The Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine division at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Children’s Wisconsin is seeking a full-time pediatric sleep medicine faculty candidate, with focus in behavioral sleep medicine, to join our growing Pediatric Sleep Medicine Program. 

The Children’s Wisconsin Sleep Center is the only sleep center in Wisconsin dedicated solely to the care of children. The sleep center encompasses an interdisciplinary team including board-certified sleep physicians, pulmonologists, neurologists, otolaryngologists, psychologists, and advanced practice providers. Sleep medicine fellows participate in the Center activities. 

Sleep Medicine Program Highlights 

• The Children’s Wisconsin Sleep Center is accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and includes robust ambulatory sleep clinics and a state-of-the-art 12-bed sleep laboratory. 

• The sleep clinics see children and adolescents with diagnoses that include NREM parasomnias, restless leg syndrome/periodic limb movement disorder, narcolepsy, and obstructive sleep apnea. In addition, a significant proportion of children have either behavioral insomnia of childhood, chronic insomnia, or insomnia complicating a co-morbid developmental or psychiatric disorder. 

• There is an active CPAP program that follows >300 patients with obstructive sleep apnea who are home on CPAP. Expertise in the principle and practice of CPAP desensitization is a plus. 

• Primary clinical responsibilities for the sleep faculty include outpatient sleep clinics and interpretation of sleep studies. 

• The faculty would have the opportunity to lead in the development of our behavioral sleep medicine program. 

• Clinical research opportunities are available within the division, as well as collaborations within the medical college. 

• Faculty are active participants in the training of students, residents, and fellows, including our ACGME-accredited sleep medicine fellowship. 

• The Division of Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine has consistently ranked among the top programs by U.S. News & World Report. 

• Eligible candidates should have a MD, DO or equivalent

• Rank upon appointment will be commensurate with experience. 

• Application review will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. 

About Medical College of Wisconsin / Children's Wisconsin

Medical College of Wisconsin | mcw.edu MCW offers medical, master’s, doctorate, master of public health and master of art degrees. MCW has approximately 1,600 full-time and part- time faculty and approximately 3,445 full-time employees, making it one of the largest health care employers in Wisconsin. MCW works with national and international medical specialty societies and community hospitals to accredit approximately 200 continuing medical education activities annually for physicians and other health professionals. Children’s Wisconsin | childrenswi.org A 304-bed hospital dedicated solely to the care of children, Children’s Wisconsin is one of the top-ranked pediatric hospitals in the country. It offers a Level I trauma center, a Level I surgery center, a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and a 72-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. It is the primary pediatric hospital for all of the children of Southeast Wisconsin and the main referral center for children living in much of Wisconsin and Northern Illinois. The hospital also receives patients fr...om across the country and around the world for specific subspecialty care. Children’s Research Institute | childrenswi.org/research With more than 1,000 active clinical trials and nearly $30 million in external funding, the work done at Children’s Research Institute yields new diagnostic tools, treatments, preventions and cures for many childhood illnesses. The Research Institute brings together researchers and clinicians from multiple disciplines throughout Southeastern Wisconsin, including life sciences, medicine, psychology, nursing, engineering and epidemiology to investigate and bring research to bear on clinical practice.

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