Benjamin Kornitzer, MD — CEO
Benjamin Kornitzer, MD, is the chief medical officer at Aetna, a CVS Health Company®. In this role, he provides strategic leadership across the company’s Aetna Medical Affairs organization, with a focus on leveraging clinical excellence and integrated care delivery models to improve outcomes and drive personalized, quality care for every member. As a recognized leader in health care transformation, Dr. Kornitzer brings over 15 years of clinical and operational experience in value-based care, clinical strategy execution and health care innovation. Most recently, he served as the chief medical officer at aglion health where he oversaw clinical and quality initiatives across a network of 3,000 primary care physicians in more than 30 markets. Prior to his role at aglion health, Dr. Kornitzer served as the chief medical officer of The Mount Sinai Health Network, where he led one of the premier academic delivery networks spanning 50+ practice sites across New York, New Jersey and Florida. Dr. Kornitzer is a board-certified internist with deep expertise in patient care delivery and clinical quality standards. He completed his medical residency at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School before joining McKinsey & Company’s health care practice, where he later returned as a senior advisor. Dr. Kornitzer holds an undergraduate degree from Brown University and a medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine. A sought-after speaker and author, he has lectured extensively on health policy, value-based care and medical innovation. His insights are regularly published in both medical and mainstream literature.
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Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Experience: 20 yrs 10 mos
Skills
- Healthcare Management
- Clinical Strategy
Career Highlights
- Over 15 years in healthcare transformation.
- Led initiatives across 3,000 primary care physicians.
- Expert in value-based care and clinical strategy.
Work Experience
Aetna, a CVS Health Company
Chief Medical Officer (11 mos)
McKinsey & Company
Senior Advisor (7 mos)
agilon health
Special Advisor (1 yr)
Chief Medical Officer (4 yrs 3 mos)
Mount Sinai Health System
Chief Medical Officer (6 yrs)
Balance ACO
Chief Operating Officer, Chief Strategy Officer (7 mos)
House Calls Medical Group
Chief Medical Officer, Founder (2 yrs 5 mos)
McKinsey & Company
Consultant (3 yrs)
Massachusetts General Hospital
Resident - Department of Medicine/Clinical Fellow--Harvard Medical School (3 yrs)
Education
Internal Medicine Residency Program at Harvard Medical School - Massachusetts General Hospital
M.D. at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
A.B. at Brown University