Henry Ford Health · 1 month ago
Division Head of Behavioral Neurology
Detroit, MI
Full-time
Onsite
Director/ExecutiveHenry Ford Health is seeking a board-certified Neurologist to lead their clinical and research programs in behavioral neurology, aging, dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease. The successful candidate will provide visionary leadership, direct patient care, and educational endeavors while expanding the clinical trials unit and focusing on early diagnosis and intervention for Alzheimer’s disease.
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Responsibilities
Assume the Paul C. Alandt Endowed Chair of Behavioral Neurology, which is specifically intended to support efforts towards reducing the burden of dementia and related neurodegenerative conditions
Provide visionary leadership to expand our robust clinical trials unit to include government and industry-funded trials in Alzheimer’s disease and related neurodegenerative disorders
Will work on further development of established with Center for Cognitive Health, focusing on early diagnosis and intervention for Alzheimer’s disease
Provide direct patient care and educational endeavors including a teaching role with medical students, Neurology and Psychiatry residents as well as Neuropsychology and Behavioral Neurology fellows
Conducting population-based epidemiological studies and clinical trials in Behavioral Neurology
Collaborating with the NIH-Funded Henry Ford Precision Medicine Initiative Cohort Program, which will collect genetic information and biological samples from 180,000 patients in the Henry Ford Health System, and over 1 million patients nationally
Working with our existing 10-person interdisciplinary Memory Clinic team at Henry Ford Hospital to establish a new Center for Cognitive Health, focusing on early diagnosis and intervention for Alzheimer’s disease
Developing and testing complimentary therapeutics in collaboration with the Henry Ford Center for Integrative Medicine and continue ongoing community outreach programs with the Greater Michigan Alzheimer’s Association
Collaborating with our Department of Population Health, our basic science laboratories, and the Henry Ford Innovation Institute, which focuses on clinical translational research to fast-track scientific discovery from bench to bedside
A tenure-track academic appointment for those who qualify, through Michigan State University - College of Human Medicine and Wayne State School Of Medicine
Qualification
Required
Must be board certified in Neurology
Must have completed or currently completing a Behavioral Neurology Fellowship
A proven track record of successful, high impact funded clinical research is desired
Company
Henry Ford Health
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Founded in 1915
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$40.27MKey Investors
Mort Harris
2020-06-04Grant· $0.27M
2018-04-09Grant· $20M
2016-12-05Grant· $20M
Leadership Team
Robert Riney
President and CEO
Brenda Craig
Vice President, Integrated Communications
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