About this role
A fellowship-trained Spine Neurosurgeon is needed to join a multidisciplinary neuroscience group at a 509-bed comprehensive stroke center in the northern suburbs of Chicago, IL.
### What you'll do
- Perform spine surgery across a flexible clinic and OR schedule you help shape
- Collaborate with neurosurgeons, subspecialty ENTs, neuro-oncologists, neurointerventionalists, and neurointensivists in a co-located team
- Operate in integrated ORs equipped with intraoperative image guidance, connected device control, and robotic exoscopes
- Leverage 24-hour Neuro-hospitalist and Neurocritical Care coverage for inpatient support
- Participate in clinical trials through an established research infrastructure
- Contribute to an expanding Neuroscience service line serving northern and central Illinois and eastern Wisconsin
### What we're looking for
- Board-certified or board-eligible in Neurosurgery
- Fellowship training in Spine surgery
- Eligible for Illinois medical licensure
- Comfort working within a high-volume, multidisciplinary academic-style environment
- Interest in research and/or academic appointment (available but not required)
### What's included
- Salary range: $600,000–$900,000 annually, not predicated on wRVUs
- Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance
- Comprehensive benefits including generous PTO, CME allowance, and meeting time
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Paid occurrence-based malpractice insurance with tail coverage
- Cap-exempt H-1B visa sponsorship available
### About the practice
The group is an independent physician-run neuroscience program comprising neurosurgeons, ENTs, neuro-oncologists, and neurologists at a 509-bed campus — one of the largest facilities in Chicago's northern suburbs. The team holds international recognition for advanced procedures including open and endoscopic skull base surgery, cerebrovascular surgery, and subcortical white matter surgery. The Neurosciences Institute is actively expanding into a fully integrated suite with state-of-the-art navigation technology.