Functional Neurosurgery Faculty Position - LUMC

Neurosurgeon

The Department of Neurological Surgery at Loyola University Chicago (LUC) Stritch School of Medicine in Chicago's western suburbs is seeking a board-certified/board-eligible neurosurgeon to join the full-time faculty in our growing Neuroscience Program. This physician should have special interest and fellowship training in functional/stereotactic neurosurgery and general neurosurgery, respectively. This position would be a joint hire with a partner hospital with an expected practice of 50% at Loyola and 50% at our partner hospital. Diverse research opportunities are abundant and expected at the translational, basic science, and/or clinical level. Candidates with significant potential for extramural funding are strongly encouraged to apply.

Loyola Medicine, a member of Trinity Health, is a nationally ranked academic, quaternary care system based in Chicago's western suburbs. The three-hospital system includes Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC), Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, MacNeal Hospital, as well as convenient locations offering primary care, specialty care, and immediate care services from nearly 2,000 physicians throughout Cook, Will, and DuPage counties. LUMC is a 547-licensed-bed hospital in Maywood that includes the William G. and Mary A. Ryan Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine, the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, the John L. Keeley, MD, Emergency Department, a Level 1 trauma center, Illinois's largest burn center, the Nancy W. Knowles Orthopaedic Institute, a certified comprehensive stroke center, transplant center, and a children's hospital. Having delivered compassionate care for over 50 years, Loyola also trains the next generation of caregivers through its academic affiliation with Loyola University Chicago's Stritch School of Medicine and Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing.

Established in 1961, Gottlieb Memorial Hospital is a 247-licensed-bed community hospital in Melrose Park that includes the Judd A. Weinberg Emergency Department, the Loyola Center for Metabolic Surgery and Bariatric Care, Loyola Cancer Care & Research at the Marjorie G. Weinberg Cancer Center, acute rehabilitation, a transitional care center, childcare center, and fitness center. Founded in 1919, MacNeal Hospital is a 374-licensed-bed teaching hospital in Berwyn with advanced medical, surgical and psychiatric services and a 68-bed behavioral health program.

Job Description

• Join the full-time faculty in the growing Neuroscience Program
• Engage in diverse research opportunities at the translational, basic science, and/or clinical level
• Practice 50% at Loyola and 50% at a partner hospital

Benefits

• Competitive starting compensation between $159,000 - $985,945
• Salary based on academic rank and experience
• Excellent benefits: Trinity Health Benefits Summary
• Paid time off days
• Paid malpractice, including post-employment tail coverage
• Relocation expense reimbursement (in accordance with IRS guidelines)
• CME days and allowance
• Additional benefits from LUC or VA (if applicable)