Hackensack University Medical Center: Nationally Recognized in Neurosciences

 Cognitive/Behavioral Neurologist Physician Opportunities 

The Center for Memory Loss & Brain Health at 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 Cognitive / Behavioral Neurologist. The successful candidate will have completed a residency in Neurology and a UCNS accredited fellowship in Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry.  Faculty rank at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine is commensurate with experience. The clinical focus is on patients at risk for dementia, mild cognitive impairment, and dementia. The Center seeks candidates with interest in outcomes research, clinical trials, translational research, and teaching of medical & graduate students & residents. The Center espouses an interprofessional approach in which geriatricians, neurologists, psychiatrists, neuro- & health psychologists, social workers & rehab therapists who are cognizant of health care disparities provide patient -centered care, accurate diagnoses, state-of-the-art treatment, opportunities for clinical trial participation, and to maximize community living & prevent caregiver burn-out. We are a site in the CMS GUIDE program, an alternate payment model to provide comprehensive dementia care to patients and caregivers living in the community and help improve outcomes like ED visits, hospitalizations and long term placement.

This position will be jointly recruited by Florian P. Thomas, MD, PhD, Professor & Chair of the Neuroscience Institute & Department of Neurology at HUMC & the School of Medicine, & Manisha Parulekar, MD, Director, Division of Geriatrics at HUMC & Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at the School.

For 2024-2025 HUMC is ranked #1 Adult & Children’s Hospital in NJ by US News & World Report. It is one of 5 major academic medical centers in the nation to receive Healthgrades America’s 50 Best Hospital’s Award for 5 consecutive years.  HUMC consistently achieves Magnet recognition for nursing excellence. 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 & 3 academic medical centers, has >35,000 team members & >7,000 physicians. 

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 Dementia, Epilepsy, Pain, Headache, MS, Stroke, Neurosurgery, Neuro-Oncology, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Movement Disorders, Neurocritical Care, TBI/Concussion & ALS

HMH offers competitive compensation and a robust benefits package.