The Department of Neurology at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University is recruiting academic headache specialists in clinical educator and physician-scientist tracks. The position will be under the department of neurology, but non-neurologist headache specialists are welcome to apply. The Department of Neurology at Jefferson, one of the oldest and most prestigious in the country, currently has over 80 full time faculty. Our institution, established in 1997 by Drs. Stephen Silberstein and William Young, is one of the largest, most productive and innovative headache centers in the world. Our team provides excellent clinical care, with specialty centers developed to treat intracranial hypotension, intracranial hypertension, cluster and vestibular migraine. We offer infusion therapies and operate the largest academic inpatient program in the US at Methodist hospital in south Philadelphia. We encourage research and basic science by conducting clinical trials and investigator-initiated studies, working with students, neurology residents, fellows and colleagues. Prospective applicants are encouraged to develop their own clinical or research programs tailored to their interests, and we frequently collaborate with other departments such as neurosurgery, neuroradiology, and neuro-ophthalmology. We currently see patients in historic center city Philadelphia and with telemedicine. We plan to develop clinics outside the city as satellite centers for those faculty who would be willing to do so. Interested applicants should send their curriculum vitae, a statement of research and clinical interest to: A.M. Rostami, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair Department of Neurology Thomas Jefferson University 901 Walnut St. Suite 400, Philadelphia, PA 19107 and Michael J Marmura, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University 900 Walnut St. Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA 19107 About Jefferson Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years. Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.
