Program Director, Neurology - Hackensack, New Jersey

Hackensack University Medical Center:
Nationally Recognized in Neurosciences
Neurology Opportunities
Neurology Residency Program Director

The Department of Neurology at Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC), a major academic medical center within the Hackensack Meridian Health system, seeks to employ a full-time position in neurology with protected time as Program Director of the newly created Neurology Residency. Candidates will be board certified in Neurology and have extensive graduate medical education experience, with at least 3-5 years in Neurology residency leadership roles. Faculty appointment at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (HMSOM) is a requirement with rank commensurate with experience.

The Neurology Residency is newly created, and will be recruiting for July 2026, with a total of 12 positions. It is a categorical program with guaranteed Y1 positions with the HUMC Internal Medicine residency program. HUMC Neurology provides a full-time stroke service and neurocritical care (NCC) service as well as inpatient Neurology consultations. HUMC is a Joint Commission accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center, serving over 800 total stroke patients/year, supported by 8 vascular neurologists, 4 neurointerventional specialists, and 10 APNs. The NCC program features 7 NCC providers & 11 APPs providing care in a brand new, state-of-the-art facility. HUMC Neurology also provides a robust outpatient practice in a separate brand new clinic with multiple interprofessional subspecialty centers of excellence.

The position will be recruited for by Florian P. Thomas, MD, PhD, Founding Chair & Professor of Neurology at HUMC & HMSOM and Colum F. Amory, MD, MPH, Stroke Chief and Interim Residency Program Director & Professor of Neurology at HUMC & HMSOM.

Neurosciences at HUMC:

• Has been recognized among the Top 50 Adult Neurology & Neurosurgery programs in U.S. News & World Report since 2021
• Has 100+ Team Members – Prominent specialties include Epilepsy, Headache, MS, Stroke, Neurosurgery, Neuro-Oncology, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Movement Disorders, Interventional Pain, Dementia, Sleep Medicine, Developmental Neurology, Hereditary Neuropathy and ALS.

HMH offers competitive compensation and a robust benefits package along with academic opportunities at The Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine.

Founded in 1888 with just 12 beds, Hackensack University Medical Center was Bergen County's first hospital. As we continue to grow and flourish, this nonprofit, teaching and research hospital has grown to become the largest provider of inpatient and outpatient services in New Jersey. Not only have we added 763 more beds to our facilities, we’re now Bergen County’s hub of healthcare for the Northern New Jersey and New York metropolitan areas.

HackensackUMC enjoys numerous clinical, research and academic affiliations with world-renowned partners. HackensackUMC is one of Bergen County’s largest employers with a work force of over 7,600 employees. The more than 1,600 physicians and dentists on the medical and dental staff represent the full spectrum of specialties and subspecialties and are international leaders in healthcare.

AT HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH, WE'RE READY TO HELP YOU ADVANCE YOUR CAREER!

Our collaborative team of physicians and advanced practice professionals help make us a distinguished leader, committed to the health and well-being of the communities we serve.

WE KEEP GETTING BETTER: 

Hackensack Meridian Health is the leading not-for-profit health care network in New Jersey, offering a complete range of medical services, innovative research and life-enhancing care. We aim to serve as a national model for changing and simplifying health care delivery through partnerships with innovative companies and focusing on quality and safety.

OUR MISSION: 

We will transform health care and be recognized as the leader of positive change.

OUR VISION: 

Because innovation is in our DNA, compelling us to create a world where the highest quality care is human-centered, accessible and affordable; we’re always ready to deliver the outcomes that matter most, and excellence is the standard.

OUR NETWORK: 

Hackensack Meridian Health was created in 2016 as a merger of Hackensack University Medical Center and its affiliated hospitals, with Meridian Health System, and is now a large integrated not-for-profit health care organization spanning the eastern shore of New Jersey. HMH comprises 18 hospitals, including two academic medical centers, two children’s hospitals and ten community hospitals, physician practices, more than 120 ambulatory care centers, surgery centers, home health services, long-term care and assisted living communities, hospice services, ambulance services, lifesaving air medical transportation, fitness and wellness centers, rehabilitation centers, and urgent care and after-hours centers.

DEFINING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE:

At the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, our mission is to develop our students, residents, fellows, faculty, and health care environment to deliver the highest quality care for all. Our approach is unique as we utilize the best components of different evidence-based teaching methods, and structure our foundational curriculum explicitly to give students what they need to thrive in the modern, technically demanding, clinical setting.

RANKED #1 IN NEW JERSEY:

Hackensack Meridian Health has two hospitals ranked on New Jersey’s Top 10 Best Hospitals list according to U.S. News & World Report. Hackensack University Medical Center is the #1 adult and children’s hospitals in New Jersey, with premier cancer care at John Theurer Cancer Center, a nationally ranked Orthopedics program, the state’s best programs in Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery, Geriatrics, Pulmonology and Lung Surgery, and the only nationally ranked programs in the state for Neurology & Neurosurgery, and Urology. Jersey Shore University Medical Center is ranked #6 and has received national recognition for its Orthopedics, and Pulmonary & Lung Surgery programs. And JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute has once again been ranked among the nation’s best rehabilitation hospitals.

ARE YOU READY TO CONTRIBUTE TO A GROUNDBREAKING HEALTH CARE NETWORK?