Greetings!
What would be your compensation estimates (base salary, benefits, allowances)?
And are there any need for neurosurgeons specifically trained in the pediatric field?
1. Nationality:
double citizenship — holding the U.S. and Russian passports. Using the U.S. passport/nationality as a main one, for all the traveling, business and legal matters.
2. Education:
a) BSc in Biology; MSc in Human Anatomy, Moscow State University, USSR/Russia (1989-1995);
b) PhD in Neuroscience, Department of Neuroscience at the University of Minnesota, USA (1998–2002);
c) MD, University of Minnesota Medical School, USA (2002–2006);
d) Residency in Neurological Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, USA (2006–2013);
e) Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship [ACPNF-accredited], Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital, USA (2013–2014).
3. Experience:
a) Lecturer, Training center, State Committee for the Control of the Circulation of Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances, Moscow, Russia (1995–1998);
b) Hospital-employed Pediatric Neurosurgeon [non-academic position], Hawaii, USA (2014-2017).
4. Languages: English, Russian, Ukrainian.
5. Reasons for relocation:
Purely financial. $700k+ yearly compensation, excl. benefits. Federal, state, local, property taxes ≈ 48%. Benefits are almost entirely consumed by the malpractice insurance, leaving little to no space for things like: short-term and long-term disability, life, dental, vision and medical insurance; RVU production and performance bonuses; CME allowances; etc. Experienced range of net disposable income: from $305k to $328k. Inadequately high taxes.
What would be your compensation estimates (base salary, benefits, allowances)?
And are there any need for neurosurgeons specifically trained in the pediatric field?
1. Nationality:
double citizenship — holding the U.S. and Russian passports. Using the U.S. passport/nationality as a main one, for all the traveling, business and legal matters.
2. Education:
a) BSc in Biology; MSc in Human Anatomy, Moscow State University, USSR/Russia (1989-1995);
b) PhD in Neuroscience, Department of Neuroscience at the University of Minnesota, USA (1998–2002);
c) MD, University of Minnesota Medical School, USA (2002–2006);
d) Residency in Neurological Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, USA (2006–2013);
e) Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship [ACPNF-accredited], Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital, USA (2013–2014).
3. Experience:
a) Lecturer, Training center, State Committee for the Control of the Circulation of Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances, Moscow, Russia (1995–1998);
b) Hospital-employed Pediatric Neurosurgeon [non-academic position], Hawaii, USA (2014-2017).
4. Languages: English, Russian, Ukrainian.
5. Reasons for relocation:
Purely financial. $700k+ yearly compensation, excl. benefits. Federal, state, local, property taxes ≈ 48%. Benefits are almost entirely consumed by the malpractice insurance, leaving little to no space for things like: short-term and long-term disability, life, dental, vision and medical insurance; RVU production and performance bonuses; CME allowances; etc. Experienced range of net disposable income: from $305k to $328k. Inadequately high taxes.