Open Rank- Assistant Professor – Associate Professor of Neurosurgery

About the role

The Department of Neurosurgery currently seeks a Neurosurgeon at the Assistant Professor or Associate Professor rank to join the Neurosurgery Faculty. This is a full-time (1.0 FTE) faculty position which will include (0.5 cFTE) at University of Colorado Hospital on the Anschutz Campus to help build the peripheral nerve program. This position will also work with our Pediatric Division (0.1 cFTE) and assist with our spine program, including work to develop a spinal cord injury program (0.4 cFTE).

Responsibilities

• Serve as a neurosurgeon at UCHAnschutz (.9 FTE) and CHCO-Anschutz (.1 FTE) providing both general and specialized skills
• Build a peripheral nerve program at UC Anschutz and CHCO Anschutz.
• Develop a Spinal Cord Injury program at UCHAnschutz
• Provide timely assessments and documentation in outpatient and inpatient settings.
• Review neurosurgery consults to determine the most appropriate initial provider or management plan and confirm that the existing work-up is adequate.
• Provide therapeutic interventions appropriate to the physician’s expertise and the facility’s capabilities.
• Maintain clinical privileges, including diagnostic assessment, medication evaluation, and management.
• Collaborate with providers in other medical and surgical services, including making appropriate referrals.
• Participate in facility programs that improve patient care, including patient safety and quality improvement initiatives.
• Adjust work schedules and assignments on short notice to meet changing workloads and deadlines.

Qualifications

• MD or DO
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Neurosurgery
• Graduate of an American Board of Neurological Surgery residency program
• Maintains or is eligible for Colorado State Medical License

Preferred Qualifications

• Ambulatory clinical experience and/or fellowship training in complex spine surgery
• Experience in managing peripheral nerve pathology, focus in nerve tumors, neuromodulation, and peripheral nerve reconstruction