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Vascular Neurologist /MidHudson Regional Hospital (Poughkeepsie) /Westchester Medical Center (Valhalla) /New York Medical College (Valhalla) Headline: Expanding academic faculty practice at WMC Health Network and New York Medical College (NYMC), serving MidHudson Regional Hospital (Poughkeepsie, NY) and Westchester Medical Center (Valhalla, NY).

Summary:

Westchester Medical Health Network is looking for a Board Certified/Eligible Neurologist with fellowship training in Vascular Neurology to join our growing department with a focus on developing a vascular neurology program at MHRH. The successful applicant should be comfortable and proficient with all aspects of cerebrovascular disorders, acute ischemic stroke, and intracerebral hemorrhage. The candidate would be integral to the further expansion the rapidly growing neuro-interventional services along with an evolving telestroke program for the Hudson Valley and Western Connecticut. Helicopter and mobile ICUs are part of the current comprehensive transport services. The candidate would be involved in clinical care, teaching, research, and programmatic development at WMC Health and NYMC. Company Info: MidHudson Regional Hospital of Westchester Medical Center (MHRH), in Poughkeepsie, NY is an academic group comprised of three board certified neurologists that are based at a 200-bed community hospital located in beautiful Dutchess County, about one hour north of Westchester Medical Center. MHRH is a designated stroke center and is the only Level 2 trauma center between Albany and Westchester. MHRH has an excellent reputation for Trauma, Critical care, Behavioral Health and Orthopedics. The hospital has modern interventional facilities and state of the art diagnostic imaging. MHRH is located 75 miles north of New York City and 50 minutes from the Westchester Medical Center Campus. Poughkeepsie is located in the heart of the Hudson Valley, an area surrounded by beautiful mountains as well as the Hudson River, offering an abundance of outdoor activities for residents and visitors alike. Designated as a National Heritage Area, the valley is steeped in history, natural beauty, culture and a burgeoning food and farmer's market scene. The Hudson Valley also boasts excellent public and private schools with a vibrant higher education culture, as the home to several notable institutions such as Vassar College, Marist College, SUNY New Paltz, Bard College and the Culinary Institute of America, among others. Westchester Medical Center is the premier provider of advanced medical care in New York's Hudson Valley. The flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network, this 895-bed academic hospital in Valhalla, NY, provides local residents with acute-care services -- Level I trauma and burn care, organ transplants and advanced neurovascular procedures and more -- found nowhere else in the region. Westchester Medical Center is the primary referral facility for other Hudson Valley hospitals and serves as a lifeline for more than 3 million. To learn more, visit www.WestchesterMedicalCenter.org NYMC is located on a 565-acre suburban campus shared with Westchester Medical Center, 15 miles outside of the New York City limits. NYMC is distinguished by its inclusive and humanistic approach to education. Serving a large and highly diverse geographic area and population, NYMC maintains close ties with local communities and maintains valuable affiliations with several outstanding hospitals and other health care facilities in the area. Having local physicians and health commissioners among our faculty is one example of how NYMC and the region enjoy a symbiotic relationship - each serves and supports the other, and our students and the surrounding communities are the chief beneficiaries. How to Apply: For more information about this opportunity, contact Pasang Lama, Manager Advanced Clinical Recruitment by email at Pasang.Lama@wmchealth.org Westchester Medical Center Advanced Physicians Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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