Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital names new Chief Medical Officer
March 31, 2022
Darby, Pa. — (April 1, 2022) — Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital is pleased to announce the appointment of Henry Kurban, MD, as chief medical officer, effective April 4. Dr. Kurban succeeds Jeffry Komins, MD, who has been serving as interim chief medical officer at Mercy Fitzgerald since March 2021.
“Dr. Kurban’s uncompromising commitment to population health, quality assurance and health equity makes him a perfect fit at Mercy Fitzgerald,” said Chris Cullom, president of Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital. “We are thrilled to have him join our organization in this critically important role.”
“I couldn’t be more confident in turning the reins over to Dr. Kurban as our new chief medical officer,” added Dr. Komins. “He has dedicated his entire career to the values and causes that underpin the Mercy Fitzgerald mission—to serve as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.”
Dr. Kurban comes to Mercy Fitzgerald from West Virginia University (WVU) Medicine, in Martinsburg, W.Va. He served as vice president, vice dean of Clinical Affairs and chief medical officer for the WVU Medicine East Campus, which consists of a two-hospital system and a 125-provider multispecialty medical group, and as associate chief medical officer for the WVU Medicine medical group of 1,000+ providers. At WVU Medicine, Dr. Kurban oversaw clinical operations, the recruitment and retention of physicians and advanced practice clinicians, and clinical quality and informatics.
Prior to his time at WVU Medicine, Dr. Kurban served as medical director for Performance Improvement and associate chief medical information officer at Bassett Healthcare in Cooperstown, N.Y. His background also includes a variety of medical leadership positions in state and county health departments in the U.S. and Canada.
Dr. Kurban received a bachelor’s degree in Microbiology and Immunology at McGill University Faculty of Sciences in Montreal, before earning his medical degree from the University of Western Ontario School of Medicine in London, Ont. He received a Master of Business Administration from McGill University Faculty of Management as well as a Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore. He is also a graduate of the Johns Hopkins General Preventive Medicine Residency program and is board-certified by and a diplomate of the American Board of Preventive Medicine. Additionally, Dr. Kurban is a certified lean six sigma black belt.