Neurologist – Henry Ford Hospital – Detroit, MI

January 22, 2025

The Department of Neurology at Henry Ford Hospital is seeking a board eligible/certified neurologist with additional UCNS-accredited fellowship training in headache to join our multi-disciplinary neurology team.

With four UCNS-certified headache specialists, one physician assistant, and three dedicated Headache clinic nurses our program has over 30 years of experience in the medical management of headache and migraine. Our busy clinical practice treats over 3,000 headache and migraine patients per year and includes an outpatient headache infusion center as well as a procedure clinic which includes peripheral nerve blocks and botulinum toxin injections. 

The opportunity entails:

• Teaching opportunities with medical students, residents and fellows.
• Interprofessional approach also includes collaborations with Otolaryngology, Pain, Neurosurgery, and other clinical teams that care for patients with headache and facial pain disorders. We also collaborate with neuroradiology and interventional neuroradiology in management of patients with CSF leak.
• Research opportunities: Currently, more than 180 clinical trials are ongoing for patients with neurological diseases. All centers within the Henry Ford Neuroscience Institute conduct research, with a major focus on translational research to fast-track scientific discovery from bench to bedside.
• Tenure Track Academic Appointments available for those who qualify through Michigan

       State University College of Human Medicine & Wayne State University School of Medicine.

With nearly 60 neurologists total, including subspecialists in MS, stroke, epilepsy, neuromuscular, pediatrics, movement disorders, and behavioral neurology, Henry Ford’s Neuroscience Institute is one of the largest and most active medically and surgically in the Midwest, offering the most advanced neurologic medical and surgical therapies. 

Interested candidates, please forward your CV via email to: Brien Smith, M.D., Department of Neurology Chair, c/o Laura Settles via the link in the contact section or at lsettle2@hfhs.org. I may also be reached by phone at (313) 282-4747.

Qualifications - External

• Must have completed an ACGME/AOA approved Neurology residency program.
• Must have completed or currently completing a Headache Medicine fellowship program.
• Current board certification is desired.