The University of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center offer several exciting opportunities for BC/BE neurologists. Candidates must be qualified for medical licensure in the state of Pennsylvania; fellowship training or clinical experience in the specialist fields is desirable. Faculty rank is dependent upon academic credentials for faculty appointment at the University of Pittsburgh. There is a close relationship with the Pittsburgh VA Health System.

Position responsibilities include teaching, outpatient and inpatient care, research and administrative duties. There are ample opportunities for development of specialized programs in the department and medical center, including the Pittsburgh Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, the UPMC Stroke Institute, the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition and the Center for Neurosciences of the University of Pittsburgh.

Applicants for any of the following positions should submit a CV and a brief statement of clinical and/or research interest to:

Lawrence R. Wechsler, MD
Professor and Interim Chair
Department of Neurology
3471 Fifth Avenue, Suite 811
Kaufmann Building
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

We seek candidates for the following positions:

Neuromuscular/EMG Specialist
The department is currently recruiting a Neuromuscular/EMG specialist at the rank of Assistant Professor in the non-tenure track. The responsibilities are mainly EMG, outpatient neuromuscular diseases and teaching residents and neurophysiology fellows. There are also opportunities for clinical research. We have MDA and ALS clinics, a full array of electrodiagnostic and neuromuscular pathology services, and a large referral network. Candidates should be certified or eligible for certification for “Added Qualifications in Clinical Neurophysiology.

Headache Specialist
The Department of Neurology is actively recruiting a neurologist with an interest in a full-time clinical and research career in the field of headache medicine.  Our group is gifted with a large referral base providing access to hundreds of new headache referrals each month providing an incredible opportunity for specialized clinical care and extensive clinical research.

Multiple Sclerosis Specialist

A neurologist with an interest in the clinical care of people with MS and other CNS immune-mediated diseases. The position will also involve clinical research and teaching. The department has a large referral base and excellent National MS Society support.

Stroke Specialist
The UPMC Stroke Institute offers an active clinical stroke service, acute stroke management and endovascular therapy, acute stroke clinical trial programs, a strong stroke and endovascular neurology fellowship program and a strong basic science stroke research program. An appointment and protected research in the VA Geriatric Research, Educational and Clinical Center (GRECC), which focuses on cerebrovascular disease, is possible for this position.

Behavioral Neurology
The Department is seeking clinical neurologists with expertise in Alzheimer’s disease and other degenerative diseases to work in the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and to care for dementia patients in the clinical setting. An opportunity exists for a joint appointment with the Veterans Administration GRECC for candidates with research interests in aging and dementia.

The University of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center are Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employers.