranking in the top 20% in the state
• Central PA offers vibrant urban areas surrounded by small-town rural/suburban communities, affording exceptional cultural opportunities and outdoor activities
• Located within a 2-hour drive to weekend destinations such as the Poconos, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Annapolis, and Baltimore and only a 3-hour drive from New York City and the eastern shore