Adult Epilepsy
Location: Hollywood, FL
Specialty: Epilepsy, Clinical Neurophysiology
Physician Job Number: FY20-04-01
Description:
Memorial Healthcare System is looking for a fellowship-trained epilepsy specialist to join its growing epilepsy program. All candidates should be BE/BC in epilepsy or clinical neurophysiology. Candidate should have interest and experience in epilepsy surgery, particularly in applying stereotactic electroencephalography (SEEG) monitoring for seizure localization and mapping. Memorial's comprehensive epilepsy program has been recognized by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) as a Level 4 Epilepsy Center since 2014. The Center's multidisciplinary team includes neurologists with fellowship training in neurophysiology and epilepsy, a fellowship trained functional neurosurgeon, neuropsychologists, neuroradiologists, two ARNPs, a psychologist and an epilepsy-experienced nursing staff. The active Epilepsy Center at Memorial has evolved in recent years to become recognized as a regional referral center for the diagnosis and management of epilepsy across its entire spectrum. Services include an epilepsy monitoring unit, epilepsy surgery for patients with intractable epilepsy (using SEEG), intracranial monitoring and brain mapping, NeuroPace/RNS surgery and other brain modulation procedures. About Memorial Neuroscience Institute at Memorial Healthcare System Memorial Neuroscience Institute uses advanced technology and innovative procedures to treat a broad spectrum of neurological conditions, including neuro oncological, neurovascular, neuromuscular and neuroinflammatory. The institute offers a wide range of surgical services including pituitary surgery, cerebrovascular neurosurgery and spine surgery. Memorial Neuroscience Institute also offers minimally invasive procedures such as image-guided brain surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery and neurovascular intervention. The Institute has been named a Neuroscience Institute of Excellence, is an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center by the Joint Commission, and has been awarded the Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus and Gold Plus Achievement Award by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association for excellence in treating stroke. Memorial Healthcare System is one of the largest public healthcare systems in the United States. A national leader in quality care and patient satisfaction, Memorial has ranked 11 times since 2008 on nationally recognized lists of great places to work. About South Florida South Florida offers a dynamic urban/suburban lifestyle with an abundance of cultural and recreational amenities, miles of beautiful beaches, top-rated golf courses, zoos and wildlife refuges, a vibrant arts community, museums and world-class dining. South Florida's high quality of life – including year-round summer weather, exciting multiculturalism and no state income tax – attracts new residents from all over the country and around the world.
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Since its inception in 1953, Memorial has been a leader in providing high-quality healthcare services to South Florida residents. Today, it is the fifth-largest public healthcare system in the nation and highly regarded for its exceptional patient- and family-centered care. Memorial's patient, physician and employee satisfaction rates are some of the most admired in the country, and the system is recognized as a national leader in quality healthcare.
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