The Department of Neurology in the Renaissance School of Medicine is seeking movement disorders neurologists to join our outstanding Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Center. Stony Brook is home to the only DBS program, Tics and Tourette's Disorder TAA Center of Excellence and Huntington's Disease HDSA Center of Excellence in Suffolk County, Long Island, NY. Suffolk County has a catchment area of 1.5 million residents, of which nearly a quarter of a million are geriatric. We partner with Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, which offers numerous wellness programs with support of APDA.  

Stony Brook University Hospital is a 624-bed tertiary care university hospital. Its academic affiliate, Stony Brook University, is ranked #1 among New York state public universities. It has a state-of-the-art PET-MRI and other neuroimaging with a cyclotron. We are members of the Parkinson Study and Huntington Study Groups, with active clinical trials and investigator-initiated research.

Responsibilities include:

• Management of patients with Movement Disorders, including inpatient Movement Disorders consultations.
• Commitment to community engagements and education.
• Coverage of the general neurology or consult services.
• Favorable weekend and overnight call responsibility shared equally among faculty.
• Supervision of neurology residents and medical students.

This represents an exciting opportunity for a Movement Disorders neurologist interested in building an outpatient movement disorders practice at the region's premier academic medical center. Candidates will have the opportunity to develop innovative clinical, educational, and research programs to suit their unique academic interests.

Faculty can also take advantage of an exceptional retirement plan offered through the New York State Pension plan and 457(b), 401(a) and 403(b).

Required Qualifications:
MD, DO degree (or foreign equivalent). Movement Disorders fellowship training. Board Certified/Board Eligible in Neurology. Eligibility for New York State licensure.

Preferred Qualifications:
Two years or more of fellowship training. Proficiency in DBS programming and botulinum toxin treatment. Experience in DBS intraoperative neurophysiology. Interest in building specialized programs focusing on neurogenetics, ataxia, or normal pressure hydrocephalus.

All application materials must be submitted online. Please use the Apply Now button to begin your application.  For technical support, please visit Interfolio's Support Site (https://support.interfolio.com/) or reach out to their Scholar Service Team at help@interfolio.com or (877) 997-8807. 

For questions regarding this position, please contact Jamie Friede at 631-444-8397.

Special Notes:
Tenure/Non-Tenure Track position.  FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA.  To qualify for tenure and/or a senior faculty appointment, the candidate must meet the criteria established by the School of Medicine (School of Medicine's Criteria for Appointment, Promotion and Tenure).

Anticipated Start Date:  As soon as possible.

Campus Description

Long Island's premier academic medical center, Stony Brook Medicine, represents Stony Brook University's entire medical enterprise and integrates all of Stony Brook's health-related initiatives:  education, research and patient care.  It encompasses Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook Children's Hospital, the five Health Sciences schools -- Dental Medicine, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing and Social Welfare -- as well as the major centers and institutes, programs and more than 50 community-based healthcare settings throughout Suffolk County.  With 624 beds, Stony Brook University Hospital serves as Suffolk County's only tertiary care center and Regional Trauma Center.  Stony Brook Children's, with more than 180 pediatric specialists in 30 specialties, offers the most advanced pediatric specialty care in the region. In the Medical and Research Translation (MART) building, two floors are occupied by Stony Brook University Cancer Center?s outpatient services, and four floors are devoted to cancer research.  Diversity, equity and inclusion are essential core values at Stony Brook Medicine.  We believe we do our best and most impactful work when we leverage our diverse, equitable and inclusive perspectives.  We are proud to recruit and hire talented people from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.

The selected candidate must successfully clear a background investigation.

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Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning, and working environment.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

If you need a disability-related accommodation, please contact the Office of Equity and Access at (631)632-6280.

About Stony Brook University

FROM ITS BEGINNINGS A HALF-CENTURY AGO, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN CHARACTERIZED by innovation, energy and progress, transforming the lives of people who earn degrees, work and make groundbreaking discoveries here. A dramatic trajectory of growth has turned what was once a small teacher preparation college into an internationally recognized research institution that is changing the world.

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