Spine Neurosurgeon

Westchester Medical Center

The Department of Neurosurgery at Westchester Medical Center is seeking a board-eligible/board-certified neurosurgeon with advanced training and/or experience in spine surgery. Ability to obtain active New York medical licensure. Responsibilities include maintaining a productive surgical practice in spinal disease and disorders, teaching and mentoring neurosurgical residents and fellows, advancing knowledge in the field through publication and presentation of discoveries and best practices in patient care, and participating in translational research within the department to identify new therapies for patients with neurological cancers.

The candidate would be integral to the further expansion of a rapidly growing department and Spine Center. The Department of Neurosurgery has an excellent multidisciplinary collaboration with orthopedics and an integrated pain management practice as well as significant institutional resources for both inpatient and outpatient growth already allocated. A strong interest in clinical care, teaching, research, and programmatic development are critical to this position. Subspecialty interests within Spine Surgery will be strongly supported.

Company Info

As part of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network, the Surgeon will join the region's most advanced medical care and tertiary/quaternary referral hospital. WMCHealth is a 1,700-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla, NY, with 10 hospitals on eight campuses spanning 6,200 square miles of the Hudson Valley. We employ more than 12,000 people and have nearly 3,000 attending physicians. With Level I, Level II and pediatric trauma centers, the region's only acute-care children's hospital, an academic medical center, several community hospitals, dozens of specialized institutes and centers, skilled nursing, assisted-living facilities, home care services and one of the largest mental-health systems in New York State, WMCHealth is the pre-eminent healthcare provider in the Hudson Valley.

WMCHealth offers a generous compensation package with performance and quality measures. In addition, we offer exceptional work/life balance, a comprehensive benefits package, malpractice insurance, paid vacation and a generous stipend for Continuing Medical Education – including paid time off.

As a teaching hospital of New York Medical College, the candidate will have close interaction with the program's fellows, residents, and medical students. With a collegial atmosphere, educational opportunities will be available at both the Westchester Medical Center and MidHudson Regional Hospital campuses.

Westchester Medical Center Advanced Physician Services is an equal opportunity employer.

Contact

For further consideration for this opportunity, please send your Curriculum Vitae to Andrea Ruggiero at [Register to View] .

WMCHealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of Westchester Medical Center Health Network to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age (40 or older), marital status, genetic information or carrier status, disability (mental or physical), citizenship status, pregnancy, military service or veteran status, arrest or criminal accusation, domestic violence victim status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.