Neuro-Oncologist - Jacksonville, FL, United States - American Academy of Neurology

Description

The Mayo Clinic in Florida is searching for a highly motivated, academic neuro-oncologist to join a rapidly expanding Brain Tumor Program in Jacksonville.Over the last 5 years, the Programhasseena3-foldincreaseinclinicalvolumeandadded eleven additional faculty with specialty interests directly related to brain tumor research and clinical care, including in neurosurgery, neuropathology, radiation oncology, neuropsychology, neuroradiology, and neuro-oncology, and we arenowlooking toexpandfurther. TheBrainTumorProgramat Mayo Clinic Florida is closely integrated with corresponding braintumorprograms atMayoClinic RochesterandMayoClinic Arizona.Examples of this integration include participation in Mayo Clinic-wide brain tumor clinical trials, which is facilitated bytheMayoClinic'sdesignationasthe organizing center for the U19 Glioma Therapeutics Network
(NCI);jointresearchandclinicalconferences;andleadershipin U54, P01 and P50 multi-institutional and multi-investigator awards.Mayo Clinic is a Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center by NCI including participation in NCI cooperative group studies. Ample opportunitiesforclinicalandtranslationalresearch areavailable through highly collaborative basic and translational science departments, and this will be enhanced further with the planned acquisition of both proton beam and heavy particle beam facilities in the next several years.

The successful applicant will contribute to the clinical care of braintumorandcancerneurologypatients,totheteachingof students, residents, and fellows, and to the development of clinical trials in neuro-oncology, including studies based on translational research within the Mayo Clinic enterprise.The applicant should be ABPN Board certified or eligible in NeurologyandqualifiedforaFlorida Medicallicense.UCNS board eligibility in Neuro-Oncology is strongly encouraged.

InterestedapplicantsshouldsubmittheirCVandalistofthree references. If you have questions about the position, please contact:

Wendy Sherman, MD

Department of Neurology

Mayo Clinic

4500 San Pablo Road

Jacksonville, FL 32224