Pediatric Neurologist: Epilepsy | Coastal Charleston, SC

The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Department of Pediatrics is seeking a Pediatric Neurologist/Epileptologist to join the Division of Pediatric Neurology in coastal Charleston, South Carolina.

The Division of Pediatric Neurology accredited by the National Association of Epilepsy with a Pediatric Level IV Epilepsy Center. The team aims to maintain partnerships with referring doctors, so each child receives optimal long-term care. The division offers specialty services such as speech language pathology and neuropsychology, as well as diagnostic services, including inpatient and outpatient video EEG monitoring. Offering medical and surgical treatment options along with medical nutrition therapy (ketogenic diet).

MUSC Children’s Hospital has consistently been the only institution in South Carolina to be ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s edition of “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals.” MUSC is the only quaternary academic medical center in the state of South Carolina and is expanding rapidly. Many new opportunities are developing with the opening of the new MUSC Children’s Pediatric Subspecialty R. Keith Summey Medical Pavilion, which offers comprehensive outpatient pediatric only services including specialty clinics, outpatient surgery, diagnostic imaging, infusion procedures, and support services such as lab and pharmacy. The new Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital that opened in February 2020, offers state of the art tertiary and quaternary services.

 Ideal Candidates:

• Board Certified or Eligible by the ABPN
• Interest/experience in neuromuscular and/or neuroimmunology disorders is welcomed  
• Commitment to MUSC’s educational missions
• Opportunity for research

Opportunity Details:

• Strong, collaborative team of 7 faculty members and 4 Advanced Practitioners
• Dedicated inpatient and outpatient clinical services
• Our Comprehensive Epilepsy Center is designated a Level IV epilepsy center, the highest designation offered by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers
• Accredited Neurophysiology Lab offers a complete combination of EEG, EMG, Intraoperative Monitoring, and Intracranial/Extracranial Vascular Imaging, in conjunction with our Level IV Epilepsy Center.
• Fantastic specialty and diagnostic services such as speech language pathology, neuropsychology, and inpatient and outpatient video EEG monitoring
• EPIC medical record system

MUSC Offerings:

• Relocation assistance
• Competitive pay and signing bonus
• Excellent retirement options, including a pension and optional tax-deferred contributions
• Sovereign immunity malpractice coverage
• 22 days of annual leave, 15 days of sick leave, and 13 paid holidays
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program Qualified Employer

MUSC is located in Charleston, SC, frequently named one of the best places in America to live. If charming, historic, vibrant, cultural, and coastal are adjectives that you find appealing, it’s all here.  In Charleston, you might find yourself dining at a world-class restaurant tonight and relaxing on a boat as you explore our many waterways tomorrow. You might stroll along cobblestone streets, amidst centuries old homes by day and attend a jazz concert by night. Charleston is a place where you can live your life to its fullest.

We invite you to join the team committed to “changing what’s possible” and do so in one of the most exciting cities in the country. Send us your CV accompanied by your letter of interest for immediate consideration. Your life in Charleston awaits!

Learn more at https://musckids.org/our-services/neurosciences/neurology

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Founded in 1824 in Charleston, MUSC is home to the oldest medical school in the South as well as the state's only integrated academic health system, with a unique charge to serve the state through education, research and patient care. Each year, MUSC educates and trains more than 3,000 students and 850 residents and fellows in six colleges: Dental Medicine, Graduate Studies, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy. With $298 million in research funding in fiscal year 2022, the collaboration between faculty, staff, students, and our partners accelerates the movement of scientific discoveries that improve lives.

The Medical University of South Carolina's College of Medicine is leading the way in all areas of the MUSC mission – medical education, patient care, and biomedical research – at our main campus in downtown Charleston and across the state.

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The largest and oldest academic medical center in South Carolina, we serve a diverse group of more than 740 medical students, 850 trainees in residency and fellowship programs, and patients throughout our state and beyond.

The medical University of South Carolina is a part of MUSC Health, as the clinical health system of the Medical University of South Carolina, MUSC Health is dedicated to delivering the highest quality and safe patient care while training generations of compassionate, competent health care providers to serve the people of South Carolina and beyond. Close to 25,000 care team members provide care for patients at 14 hospitals with approximately 2,500 beds and 5 additional hospital locations in development, more than 300 telehealth sites and nearly 750 care locations situated in the Lowcountry, Midlands, Pee Dee and Upstate regions of South Carolina. In 2022, for the eighth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report named MUSC Health the No. 1 hospital in South Carolina.