Faculty Associate - Headache ...

About the Role

The University of Maryland Faculty Physicians, Inc. (UM FPI) is seeking a full-time faculty member with specialty training in Headache and facial pain syndromes to join the Department of Neurology. The Department provides evaluation, treatment, and care for patients with a wide range of neurological disorders, including stroke, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, ALS, and migraine. Services are delivered through inpatient and consultative services, a Comprehensive Stroke Center, a Level 4 Epilepsy Center, a 22-bed Neuro-Critical Care Unit, and a busy outpatient practice. The Department also offers state-of-the-art rehabilitation services.

Faculty engage in research funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Veteran’s Administration, focusing on genetics in stroke, epilepsy, and Parkinson’s disease; new brain imaging modalities in multiple sclerosis; biomarkers in multiple sclerosis; and neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and intellectual disability. Many faculty lead clinical trials to identify new therapeutic approaches for neurological disorders.

The faculty member will expand a multi-disciplinary outpatient practice focusing on headache, migraine, and facial pain syndromes. Responsibilities include inpatient consultation and performing procedures such as chemo denervation, nerve blocks, trigger point injections, infusion protocols, and alternative approaches. The role also involves coordinating clinical trials related to headache and collaborating with behavioral health and integrative plan services. The selected faculty will participate in education and teaching of medical students and residents and assist with launching a headache fellowship.

Responsibilities

• Expand and manage a multi-disciplinary outpatient practice for headache, migraine, and facial pain syndromes.
• Provide inpatient consultation services.
• Perform procedures including chemo denervation, nerve blocks, trigger point injections, infusion protocols, and alternative approaches.
• Coordinate clinical trials related to headache.
• Collaborate with behavioral health and integrative plan services.
• Educate and teach medical students and residents.
• Assist in launching a headache fellowship program.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree in Medicine in area of specialty.
• 3-5 years of clinical experience.
• CPR, BLS, and ACLS or other relevant certification as required by the department.
• Board certification/eligibility in area of specialty.
• Demonstrated ability to promote professionalism through involvement in professional organizations, teaching, research, and/or publishing.
• Knowledge and skills to provide care appropriate to the patient population(s) served, including principles of growth and development over the life span.
• Highly effective verbal and written communication skills for interacting with patients, families, and medical staff.

Pay

Salary range: $260,000 to $300,000 annually, with a $25,000 signing bonus. Exact salary depends on geographic location, skills, experience, market conditions, internal equity, responsibility, and qualifications.

Benefits

University of Maryland Faculty Physician’s Inc. offers a total rewards package supporting employees' health, life, career, and retirement. More information can be found at UM FPI Employee Benefits.