Epilepsy/EEG Faculty Position

Position:   Assistant, Associate, or Professor of Neurology

Department:  Neurology

Division/Subspecialty:   Epilepsy and/or Clinical Neurophysiology

Academic Track:  Clinical

Work location:  Lexington, Ky.

Requirements:  MD or DO, completion of neurology residency, and eligibility for Kentucky licensure.  Completion of appropriate fellowship before start date.

Job Description:  The University of Kentucky College of Medicine Department of Neurology is seeking a full-time epileptologist or clinical neurophysiologist with a focus on epilepsy. Positions may be tailored to match the interests and skills of a faculty recruit, with possible general duties including:

  • Pursuing the faculty member’s passion as related to our clinical, research, and educational missions
  • Evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with epilepsy
  • Attending on the neurology inpatient epilepsy monitoring unit and brain telemetry service
  • Providing ambulatory care for patients with epilepsy
  • Education of residents, medical students, and fellows.
  • Pursuit of external funding to support clinical services and research programs.
  • Participation on committees to represent the department of neurology as requested by the chair
  • Attend department faculty meetings and other conferences as required.

Program Description:  Located in the heart of Lexington, the University of Kentucky HealthCare (UKHC) Comprehensive Epilepsy Program is the only level 4 NAEC accredited center east of Louisville and the only one to serve both adult and pediatric populations in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. In 2022, we also became one of only 15 epilepsy programs in the country to participate in the Epilepsy Learning Healthcare system (ELHS). UKHC Epilepsy includes 9 fellowship-trained epileptologists, including 2 pediatric epileptologists, an epilepsy trained APP, and a dedicated nurse coordinator who work closely with neurosurgeons, neuropsychologists, neuroradiologists, social workers, and dedicated pharmacists to offer the full range of therapeutic options to patients including the latest anti-epileptic drugs, DBS and VNS therapy, ketogenic diets, and epilepsy surgery.  

UKHC Epilepsy includes a 12-bed adult Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) housed in the new neurosciences' unit of Albert Chandler Hospital. Its 3-bed pediatric EMU is located in the Kentucky Children's Hospital nested within the Chandler Hospital complex. Outpatient ambulatory EEG studies are offered through the UK EEG laboratory. We also provide consultation and telemetry for patients across the Chandler Hospital complex and a remote EEG read service for select partner hospitals outside of the Lexington area. As an academic center, teaching and conducting research are integral to the UKHC Epilepsy program. We are highly involved in clinical trials involving epilepsy and anti-epileptic medications for infants, children and adults and provide all faculty with opportunities to engage and teach medical students, residents and/or fellows.  

To inquire about faculty positions within the UK Department of Neurology, email:  lee.rudd@uky.edu.