Assistant Professor
Oregon Health & Science University · Portland, Oregon, US
Department Overview Faculty in Neurocritical Care (NCC) program diagnose and manage patients with life-threatening neurological illness and injury such as ac...
Job description
Department Overview Faculty in Neurocritical Care (NCC) program diagnose and manage patients with life-threatening neurological illness and injury such as acute subarachnoid hemorrhage, pre- and post- operative tumor resection, spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage, status epilepticus, and life-threatening neuromuscular weakness with respiratory compromise, such as myasthenia gravis and acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy. Our multidisciplinary Neuroscience ICU team consists of faculty from Neurology and Anesthesia who provide 24/7 patient care and unit coverage. All four Neurologists are board-certified in both Neurology and Neurocritical care. Neurology houses the United Counsel for Neurologic Specialties (UCNS)-certified and ACGME-certified fellowship program. In addition to our own NCC fellows, we provide education and training to fellows from a variety of subspecialties including Anesthesia, Pulmonary Critical Care, and Critical Care medicine. Our team also consists of skilled advanced practice providers. We work closely with Neurocritical care-trained nurses and participate in their educational offerings. We have a strong collaboration with specialty consultation te...