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Stroke Medical Director - Westchester, NY

The Department of Neurology at Northwell Health is seeking an accomplished and visionary Stroke or Neurointerventional Neurologist to serve as Stroke Medical Director in Westchester, NY. This is full-time leadership opportunity offers the chance to guide a high-performing stroke program within New York State’s largest healthcare system, set in a region renowned for its vibrant communities, excellent schools, and high quality of life. This role is ideal for a collaborative physician leader committed to advancing clinical excellence, innovation, quality, and academic growth in stroke care.

About the Program:  

 Northwell Health boasts one of the nation’s most comprehensive stroke networks, including:

• 4 Comprehensive Stroke Centers
• 11 Primary Stroke Centers
• 2 Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Centers

Our multidisciplinary stroke teams include physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, technicians, and dedicated support staff who work collaboratively to deliver exceptional patient-centered care. Northwell also maintains a strong commitment to stroke education and training, partnering closely with EMS providers to improve rapid stroke recognition treatment and outcomes.

Phelps Hospital proudly operates a designated Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center, featuring a brand new biplane. Building on this advanced capability, we are projected to establish a new Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center in Northern Westchester over the next 18-24 months, which is also proceeding towards building its own biplane, significantly enhancing regional access to critical interventions.

Northern Westchester Hospital, currently designated as a Stroke Center by the New York State Health Department, has earned the American Stroke Association’s Get with the Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award and Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus recognition. These distinctions reflect a sustained commitment to evidence-based, high-quality stroke care. 

For more than four consecutive years, Northwell has earned the distinction of having three hospitals ranked among the Top 50 nationally by U.S. News & World Report for Neurology & Neurosurgery — with two of those top-ranked hospitals located in our central market. 

About the Opportunity:

Reporting to the Chair of Neurology, the Stroke Medical Director will lead the strategic, clinical, operational, and academic direction of the stroke program across the Westchester market.  

As a key member of the hospital leadership team, responsibilities include:

• Lead the Stroke Program Team and participate in Neurology Service Line meetings 

• Serve as a liaison between administration and the stroke team, regularly reporting to Executive and Health System leadership 

• Identify opportunities to enhance patient satisfaction and quality of care, ensuring the delivery of high-quality services 

• Monitor quality data and lead process improvement initiatives to meet and exceed quality standards 

• Collaborate with service-line leadership to expand and implement best practices in stroke care 

• Oversee physician recruitment, mentorship, and supervision 

• Drive program development, strategic planning, and process improvement initiatives 

• Manage clinical, quality, operational, and financial performance
• For Neurointerventional Neurologists considering this role, clinical call responsibilities are collaboratively shared with other Neurointerventionalists.

Candidate Qualifications: 

Qualified candidates will possess:

• M.D. Degree from an accredited institution (ACGME or foreign program that is similarly appropriately accredited) 

• Completion of Neurology residency and Stroke/Vascular or Neurointerventional fellowship  

• Must be Board Certified 

• Must be licensed or eligible to be licensed as a physician in the State of New York 

• Minimum of 5 years of experience demonstrating exceptional leadership skills 

Incentives include, among others: 

• Highly competitive compensation package commensurate with experience and leadership responsibilities.

• Comprehensive benefits package
• CME allowance

• Retirement contribution 403 (b) match and 457 (b) plans        
• A collaborative culture committed to innovation, diversity, education, and physician leadership
  
  

Northwell Health is New York State’s largest health care provider and private employer, with 28 hospitals and 1,050 outpatient facilities. We care for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Our 103,500 employees – 19,000 nurses and 12,000 credentialed physicians, including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners – are working to change health care for the better. We’re making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. We're training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. For information on our more than 100 medical specialties, visit Northwell.edu and follow us @NorthwellHealth on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. 

Application Process: 

To receive full consideration, interested individuals should electronically submit a Curriculum Vitae and a Letter of Interest to Christa Viscuse, [email protected]. The Letter of Interest should primarily detail your experience, qualifications, and key achievements in administrative leadership, clinical care and operations, research, and education as related to this position specification and briefly express your interest in this position.  

 EOE M/F/D/V