UTHealth Houston
Chair of Neurology
The Chair for the Department of Neurology will lead academic medicine efforts, focusing on neurology care, education, and research. This role requires a visionary leader who can navigate the complexities of a public research university and drive improvements in practice through effective advocacy and transformation.
Key Responsibilities
- • Articulate a compelling vision for the future of Neurology across a highly regarded school of medicine, health system, and to the community
- • Transform current practices in neurology care, education, and research
- • Navigate organizational, political, and fiscal realities unique to a major public research university
- • Make changes to improve current practice
- • Advocate effectively for the resources required to uphold mandates and achieve aspirations
Required
- • Must hold an MD, MD/PhD or equivalent
- • Board-certified in Neurology
- • Eligible for a faculty appointment at the Professor/Associate Professor level
Preferred
- • Nationally recognized scholar and leader in academic medicine
- • Passionate about the mission, vision, and values of UTHealth Houston
- • Deep understanding of academic health science centers and how they succeed in an evolving health care environment
- • Experience necessary to transform current practices
- • Systems thinker
KornFerry is partnering with UTHealth Houston in conducting this search. Please direct all nominations and inquiries to Julie Mozes email at Julie.Mozes@KornFerry.com.
UTHealth Houston
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) is headquartered in the largest medical complex in the world, the Texas Medical Center. Each year, UTHealth Houston educates and trains more than 5,000 future physicians, nurses, biomedical researchers, dentists, public health professionals, and informaticians through its seven schools. Its students, faculty and staff deliver care through 1.8 million outpatient visits annually, and in partnership with the many affiliate hospitals across the region for complex, acute care. UTHealth Houston’s seven schools provide cutting-edge, innovative and integrated health education and attract top students from across the state and around the world.
Department of Neurology
Founded in 1972, the UTHealth Houston Department of Neurology initially began with its first chair, Dr. William Fields, heading a department of only six faculty members. Since then, the department has grown exponentially, expanding the specialty programs to the areas of Epilepsy, Movement Disorders, Multiple Sclerosis, Neuromuscular Diseases, Neurocognitive Disorders, Brain Disorder Research, Diagnostic Neurology, and Stroke.
The Department offers training programs, research activities, a clinical practice, as well as a highly competitive Neurology residency program along with several specialty-specific fellowship programs. The Department is ranked #14 for NIH Funding among Clinical Science Departments at US Medical Schools and the research program is funded by many NIH grants and attracts collaborators from all over the globe. The UT Physicians Neurology clinical practice remains one of the busiest and most comprehensive Neurology clinical practices in the city of Houston, staffed by some of the top experts in Neurology. The Department of Neurology is comprised of more than 500 FTEs, including 67 clinical faculty, 48 research faculty and more than 70 trainees.
Position Summary
The next Chair for the Department of Neurology will be a nationally recognized scholar and leader in academic medicine, one who is passionate about the mission, vision, and values of UTHealth Houston and has a deep understanding of academic health science centers and how they succeed in an evolving health care environment. This person will be able to articulate a compelling vision for the future of Neurology across a highly regarded school of medicine, health system, and to the community in general and bring a deep understanding of current issues and trends in neurology care, education and research – and the experience necessary to transform current practices. The ideal candidate is a "systems thinker" who can navigate organizational, political, and fiscal realities unique to a major public research university, and make changes to improve current practice, including effective advocacy for the resources required to uphold mandates and achieve aspirations.
Education
Candidates must hold an MD, MD/PhD or equivalent. Candidates must be board-certified in Neurology and eligible for a faculty appointment at the Professor/Associate Professor level.
Interested applicants should submit a CV and Letter of Interest here: https://jobs.candidate.kornferry.com/go/ext/DECQPW/242
UTHealth Houston
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) is headquartered in the largest medical complex in the world, the Texas Medical Center. Each year, UTHealth Houston educates and trains more than 5,000 future physicians, nurses, biomedical researchers, dentists, public health professionals, and informaticians through its seven schools. Its students, faculty and staff deliver care through 1.8 million outpatient visits annually, and in partnership with the many affiliate hospitals across the region for complex, acute care. UTHealth Houston’s seven schools provide cutting-edge, innovative and integrated health education and attract top students from across the state and around the world.
Department of Neurology
Founded in 1972, the UTHealth Houston Department of Neurology initially began with its first chair, Dr. William Fields, heading a department of only six faculty members. Since then, the department has grown exponentially, expanding the specialty programs to the areas of Epilepsy, Movement Disorders, Multiple Sclerosis, Neuromuscular Diseases, Neurocognitive Disorders, Brain Disorder Research, Diagnostic Neurology, and Stroke.
The Department offers training programs, research activities, a clinical practice, as well as a highly competitive Neurology residency program along with several specialty-specific fellowship programs. The Department is ranked #14 for NIH Funding among Clinical Science Departments at US Medical Schools and the research program is funded by many NIH grants and attracts collaborators from all over the globe. The UT Physicians Neurology clinical practice remains one of the busiest and most comprehensive Neurology clinical practices in the city of Houston, staffed by some of the top experts in Neurology. The Department of Neurology is comprised of more than 500 FTEs, including 67 clinical faculty, 48 research faculty and more than 70 trainees.
Position Summary
The next Chair for the Department of Neurology will be a nationally recognized scholar and leader in academic medicine, one who is passionate about the mission, vision, and values of UTHealth Houston and has a deep understanding of academic health science centers and how they succeed in an evolving health care environment. This person will be able to articulate a compelling vision for the future of Neurology across a highly regarded school of medicine, health system, and to the community in general and bring a deep understanding of current issues and trends in neurology care, education and research – and the experience necessary to transform current practices. The ideal candidate is a "systems thinker" who can navigate organizational, political, and fiscal realities unique to a major public research university, and make changes to improve current practice, including effective advocacy for the resources required to uphold mandates and achieve aspirations.
Education
Candidates must hold an MD, MD/PhD or equivalent. Candidates must be board-certified in Neurology and eligible for a faculty appointment at the Professor/Associate Professor level.
Interested applicants should submit a CV and Letter of Interest here: https://jobs.candidate.kornferry.com/go/ext/DECQPW/242
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