Stroke Director & Faculty and Dementia Chief Opportunities at Downtown Philadelphia University

A well-known academic program in Philadelphia is seeking a Chief for their Dementia and Cognitive Disorders Division, a Stroke Division Director, and additional Stroke faculty to join their main campus.

System Highlights:
• 926-bed Tertiary Referral Medical Center
• Dedicated Neurosciences Hospital
• 52 Neuro-ICU beds
• 22 Acute Stroke Unit beds
• 8-bed Epilepsy Care Unit
• State-of-the-art Electrodiagnostics Laboratory
• NAEC Level 4 Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
• Level 1 Trauma Center
• Comprehensive Stroke Center

Dementia and Cognitive Division Chief Highlights:
• Lead division of subspecialized neurologists
• Comprehensive cognitive program with state-of-the-art diagnostics
• Research Center of Excellence for the Lewy Body Dementia Association
• Monthly neurocognitive conference involving residents, medical students and faculty from the neurology department
• Opportunity to develop a cognitive fellowship program
• Faculty appointment (Associate Professor or Professor)

Stroke Division Highlights:
• Join collaborative team including vascular neurologists, neurology residents, vascular neurology fellows, neurocritical care providers, vascular neurosurgeons and advanced practice nurses
• Stroke Division Director opportunity available
• Telestroke is available
• Monday-Friday schedule with flexible inpatient/outpatient requirements
• Opportunities to expand clinical research and support for basic science research
• Grant holders are very well supported
• Teach neurology and neurosurgery residents, stroke and NCC fellows
• Faculty appointment

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