Epileptologist Opportunity – Join a Level 4 Epilepsy Center (Open Rank/Track Faculty)

The Ohio State University College of Medicine and the Wexner Medical Center are seeking a Board-Certified Epileptologist to join the Department of Neurology. This role offers the chance to work in a nationally accredited Level 4 Epilepsy Center with cutting-edge resources and unparalleled academic support.

Position Highlights

• Specialization: Acute, chronic, and tertiary care of epilepsy patients
• Responsibilities:
  • Outpatient epilepsy clinics
  • EEG/ICU reading and Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) service
  • Presurgical evaluations, including stereo EEG and functional brain mapping
  • Management of neurostimulation devices (VNS, RNS, DBS)
• Teaching: Educate medical students, residents, and fellows across all levels
• Support: Dedicated clinical, administrative, and nursing support
• Requirements:
  • M.D. or D.O. degree
  • Board-eligible or certified in Neurology and Epilepsy

Why Join OSU Wexner Medical Center?

Department of Neurology Overview:

• 15 Specialized Divisions: Comprehensive subspecialty care across all neurology disciplines
• Unmatched Facilities:
  • 7 state-of-the-art ambulatory facilities
  • 3 hospitals, including a 30-bed stroke ward and 18-bed neurocritical care unit
• Research Leadership:
  • Over $15.5M in annual research funding
  • 320+ clinical trials and studies conducted annually
  • Pioneering neurogenetics, neuroimmunology, and neuroregenerative medicine initiatives
• Education Excellence:
  • 10 clinical fellowships
  • Global training opportunities through partnerships in Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America
  • Top 15th percentile Neurology Residency Program (Doximity Residency Navigator)

Epilepsy Division Highlights

• Team Composition:
  • 7 physicians, 3 APPs, 3 epilepsy nurses, and 1-2 fellows annually
• State-of-the-Art EMU:
  • An 8-10 bed unit opening next year, featuring the latest technology
• Specialized Clinics:
  • Functional seizures, neurostimulation, women’s epilepsy, and epilepsy surgery clinics
• Innovative Research:
  • Development of new antiseizure medications
  • Advanced approaches to presurgical evaluations and surgical outcomes
  • Breakthroughs in treating women with epilepsy during reproductive years

Join a Thriving Academic Culture

At OSUWMC, you’ll collaborate with top-tier faculty shaping the future of neurological care and research. This role combines clinical excellence, teaching, and groundbreaking research, all within a supportive and resource-rich environment.

How to Apply
To be considered, please submit your application via e-mail. Application materials must include cover letter and Curriculum Vita. All applications, inquiries and nominations should be directed in confidence to: Natalie Kessinger, Physician and Faculty Recruitment, natalie.kessinger@osumc.edu.

Faculty Defined

Clinical faculty (regardless of rank) - Persons with titles of assistant professor-clinical, associate professor-clinical and professor-clinical. These faculty will have earned a doctor of medicine (MD), doctorate (PhD) or other terminal degree in the relevant field. Clinical faculty members are not eligible for tenure and are appointed for terms of three to five years. They may be reappointed to successive terms. Their principal career focus is the delivery of exemplary clinical care, and may include teaching, and/or research.

Tenure-Track faculty (regardless of rank) - Persons with the titles of assistant professor, associate professor, or professor who are eligible for tenure or who have obtained tenure. These faculty will have earned a doctorate (PhD), Doctor of Medicine (MD) or other terminal degree in the relevant field of study. Their primary career focus centers on research, service, and teaching. Tenure-track faculty with MD or MD/PhD degrees may also be involved in clinical care.

Research Faculty (regardless of rank) - Persons with the titles of research assistant professor, research associate professor, or research professor. These faculty will have earned a doctorate (PhD) or other terminal degree in the relevant field of study. Research faculty members are not eligible for tenure and are appointed for terms of one to five years. Their principal career focus is research.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, HIV/AIDS status, military status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check.

• For the 31st consecutive year, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center has been ranked in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals list.
• This year, we’re proud to say that the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center remains #1 in Columbus, the second Best Hospital in Ohio and has been nationally ranked in 10 specialties.
• In 2023, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center earned a spot in the Top 100 on the Forbes list of America’s Best Large Employers for the third consecutive year.
• Our unparalleled benefits package includes retirement, medical and dental plans, malpractice, conference/vacation and tuition reimbursement for qualifying dependents.
• The College of Medicine at OSUWMC offers a unique and highly active mentorship program geared toward career advancement of new faculty members.

• We promote and are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and continue to be ranked on the Forbes list of America’s Best Employers for Diversity. 
• The Ohio State University along with its academic partner the Wexner Medical Center are located in Columbus, Ohio, the state capitol and the 14^th largest city in the United States.
• From historic communities and suburban living to college crowds and nightlife, Columbus is a friendly Midwestern town with metropolitan style.
• With easy commutes and low cost of living relative to comparable metropolitan areas.  Central Ohio has a temperate climate where fall and spring delight while summers are not too oppressively hot or humid and winters are not too cold or snowy.
• The city is renowned for its leading technological companies, vast academic resources, thriving industry, an eclectic mix of entertainment, dining and shopping, and easily accessible opportunities for sports and recreation for participants and fans alike.
• The university and medical center are home to an exciting, growth-oriented culture of innovation and discovery.

Together, these entities have established a bold vision to ensure that the university will be among the leading public universities in the nation for research and creative expression to address critical societal challenges and that the medical center will pioneer breakthrough health care solutions to improve peoples’ lives.

For more information about Columbus, please visit https://wexnermedical.osu.edu/careers/about-columbus