Chief Neurologist Position in Bronx, NY (Leadership & Academics)

Company: Department of Veterans Affairs
Location: Bronx
Posted on: February 14, 2026

Job Description:

The Bronx, NY Veterans Affairs Medical Center is recruiting a Chief of Neurology to lead a well-established clinical program dedicated to promoting the highest quality veteran-centered care, enhancing education and promoting research. The Neurology Service provides comprehensive outpatient care as well as inpatient consultation and emergency services. It is a VA-certified primary stroke center and provides subspecialty care for movement disorders and epilepsy. We provide long-term video-EEG monitoring for epilepsy and receives referrals from the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area. We support a large telemedicine program that provides general & subspecialty neurological care to VAs without neurological coverage along the east coast, including rural areas of New York state and Georgia. It is a teaching site for the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai neurology residency program and Mount Sinai medical students perform clinical clerkships at the Bronx VA Medical Center. Neurology providers have active extramurally funded research programs in areas including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's Disease, traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury. Two to three years of neurology leadership is preferred. Assistance with payment of med school loans up to $200K is available. We offer: Competitive pay based on training, experience and local labor market Annual performance bonus up to an additional $15K Guaranteed salary increases Licensure: 1 full & unrestricted active U.S. license CME: $1,000/year and 5 days of paid CME absence (conditions apply) Malpractice: VHA physicians are covered under federal tort laws No employment contracts, noncompete clauses, or restrictive covenants 26 days paid vacation; 13 days paid sick time; 11 paid federal holidays; 15 days military Federal Retirement Plan Separate 401K with partial agency match Health Insurance (Dental & Vision supplemental insurance available) Life Insurance Nationwide Mobility – Relocate without loss of benefits, leave or pay VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards . If interested, please e-mail CV to Julieann.torres@va.gov

Keywords: Department of Veterans Affairs, Westport , Chief Neurologist Position in Bronx, NY (Leadership & Academics), Healthcare , Bronx, Connecticut