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Overview

AdventHealth Tampa is seeking a fellowship-trained Cognitive and Behavioral Neurologist to join our growing academic neurology program. This position will support the expansion of comprehensive neurologic care across AdventHealth Tampa and the West Florida Division, with a focus on mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal dementia, vascular cognitive impairment, primary progressive aphasia, and other cognitive and behavioral neurologic disorders.

The physician will provide primarily outpatient subspecialty care while participating in inpatient neurology consultation services as appropriate. The role includes collaboration with general neurology, neuropsychology, radiology, rehabilitation, pharmacy, infusion services, and other multidisciplinary teams. The physician will help develop pathways for cognitive assessment, diagnostic testing, biomarker evaluation, treatment selection, longitudinal monitoring, and patient and caregiver support.

This position includes 10% protected time for core faculty responsibilities within the Neurology Residency Program. Opportunities for expanded leadership as Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Director/Associate Program Director or Research Director are available, with up to 20% total protected time based on the candidate’s interests, qualifications, assigned responsibilities, and programmatic needs.

The physician will play an important role in the development of the AdventHealth Tampa Neurology Residency Program, scheduled to begin in July 2027, and the resident general neurology continuity clinic planned for July 2028.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide outpatient cognitive and behavioral neurology consultation and longitudinal care.
  • Evaluate and manage mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s disease, related dementias, and other cognitive and behavioral neurologic disorders.
  • Integrate cognitive screening, neuropsychological testing, neuroimaging, and biomarker evaluation into individualized diagnostic and treatment plans.
  • Help develop access to advanced therapies, including patient selection, counseling, treatment coordination, and safety monitoring as appropriate.
  • Provide patient and caregiver education regarding diagnosis, prognosis, safety, functional needs, and available support resources.
  • Participate in inpatient neurology consultation coverage as appropriate.
  • Develop cognitive neurology clinical pathways, referral workflows, and patient education resources.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to improve access, diagnostic accuracy, care coordination, and patient and caregiver outcomes.
  • Participate in GME teaching, including resident didactics, case conferences, journal club, morning report, and faculty-led clinical teaching.
  • Precept neurology residents in the resident general neurology continuity clinic for one half-day per week.
  • Mentor residents interested in cognitive and behavioral neurology, clinical research, quality improvement, or academic neurology.
  • Participate in the Clinical Competency Committee, Program Evaluation Committee, recruitment, resident advising, and other residency activities as assigned.
  • Contribute to scholarly activity, quality improvement, patient safety initiatives, and faculty development.
  • Support growth of the AdventHealth Tampa neuroscience service line and academic neurology program.

Contact Keerthana Akkineni, MD:  Keerthana.Akkineni.MD@AdventHealth.com

Practice Description

The West Florida Division Medical Group continues to grow rapidly to meet the needs of the communities we serve. Over the last six years, we’ve nearly tripled in size with a projection to grow to 900 providers by the end of 2026. With the addition of AdventHealth Port Charlotte, we span a broad geography in eight counties, with practices in Charlotte, Hardee, Highlands, Hillsborough, Marion, Pasco, Pinellas and Polk counties as well as five Care Pavilions. Our providers represent 40 specialties and we care for one million patients annually. Using leading edge technology, innovation, and compassion, we deliver our brand of whole-person care.

At AdventHealth Medical Group, we offer our employees extensive benefits, including opportunities for ongoing training and continuing education. What's important to us is what's important to you: the health and overall well-being of your patients, your colleagues and yourself. AdventHealth Medical Group staff provides care at locations throughout West Florida, including fifteen AdventHealth hospital locations.

Hospital Description

Located in the city's uptown district, AdventHealth Tampa is a 626-bed tertiary hospital serving Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, and the surrounding counties. The hospital is a known leader in implementing minimally invasive and robotic-assisted procedures and in 2021 opened the Taneja Center for Surgery, a new six-story, state-of-the-art surgical and patient tower. It's also home to the renowned AdventHealth Pepin Heart Institute, a recognized leader in cardiovascular disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment and leading-edge research for over 30 years. Other specialty services include 24-hour emergency care for adults and pediatrics, cardiovascular medicine, digestive health, neuroscience, orthopedics, women's services, pediatrics, oncology, endocrinology, bariatrics, wound healing, and sleep medicine.

Community Description

About Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay is the heart of Florida's Gulf coast. Our community is culturally diverse and a wonderful place to raise a family. The area is home to excellent public and private schools and is also the setting for several colleges and Universities, including the University of South Florida and University of Tampa. Tampa Bay features multiple theaters, museums, and festivals, as well as many family-friendly attractions like Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, The Florida Aquarium, ZooTampa and Bok Tower Gardens. We are well known for our excellent restaurants with a wide range of cuisine as rich as our history. The city has a vibrant sports community with national teams like the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning, MLB's Tampa Bay Rays, and NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers. We offer year-round pleasant weather for outdoor fun at our many state parks and are home to some of the nation's top beaches.