Faculty (Open Rank) | Division Chief, Epilepsy - Neurology, McGovern Medical Center

The Department of Neurology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston invites applications for the Division Chief of Epilepsy and Director of the Texas Comprehensive Epilepsy Program. This is an open-rank faculty appointment within a premier environment for epilepsy care and discovery.

About the Program

The Division of Epilepsy is the clinical and academic engine of the Texas Comprehensive Epilepsy Program (TCEP), a nationally prominent Level 4 epilepsy program jointly supported by UTHealth Houston and Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center. TCEP integrates adult epilepsy, neurosurgery, neuroimaging, neuropsychology, neuropathology, genetics, biomedical engineering, data science, and neurotechnology within a deeply integrated clinical and research enterprise.

• One of the nation's busiest epilepsy surgery programs.
• Advanced capabilities in stereoelectroencephalography, laser ablation, resective surgery, and neuromodulation.
• A dedicated Magnetoencephalography Center with clinical and scientific expertise in MEG-based source localization and brain mapping.
• One of the largest epilepsy fellowship programs in the United States, with eight fellows recruited annually.
• An epilepsy genetics and precision-medicine program, supported by a rare epilepsies position and dedicated epilepsy genetic counselors.
• The internationally recognized BrainStorm Program in collaboration with the University of Southern California and University of Montreal.
• Close collaborations with biomedical informaticians, computational scientists, engineers, and artificial-intelligence experts across UTHealth Houston.
• Access to extensive multimodal clinical datasets, advanced analytics infrastructure, intracranial electrophysiology, neuroimaging, biosignals, and high-density longitudinal patient data via the NIH-funded International Seizure and SUDEP Research Repository (InSSURR).
• Strong institutional partnerships with the Texas Institute for Restorative Neurotechnologies, the Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics, and Memorial Hermann Health System.

Responsibilities

• Establish and execute an ambitious strategic vision for the continued growth of the Division of Epilepsy and TCEP.
• Promote the highest standards of compassionate, evidence-based, patient-centered epilepsy care.
• Expand access to comprehensive epilepsy services throughout Houston, Texas, and the surrounding region.
• Strengthen the evaluation and treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy, including surgical and device-based therapies.
• Recruit, retain, mentor, and develop exceptional clinical, research, and educational faculty.
• Foster a culture defined by excellence, integrity, collaboration, innovation, accountability, and professional growth.
• Advance multidisciplinary partnerships across neurology, neurosurgery, pediatrics, radiology, psychiatry, pathology, genetics, biomedical informatics, engineering, and public health.
• Grow the division's portfolio of externally funded research and support collaborative, multi-investigator, and multicenter programs.
• Accelerate innovation in precision epilepsy care, neurotechnology, computational neuroscience, clinical informatics, and AI-enabled decision support.
• Support and expand the division's clinical-trials infrastructure and translational-research enterprise.
• Provide oversight of the division's clinical operations, quality initiatives, faculty productivity, and responsible stewardship of resources.
• Champion excellence in medical-student, resident, fellow, and continuing medical education.
• Ensure the continued strength and national prominence of the epilepsy fellowship program.
• Represent the division within UTHealth Houston, Memorial Hermann Health System, the Texas Medical Center, and the broader national and international epilepsy community.
• Maintain an active clinical, educational, and scholarly role appropriate to the candidate's interests and expertise.

Qualifications

• MD, DO, MD/PhD, or equivalent medical degree.
• Completion of accredited fellowship training in epilepsy or clinical neurophysiology.
• Board certification or board eligibility in Neurology and Epilepsy and/or Clinical Neurophysiology, as applicable.
• Eligibility for an unrestricted Texas medical license.
• Rank of Associate Professor or Professor; exceptional candidates at other ranks may be considered under the open-rank appointment.
• Sustained record of clinical excellence in the diagnosis and management of complex epilepsy.
• Record of progressive academic and administrative leadership.
• Meaningful scholarly accomplishment and a national or international reputation in epilepsy or a closely related field.
• Strong commitment to education, mentorship, faculty development, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
• Interpersonal and organizational skills required to lead a large, complex, and rapidly growing academic clinical enterprise.

The ideal candidate will be an opinion leader and expert in SEEG, with a strong background in funded research and established mentorship.