Division Head of Behavioral Neurology
Henry Ford Health · Detroit, MI
Posted October 16, 2026
Henry Ford Hospital (Detroit) · 2799 W Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI, US, 48202
- Compensation: competitive salary and comprehensive benefits; Henry Ford Health does not publish pay ranges for physician roles
- Location: Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
- System: Henry Ford Health, one of the nation’s leading academic health systems
Henry Ford Medical Group’s Department of Neurology is seeking a board-certified Neurologist to serve as Division Head of Behavioral Neurology, providing leadership for our clinical and research programs in aging, dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease. Our Division Head will be passionate about treating patients in various stages and etiologies of cognitive decline. The Memory Clinic team provides comprehensive evaluation and care for patients with memory concerns. The Center for Cognitive Health focused on early diagnosis and intervention for Alzheimer’s disease, providing the latest diagnostic modalities and treatment of memory loss and dementia, including PET imaging, cerebrospinal fluid analysis, genetic testing, EEGs, neuropsychology.
The Behavioral Neurology team includes a behavioral neurologist, two geriatric psychiatrists, an advanced practice provider, two social workers, infusion nurse coordinator plus solid nursing and administrative support. Our program has 30 years of experience in the medical management of Alzheimer’s and dementia, with a UCNS-approved behavioral neurology fellowship training program. Our busy clinical practice treats over 800 individual memory patients per year and includes the use of the latest tools to diagnose the stages of memory loss and dementia.
The successful candidate will:
- ssume the Paul C. Alandt Endowed Chair of Behavioral Neurology, which is specifically intended to support efforts towards reducing the burden of dementia and related neurodegenerative conditions.
- onducting population-based epidemiological studies and clinical trials in Behavioral Neurology.
- ollaborating with the NIH-Funded Henry Ford Precision Medicine Initiative Cohort Program, which will collect genetic information and biological samples from 180,000 patients in the Henry Ford Health System, and over 1 million patients nationally.
- orking with our existing 10-person interdisciplinary Memory Clinic team at Henry Ford Hospital to elevate our Center for Cognitive Health.
- Developing and testing complimentary therapeutics in collaboration with the Henry Ford Center for Integrative Medicine and continue ongoing community outreach programs with the Greater Michigan Alzheimer’s Association.
- Michigan State University - College of Human Medicine and Wayne State School of Medicine.
Qualifications
- Must be board certified in Neurology.
- Must have completed or currently completing a Behavioral Neurology Fellowship.
- A proven track record of successful, high impact funded clinical research is desired.
Employer
Henry Ford Health
Henry Ford Health is one of the nation's leading academic health systems, headquartered in Detroit. After its joint venture with Ascension Michigan, Henry Ford spans more than 550 locations across Michigan with about 50,000 team members, and nearly 10,000 physicians, researchers and advanced practice providers power its care and discoveries.
Henry Ford's hospitals include its flagship Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Henry Ford St. John, Henry Ford West Bloomfield, Henry Ford Macomb, Henry Ford Wyandotte, Henry Ford Jackson and Henry Ford Providence Southfield, along with Henry Ford Genesys and a statewide network of medical centers and primary care practices. The $3 billion Future of Health: Detroit investment, anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford Hospital campus, is underway.
Why physicians join Henry Ford:
- Henry Ford Medical Group, one of the nation's largest physician-led group practices
- Academic appointments and teaching with Michigan State University and Wayne State University, plus robust GME and medical student programs
- Nationally recognized institutes, including the Henry Ford Cancer Institute and the Henry Ford Neuroscience Institute, with active clinical trials and research
- Practice settings from the academic medical center and Level I trauma center in Detroit to community hospitals and close-knit primary care offices across Southeast, Mid- and South-Central Michigan
- Competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits
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