Description
RosmanSearch has partnered with the Pediatric Neurology Division at Hasbro Children’s Hospital, an affiliated hospital of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, to welcome additional Epileptologists to their growing program. Candidates of all experience levels, including new graduates, are encouraged to apply. For experienced candidates with leadership interests, the division is seeking a Director of Pediatric Epilepsy to lead their multidisciplinary Pediatric Epilepsy Program, including medical and surgical epilepsy services. Epilepsy subspecialists with surgical experience and those interested in general child neurology cases will be well-supported.
Hasbro Children’s Neurology is part of the Brown Neuroscience Institute and works across institutional and disciplinary boundaries to advance neurological care in pediatrics. The division provides comprehensive care and innovative treatments to pediatric and young adult patients who have conditions such as epilepsy, headaches, movement disorders, brain injuries, fetal neonatal neurology, autism spectrum disorder, developmental delay, spasticity, and muscular dystrophies. Neurologists in the division also collaborate with Hasbro Children’s experts in other specialties, such as pediatric rehabilitation, neurosurgery, neuropsychology, genetics and behavior and development.
Hasbro Children's Hospital is the premier pediatric facility in southeastern New England and serves as a teaching hospital for Brown University's medical school. It has been named as a top 30 children's hospital in Parents magazine and houses the pediatric division of Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University Health.
Hasbro Children’s Highlights:
- Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center
- Affiliated with Rhode Island Hospital, a 719-bed acute care facility
- 87-bed facility, also servicing attached Women & Infants Hospital (80-bed facility)
- NICU is the region’s largest, seeing 9000 births per year
- 16-bed Pediatric ICU with the state’s only 24/7 pediatric critical care team
- Children’s Neurodevelopment Center
- ACGME pediatric residency and fellowship programs
- ACGME child neurology residency program is in development
Pediatric Neurology Division Highlights:
- Join an established division of 10 pediatric neurologists and 2 NPs
- General child neurology, especially Epilepsy volume available, with support for subspecialized interests
- Pharmacists, Neuropsychologist, nutritionists (specialized in ketogenic diet and inborn errors of metabolism), social worker on site
- Combined Pediatrics and Child Neurology Residency Program in development (plan to start 2028 matching)
- Shared space with developmental pediatrics
- General Neurology Call is 1:9 weekly, no clinic time is scheduled when on call and inpatient consult service supported by pediatric and neurology residents
- Collegial team seeking highly professional, collaborative team players
- Basic science, translational, and clinical research interests welcome and well-supported
- Teaching opportunities with pediatric and neurology residents and fellows
- Faculty appointment with Brown University
Epilepsy Highlights:
- Team (by Summer 2026): 3 pediatric epileptologists + 1 per diem epileptologist (recruit to aim 4-5 epileptologists), 5 general child neurologists, 1 fetal neonatal neurologist, 1 pediatric neuroimmunologist, 2 APPs, 15 EEG technologists, 3 supervisor/lead EEG technologists, program coordinator, social work, neuropsychology, dietitian (ketogenic diet)
- Available EEG and Epilepsy volume, building to ~70% Epilepsy practice
- Annual volumes: EMU (2 dedicated beds): ~200 studies/year, EEG lab: 880 inpatient studies/year, Outpatient: 1,300 outpatient studies/year.
- Active Epilepsy surgery program
- On-site and remote EEG reading capabilities at both Hasbro Children’s and Women & Infants Hospital
- 1:4 EEG reading rotation
- Support from a full complement of Epilepsy services including Ketogenic Diet, Neuromodulation (VNS, RNS), and stereo-EEG
Epilepsy Director Highlights:
The Director will provide clinical leadership, grow program capabilities, standardize pre-surgical evaluation, advance quality and safety, and strengthen education, research, and community outreach. This role is ideal for a clinician-leader who enjoys hands-on program building in a mid-size academic/teaching environment.
Key Responsibilities --
Lead medical and surgical epilepsy workflow and further expansion of the program, including case selection conferences, presurgical evaluations, and post-op follow-up. The program has potential of further growth. The leadership to organize and facilitate epilepsy surgery workflow is needed.
Represent Pediatric Epilepsy Program at monthly multidisciplinary Epilepsy Surgery Conference (Pediatric and Adult Neurology, Neurosurgery, Neuroradiology, Neuropsychology, Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, Nursing, Social Work).
Oversee and collaborate with the EMU (pediatric epilepsy monitoring unit), ensuring appropriate utilization, safety, and throughput.
Teach and mentor residents (Pediatrics/Neurology), fellows /epilepsy), EEG technologists, nurses, and allied professionals.
Benefits:
Competitive compensation package
4 weeks PTO
Malpractice with tail coverage
Generous CME allowance + 1 week
401K with a generous match
PSLF eligible
Support J1 and H1b visa
About Providence:
Providence is Rhode Island’s state capital and combines the accessibility and friendliness of a small town with the culture and sophistication of a big city. With a thriving arts community, vibrant and diverse neighborhoods, outstanding hotels, a renowned restaurant scene, and so many things to do, Providence is the perfect place to visit. Providence has been recognized by national arts organizations and was recently the recipient of two awards from the National Endowment for the Arts. Providence also has numerous public and private K-12 schooling options for physicians with families. Providence is also in the top 100 places to live by U.S. News and World Reports. When you visit, consider some of the local claims to fame: Rode Island School of Design (RISD) Museum, the Tennis Hall of Fame, Providence's various silver and fine jewelry shops, or take a boat tour of the coast in an iconic Venetian gondola. Ease of access to major cities in Massachusetts (1hr from Boston, 45min from Worcester) and Connecticut (1.5hrs from Hartford and New Haven) make Providence an ideal location for New England living.
