The Division of Pediatric Neurology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) and Children’s Health Dallas seeks a Pediatric Epileptologist with expertise in epilepsy surgery to become an integral part of our team. Your expertise will play a crucial role in providing high quality care and advancing our commitment to the Dallas-Fort Worth community.  

Highlights

• Join a team of 11 Pediatric Epileptologists
• Comprehensive Epilepsy Center features a 10-bed epilepsy monitoring unit at the main Children’s Health campus in Dallas (a Level 4 pediatric epilepsy center) and a 6-bed monitoring unit at the Plano campus (a Level 3 epilepsy center)
• State-of-the-art equipment and innovations available for advanced epilepsy diagnosis and procedures/treatments, including Robotic Stereotactic Assistance (ROSA), Laser Interstitial Thermoablation (LITT), and Responsive Neurostimulation (NeuroPace)
• Strong staff of APPs that support our faculty in the epilepsy monitoring unit
• Teach and work alongside fellows to read EEGs, round on patients, and develop treatment plans
• Robust research opportunities and support, both institutionally and nationally through the Epilepsy Learning Healthcare System (ELHS)
• Each year we perform over 50 intracranial epilepsy surgeries, including stereo EEG, laser interstitial thermal ablation, and neuromodulation
• In 2023, our epilepsy center handled more than 10,000 epilepsy outpatient visits, performed over 4,000 routine EEGs, and conducted over 3,000 days of EMU and long-term VEEG monitoring interpretations

About the Division

The Division of Pediatric Neurology includes over 30 pediatric neurologists and offers pediatric fellowships in: Epilepsy, Intracranial EEG, Clinical Neurophysiology, Autoimmune Neurology, Vascular Neurology, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Neuromuscular Medicine, Movement Disorders, Neonatal Neurocritical Care, and Headache.

Our pediatric neurology patients receive expert care at Children’s Medical Center, ranked No. 18 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for neurology and neurosurgery in 2024-2025.

Children’s Health and UT Southwestern actively engage in neurological research including gene therapy research in developmental epileptic encephalopathies and rare neurodegenerative diseases. The collaboration between UT Southwestern and Children’s Health helps bring leading-edge research in pediatric neurology and epilepsy from the lab to the bedside.

UT Southwestern Medical Center is home to numerous nationally and internationally recognized physicians and scientists, including: 

• Four Nobel Laureates 

• 26 members of the National Academy of Sciences 

• 19 members of the National Academy of Medicine 

A qualified candidate will have training and expertise in the care of children with epilepsy and other neurological diseases.  Desirable but not mandatory additional skills would include presurgical evaluations and surgical planning within a multidisciplinary team, evaluating and treating patients in the epilepsy monitoring unit including those with intracranial recordings, and interpreting and reporting short and long-term inpatient, outpatient, and ambulatory EEG recordings.

Candidates must be board certified/board eligible in Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology and have completed a fellowship in neurophysiology or epilepsy, specifically with surgical training. Leadership experience, strong clinical skills, and a commitment to teaching and research are highly desired.

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community.  As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. To the extent this position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the critical infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired and to continue to be employed in the position.

Appointment rank will be commensurate with academic accomplishment and experience. Consideration may be given to applicants seeking less than a full-time schedule.

To learn more about the benefits UT Southwestern offers, visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/employees/hr-resources/