Neurosurgery (Spine) - Physician

Carle Health Neurosurgeon Opportunity

Carle Health is seeking an additional BE/BC Neurosurgeon to join our established Neuroscience Institute in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois.

Opportunity Details

• Candidates must have completed a Neurosurgical Spine Fellowship
• Join a large, vertically integrated health system with a service area of over 3.2 million in the Central and Southern Illinois regions
• Call is 1:5
• Our Neurosurgery team has 5 daytime APPs, 3 nocturnal APPs, outpatient APPs and excellent support staff
• High volume spine practice
• Strong referral base with little local competition
• Single hospital with strong hospitalist and critical-care support
• Dedicated Neuro-Intensivists
• Carle Foundation Hospital is 1 of 4 hospitals in the U.S. with a Siemens 7T MRI Scanner available for clinical and research use
• State-of-the-art equipment including Zeiss KINEVO microscope, StealthStation Surgical Navigation system
• Carle Neuroscience Institute (CNI) provides comprehensive medical and surgical services for our patients with brain and spine disorders and participates in several clinical trials for patients who come from all over the Central Illinois region
• Our collegial team includes Neurology (adult & pediatric), Epileptology and EMU, Vascular Neurology, Neuro-interventional, Neuro-critical care, Neuro-radiology, Neuro-otology, Neuro-ophthalmology, Neuro-rehabilitation, Neuro-psychology, Pain management program and Sleep medicine program
• Excellent benefits package that includes health/dental/life insurance, 403-B plan with employer match, LTD, relocation allowance, CME allowance, and paid malpractice insurance with tail insurance coverage
• Collaborative opportunities with the University of Illinois Beckman Institute for a variety of neuroscience translational research projects as well as opportunity for faculty appointment with the Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the nation's first college of medicine focused on the intersection of engineering and medicine
• Opportunity to teach medical students through the Carle Illinois College of Medicine

About the Carle Neuroscience Institute:

• As a Certified Comprehensive Stroke Center from DNV Healthcare, CNI provides comprehensive services including Vascular Neurology, Neurosurgery, Neuroradiology, and Neuro-interventional services
• Carle Foundation Hospital is accredited as a Level 3 Epilepsy Center by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC)
• Carle Foundation Hospital is the recipient of 2025 AHA/ASA Get With The Guidelines- Stroke Gold Plus Target: Stroke SM Honor Roll Elite Plus and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
• The Neurosurgery team at Carle Foundation Hospital has been recognized by the North American Skull Base Society (NASBS) as a Multidisciplinary Team of Distinction (MTD) as of 2026

About Our Community

Champaign-Urbana has been defined as a micro-urban community, meaning we have many of the amenities of a much bigger city, with the feel of a smaller town. Almost equidistant to Chicago, St. Louis and Indianapolis for fun weekends away, the area offers excellent schools, a great downtown scene, the University of Illinois, Big 10 sports and an exciting college town atmosphere, including Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.

Compensation and Benefits

The compensation range for this position is $800,000 - $900,000. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model. Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers.