Pediatric Epileptologist

The Department of Neurology, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, is recruiting a Pediatric Epileptologist with expertise in surgical epilepsy. Primary responsibilities of the position include inpatient and outpatient clinical care; teaching medical students, residents and epilepsy fellows; developing research and creative work; and providing university/public service.

The candidate will deliver inpatient care at the UC Davis Children’s Hospital and Pediatric Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, and outpatient care at the Campus Commons and Midtown Neurology Specialty clinics. The position is available in the Health Sciences Clinical Professor (HSCP) or Clinical Neurology series at the Assistant, Associate, or Full rank commensurate with experience.

The UC Davis Children’s Hospital is the Sacramento region’s only nationally ranked, comprehensive hospital for children. It has the Central Valley’s only Level 1 pediatric trauma center and emergency department with board-certified physicians in more than 30 subspecialties. It has a 49-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), is a Level III nursery, and cares for infants from throughout Northern California.

The NICU averages more than 500 admissions per year while the 24-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) averages more than 1000 admissions annually. The Pediatric Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) is a four-bed unit within the Children’s Hospital. The UC Davis Department of Neurology and UC Davis Health teaching hospital are nationally ranked in US News & World Report.

UC Davis is an NAEC Level 4 Pediatric Epilepsy Center. The Department of Neurology’s Child Neurology section has twelve physicians, including five pediatric epileptologists, nurse practitioner, and social worker.