Job Requirements
- American Boards or Canadian FRCPC in Neurology
- A minimum of five years post-specialty certification experience in a Neurosciences Department in North America, and
- A minimum of three years of experience as Head of a Neuroscience department
Department Information
The Department of Neurosciences at our client hospital in Jeddah, provides tertiary care to patients with disorders pertaining to the central nervous system. This includes particularly the following:
- Neurology
- Pediatric Neurology
- Psychiatry
- NeuroSurgery
- Clinical Neurophysiology Laboratory (CNPL)
Neurology - This section of the department of Neurosciences provide care to the patients with:
- Acute or chronic undiagnosed conditions of the central nervous system
- Coma of unknown etiology
- Undiagnosed CNS Infections
- Intractable Epilepsy
- Acute and chronic Stroke
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Movement Disorders
Pediatric Neurology - This section of the department of Neurosciences provide care to the patients with:
- Acute and chronic Neurological Disorders
- Various types of Epilepsy
- Degenerative & Metabolic Disorders
- Headache and Migraine
- Developmental Disorders
- Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Cerebral Palsy
- Mental Retardation
Psychiatry - This section of the department of Neurosciences provide care to the patients with:
- Undiagnosed mental retardation
- Dementia
- Parkinson's
- Alzheimer
- Neurosis
- Psychosis
- Mania
- Depression.
Neurosurgery - This section of the department of Neurosciences provide care to the patients with:
- Cerebrovascular Disorders (Subarachmoid Haemorrhage, Ruptured aneurysm (except grade IV and grade V ), AVM, ruptured or unruptured, Carotid Artery Stenosis, CCF (carotid-cavernous fistula))
- Undiagnosed intracranial space occupying lesions, e.g., tumours, cysts, abscesses, etc.
- Certain benign primary intracranial tumours (e.g., meningioma, cranipharyngioma, pinealoma, colloid cyst, acoustic schwanoma, etc.)
- Certain intracranial tumours, complex by virtue of their location (e.g., colloid cysts of the third ventricle, pineal region, brainstem, skull base, etc.)
- Those cases requiring endoscopy (e.g., third ventriculostomy, septal fenestration, intraventricular tumours, etc)
- Miscellaneous complications of head injuries (e.g., CSF leaks)
- Functional neurosurgery (Insertion of medication pumps, Epilepsy surgery, Spinal disorders)
Clinical Neurophysiology Laboratory (CNPL) - The CNPL provides electroneurodiagnostic services for patients with disorders affecting the central and peripheral nervous systems.