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West Reading, Pennsylvania

Neurology - Headache Specialty Physician

NeurologyNo callFull-Time

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Job Description

Due to extensive growth and community need, Reading Hospital is seeking a fellowship trained/experienced Headache Specialist Neurologist to join our growing Neuroscience Center and Comprehensive Stroke Program.

The Neurology Department is a multi-subspecialty clinical service line including 20+ Neurologists and APPs as well as Neurology Residents. The successful candidate will be appointed faculty positions through our ACGME Neurology Residency Program and clerkship through Drexel University College of Medicine.

Qualifications

Reading Hospital is located 60 minutes northwest of Philadelphia in the beautiful suburban community of West Reading Pennsylvania. Reading Hospital is a 697-bed nonprofit teaching hospital that provides high quality healthcare, cutting-edge technology, and experienced, caring medical professionals.

As the nationally recognized, Magnet® designated flagship institution of Tower Health, Reading Hospital is home to many top-tier specialty care centers and services, including the McGlinn Cancer Institute, Miller Regional Heart Center, one of the state’s busiest Emergency Departments and a Level I Trauma Center, and Beginnings Maternity Center, which houses the region’s only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Reading Hospital is home to many top-tier specialty care centers and services, was named one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades™ and has been ranked as one of the Top Ten Hospitals in Pennsylvania by U.S. News and World Report the second year in a row.

Reading Hospital Awards and Recognition

  • Healthgrades -
  • America's 50 Best Hospitals Award™ (2022-2025)
  • America's 100 Best Hospitals Award™ (2017-2025)
  • America's 250 Best Hospitals Award™ (2014-2025)
  • America’s 100 Best Stroke Care (2017-2025)
  • Neurosciences Excellence Award™ (2013-2025)
  • Top 10% in the Nation for Neurosciences (2015-2024)
  • Top 10% in the Nation for Treatment of Stroke (2007-2024)
  • Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Stroke (2006-2024)
  • One of 10 Best Value Hospitals in Pennsylvania
  • Top 1 percent of U.S. hospitals for clinical outcomes
  • American Stroke Association –
  • Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award (2007-2024)
  • Newsweek -
  • World's Best 100 Hospitals (2021, 2023-2025)
  • One of 10 Best Value Hospitals in Pennsylvania
  • Top 1 percent of U.S. hospitals for clinical outcomes

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

5-Star Rating for Overall Hospital Quality

US News & World Report

  • Ranked Among Top Ten Hospitals in Pennsylvania (2022-2024)
  • Verras' Medical Value Index™
  • One of 10 Best Value Hospitals in Pennsylvania

The Benefits We Offer

  • Competitive compensation package
  • Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
  • Retirement savings plan with employer automatic contribution and employer match.
  • Malpractice insurance
  • Physician New Hire Program
  • Generous paid time-off allowance
  • CME time and money
  • Relocation assistance

Supportive Health System to Advance

Tower Health is a regional integrated healthcare system that offers compassionate, high-quality, leading-edge healthcare and wellness services to communities in Berks, Chester, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties.

With approximately 11,500 employees, Tower Health consists of Reading Hospital in West Reading; Phoenixville Hospital in Phoenixville; Pottstown Hospital in Pottstown; and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia.

Tower Health has partnered with Drexel University College of Medicine to open a new medical school one-half mile walking distance from Reading Hospital, a regional medical campus for Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health. The medical school opened in 2021 and can support student body of 200 students.

In addition, Reading Hospital is the main training hospital for the medical school and supports ACGME accredited residency and fellowship programs. For more information, visit towerhealth.org.

The Community

Reading Hospital is located in West Reading, part of Berks County, Pennsylvania. This is an area that offers many wonderful places to live and raise a family. Berks County is within driving distance of major metropolitan areas like Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City, offering an easy chance to get away for some big city excitement.

The Reading Symphony Orchestra and Reading Public Museum are considered among the best in the state. GoggleWorks is one of the nation's largest interactive community arts centers. And each year, the Berks Arts Council presents the largest jazz festival on the east coast. In addition, the Santander Arena and Performing Arts Center bring some of the world’s top acts to Reading.

The great outdoors is right in your backyard, including the National Scenic Appalachian Trail, Blue Marsh Lake, French Creek State Park, and the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary. And you'll find lakes for boating, swimming, ice fishing, and skating. Reading also ranks fourth nationwide in minor-league sports markets, hosting our own minor league hockey (Reading Royals) and baseball (Reading Fightin’ Phils) teams.

  • Videos
  • Virtual Tour – Reading Hospital
  • Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health
  • Living in Berks County – From Reading Fellows (Video)

Websites

  • Reading Hospital Campus Map
  • Facts About Reading Hospital
  • Berks County Living Website
  • Newcomers Guide to Berks County
  • Pennsylvania’s Americana Region

Key Responsibilities

The physician will provide specialized headache neurology care within the Neuroscience Center and Comprehensive Stroke Program. Additionally, the role involves faculty responsibilities for the ACGME Neurology Residency Program and clerkship supervision for Drexel University College of Medicine.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Headache medicineMentorshipPatient careMedical educationAcademic medicine

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Neurology - Headache Specialty Physician at Tower Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Neurology — ranked against 485 active Neurology listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Neurology — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Neurology listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 54% have no call, 42% require no weekends.

Neurology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
40%
Sign-on bonus
33%
PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 6.4
Better work-life than 60% of Neurology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 485 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in West Reading

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$246k
Typical market rent
$1,904/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.1
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Reading, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Tower Health

Hospitals and Health Care
West Reading, PA
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation package
Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
Retirement savings plan with employer automatic contribution and employer match
Malpractice insurance
Physician New Hire Program
Generous paid time-off allowance
CME time and money
Relocation assistance