Job Description Summary

The Medical University of South Carolina is seeking an accomplished academic pediatric neurologist to serve as Division Chief of Pediatric Neurology.

Entity

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC - Univ)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Faculty

Cost Center

CC001027 COM PEDS Neurology CC

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

University-00

Pay Range

0.00 - 0.00 - 0.000

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

This is a rare opportunity to lead the transformation of pediatric neuroscience across South Carolina and help build one of the premier pediatric neuroscience programs in the Southeast.

The current need/reasons for recruiting are:

• MUSC is seeking a visionary Division Chief of Pediatric Neurology who can rebuild, recruit, innovate, and establish MUSC as the referral destination for children with neurologic disease throughout South Carolina and the Southeast.
• The Department of Pediatrics, MUSC Children’s Health, and the College of Medicine have made a substantial long-term commitment to growth, including approved strategic expansion to 13 pediatric neurologist faculty positions and six advanced practice provider positions.
• The Division is undergoing strategic rebuilding following several anticipated and unanticipated faculty departures, creating an exceptional opportunity for the next Chief to recruit a new generation of faculty and shape the future of pediatric neuroscience across the state.
• The next Chief will partner closely with Department, Hospital, and College leadership to expand clinical programs, strengthen education and research, improve statewide access, and advance a multidisciplinary pediatric neuroscience strategy.
• MUSC is located in Charleston, South Carolina, a historic, vibrant, coastal city known for outstanding quality of life, nationally recognized culture, excellent schools, outdoor recreation, and family-friendly amenities.

Opportunity Thesis
Few opportunities combine the stability of an established children’s hospital with the chance to build something transformative. The next Division Chief will have the support, resources, and institutional commitment needed to shape pediatric neuroscience across South Carolina for decades to come.

History of Client

• Founded in 1824 in Charleston, MUSC is the state’s only comprehensive academic health system, with a mission to preserve and optimize human life in South Carolina through education, research, and patient care.
• MUSC educates more than 3,200 students across six colleges, including Dental Medicine, Graduate Studies, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy, and trains more than 1000 residents and fellows in its health system.
• MUSC brought in more than $300 million in research funds in fiscal year 2026 and leads the state overall in research funding, as well as federal and National Institutes of Health funding.
• MUSC Health provides patient care across 16 hospitals, approximately 2,700 beds, more than 350 telehealth sites, and nearly 750 care locations across South Carolina.
• MUSC has a total enterprise annual operating budget of $10.1 billion, and nearly 26,000 MUSC family members deliver education, research, and patient care.

MUSC Children’s Health

• MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital is a 250-bed hospital in downtown Charleston and part of MUSC Children’s Health.
• MUSC Children’s Health provides pediatric expertise across more than 26 specialty areas and delivers care through the pediatric hospital and multiple neighborhood locations throughout the Lowcountry.
• As a Level 1 Trauma Center, the pediatric emergency department specializes in emergency care for serious injury or illness, supported by collaboration with pediatricians throughout the community.
• MUSC Children’s Health is a major pediatric clinical research center through the Charles P. Darby Research Institute, supporting translation of laboratory advances to bedside, development of new technologies, and clinical trials.

MUSC Pediatric Neurology

The Division of Pediatric Neurology provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services for children with neurological disorders, including epilepsy, cerebral palsy, headaches, movement disorders, and other complex conditions. The program is multidisciplinary and includes pediatric neurologists, neurosurgeons, nurses, therapists, advanced practice providers, and other neuroscience partners.

The Division also supports an ACGME-accredited Child Neurology Residency Program that