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Neurology - Physician at SSM Health SLUCare Academic Pavilion - SSM Health summary:

The Neurology - Physician role at SLUCare involves leading a headache specialty clinic within an expanding academic neurology department at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. The position offers opportunities in clinical leadership, research, education, and patient care, with a focus on headache treatment and neurology subspecialties. Candidates must be licensed neurologists with board certification or eligibility, and the role includes competitive benefits, academic appointment, and collaboration within a comprehensive healthcare system.

SLUCare Neurology is seeking an Academic Headache Specialistfor either early career or mid-career with additional leadership opportunities.

With the recruitment of a new permanent chair and commitment for a significant 5-year growth in Neurosciences, the Department of Neurology at Saint Louis University (SLU) School of Medicine/ SSM Health - SLUCare is expanding in all neurologic subspecialties. The ideal candidate will be either early or mid-career with a desire to run a headache specialty clinic. The early career candidate will be provided with support in clinical leadership training and the mid-career candidate will have protected time opportunities for either research, educational roles, or leadership roles depending on experiences.

The Department of Neurology has 22 faculty including adult and pediatric neurologist including subspecialties of neuromuscle, epilepsy, movement disorders, neuroimmunology, vascular neurology, neurointerventional and neurocritical care. The adult neurology residency has six residents per year. The child neurology residency has two residents per year. There are fellowships in neurophysiology, vascular neurology and neurointerventional with new fellowships in 2025 of neurocritical care and movement disorders.

Requirements :

• Must be a licensed physician and neurologist with experience in headache treatments
• Board-certified or board-eligible in neurology
• Headache fellowship training preferred, but not required
• Interest in education, research, quality improvement, and/or leadership for academic pursuits is also needed.

Competitive Financial Package:

• 2-year salary guarantee
• Sign-on and retention bonuses
• Robust benefits package including:
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Retirement plans with employer-matched contributions
• 6 weeks of vacation
• $5,000 annual CME allowance
• A full faculty academic appointment at Saint Louis University School of Medicine will be provided in a rank commensurate with experience
• Any protected time based on career goals and appropriate experience is negotiated with the Chair of the Department of Neurology

Facility Description:

Saint Louis University Hospital is a 395-bed hospital with a Comprehensive Stroke Center, Level One Trauma Center, Level 4 Epilepsy Center and Comprehensive ALS Center of Excellence. We offer DBS surgical, epilepsy surgery, MEG, TMS, quantitative EEG, TCDs, botox, and infusion centers. In addition, there is a 20-bed neurocritical care, six-bed Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU).

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SLUCare Physician Group and SSM Health have partnered for decades to provide exceptional medical services to patients at Cardinal Glennon Childrens Hospital, St. Marys Hospital, and most recently Saint Louis University Hospital.

SLUCares more than 600 faculty, other academic medical professionals, and staff are now a dedicated academic physician division within SSM Health - St. Louis and continue their work as researchers and educators. They will collaborate with SSM Health Medical Groups more than 600 community-based providers to deliver care at more than 50 physician office locations, as well as through comprehensive virtual and digital health services.

Our continued investment in our physicians and their practices reflects the commitment we have to advancing health care for the communities we serve.

Home to the famed Gateway Arch, St. Louis is one of the most livable cities in the country. This sprawling metropolitan mecca features a large variety of neighborhoods and communities spanning six counties. With an affordable housing market, trendy neighborhoods like Cherokee Street and Delmar Loop, and the booming economic landscape of the city make this one of the most attractive cities for young professionals. There is more to do per square mile in St. Louis than in any other city in the state. With restaurants, parks, recreation, cultural activities and sporting events, theres always something to do or see here.

SSM Health is committed to equal employment opportunity based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, and all other statuses protected by law. To view all of our current provider career opportunities, visit joinssmhealth.com.

Keywords:

Neurology, Headache Specialist, Physician, Academic Medicine, Clinical Leadership, Neurologist, Research, Patient Care, Medical Education, Neurologic Subspecialties

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