Physician - Movement Disorder Specialist

Hackensack University Medical Center:

Nationally Recognized in Neurosciences

Physician Opportunities

Movement Disorder Specialist

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 BE/BC Movement Disorder Neurologist. The successful candidate will have completed a residency in Neurology & a fellowship in Movement Disorders. Faculty rank at the School of Medicine is commensurate with experience. They will join 3 adult & 1 pediatric movement disorder neurologists & 2 functional neurosurgeons.

We feature interprofessional programs for HiFU, NPH, fast‑track‑to-DBS & Advanced Care for Parkinson’s. We seek candidates with interest in outcomes research, clinical trials, translational research, and teaching of medical & graduate students & residents. The Department espouses an interprofessional approach in which neurologists, neurosurgeons & neuro/health psychologists & rehab therapists who are cognizant of health care disparities strive to provide patient‑centered care, accurate diagnoses, state‑of‑the‑art treatment, opportunities for clinical trials & to maximize community living.

This position will be jointly recruited by Umer Akbar, MD, Chief, Division of Movement Disorders & Professor of Neurology, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, and Florian P. Thomas, MD, PhD, Professor & Chair of the Neuroscience Institute & the Department of Neurology at HUMC & the School of Medicine. The position is mostly outpatient with no more than four weeks annually of inpatient service.

Compensation & vacation time are competitive with standards in the North East. HMH offers a robust benefits package, and an annual stipend & time‑off for CME.

Neurosciences at HUMC has 100+ team members. Prominent specialties include MS, Epilepsy, Neurosurgery, Stroke, Neuro‑Oncology, Neuro‑Ophthalmology, Dementia, Movement Disorders, Headache/Pain, Neuromuscular, Neuro‑critical Care, Concussion/TBI, Neuro‑Urology & ALS.

For 2024‑2025 HUMC is ranked #1 Adult & Children’s Hospital in NJ & #23 in Neurology & Neurosurgery by U.S. News & World Report. It is one of five major academic medical centers in the nation to receive Health grades America’s 50 Best Hospitals Award for five consecutive years. HUMC consistently achieves Magnet recognition for nursing excellence. It is the 1st hospital in the U.S. to receive disease‑specific certification for Parkinson’s Disease by the Joint Commission.

Hackensack Meridian Health is the largest, most comprehensive & integrated network in NJ with more than 500 patient‑care & physician practices throughout NJ. It includes 17 hospitals from Bergen to Ocean counties & 4 academic medical centers, has >35,000 team members & >7,000 physicians.

For immediate consideration please contact:

Nancy Massa

Physician Recruiter

Email:
Nancy.

Massa

Phone: 732‑890‑9339

HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The minimum base salary for this position is $267,919. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good‑faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market‑competitive total rewards package.

The starting base salary is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted base salary based on a number of non‑discriminatory factors, including but not limited to:

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