Co-Director of Comprehensive Spine Program/T. Glenn Pait, M.D. Endowed Chair in Neurosurgery

At the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), we are looking for the best and brightest. We offer you the opportunity to be mentored by international leaders in a location that offers great quality of life, work with a seasoned multidisciplinary Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine team, operate in a new surgical annex dedicated to Spinal surgery and Orthopaedic Surgery, and State of the art technology including MISS, robotics, and stealth guidance.

The UAMS College of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, is seeking a highly qualified neurosurgeon and leader to join the faculty and to serve as the Co-Director of the Comprehensive Spine Program. The Neurosurgical Co-Director of the Comprehensive Spine Program will lead and further develop the spinal surgery program of the Neurosciences Service Line at UAMS in partnership with the Orthopaedic Co-Director, which requires a commitment to lead others within and outside the department. The faculty member will hold the T. Glenn Pait, M.D. Endowed Chair in Neurosurgery.

Responsibilities

• Level 1 trauma coverage
• Lead spine surgeons in a practice that includes trauma, emergency, and elective casework
• Clinical education of medical students, residents, and fellows.
• Engagement in scholarly activities that advance clinical medicine and results in peer-reviewed publications and presentations at regional and national meetings.

• M.D. or equivalent.
• License to practice medicine or eligible for licensure with the Arkansas State Medical Board (ASMB).
• Completion of an accredited Neurological Surgery Training Program
• Completion of a fellowship in complex spinal surgery.
• Candidate must be ABNS board certified.