Mission Statement

Founder and CEO

Damian grew up in Rochester, NY, after being born in a Polish neighborhood in Chicago, IL. He attended SUNY-Potsdam and the University of Georgia and went on to Seton Hall University for his Masters of Healthcare Administration. He has been in the Healthcare arena since 2003 and has held leadership positions within Maxim Health, Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) and Universal Health Services (UHS). Damian co-founded DrCruiter, a leader in Permanent Staffing Solutions.  He currently sits on the Advisory Board for Healthcare Perspectives, a collaboration of information exchange for providers, healthcare groups and hospital systems.  With his passion and enthusiasm for making a difference in Healthcare, he founded Korzen Health in 2019. Damian currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia.

Founder and President 

Physician Leaders for Today

Kent retired from the United States Navy after serving 23 years in Navy Medicine as a hospital administrator. He would go on to serve as a Chief Executive Officer in both for-profit and not-for-profit hospitals as well as in senior executive leadership roles, at the corporate level, for HCA, Acadia Healthcare, and Cogent HMG, at that time the largest for-profit management service organization in the United States. For the last 11 years Kent has served as the Founder/President of Physician Leaders for Today, a company that focuses on developing and advancing physicians as leaders and consultants in the healthcare industry. He did his undergraduate work in Healthcare Services at Southern Illinois University; graduate work in Human Resource Management Development at Chapman University and post graduate work in Organizational Psychology at Walden University.

Director of Development

Jerry grew up in the tri-state NY/NJ area and attended college at Wake Forest University and Rutgers University, majoring in Chemistry.  After several years of technical work in the molecular diagnostic industry, he continued postgraduate studies at Temple University in Philadelphia.  He recently has several consulting roles  with pharmaceutical corporations, focusing on sales and product marketing.  He now brings his business development and technical expertise to the Korzen Health team.In his off time, he   cycling and mountain biking throughout the North East. He also gives back to the community as a volunteer at local ESL classes.  He's a fan of the NYC Red Bulls soccer team. Jerry currently resides in the New Jersey/Greater NYC metro area.

Director Recruitment Services

Born and Raised in Poland, Kasia moved to the United States at age sixteen. She completed her undergraduate degree with a major in Health Science at the College of Brockport. She then pursued and received her Masters in Social Work from The Greater Rochester ollaborative Master of Social Work Program Nazareth College & The College at Brockport State University of New York. In the past couple years Kasia has worked with the NY State Contact Tracing Initiative. Kasia currently resides in Fairport, NY with her husband, three children and two dogs.Kasia enjoys traveling, working on various DIY projects, and spending time with family and friends.  

Director Practice Management

Peg joined Korzen Health in 2020 directing all physician practice management functions. She provides administrative leadership over clinical operations, revenue cycle management and credentialing, working closely with payers and mergers and acquisitions. She has over thirty years of experience in the field and has worked with clinic start-ups at Fortune 500 healthcare systems. Her passion in healthcare has made her one of the most sought-after practice management consultants in the nation. 

Physician Advisor- Tourish

A Harvard Medical School graduate, Dr. Murphy has held several leadership positions at health systems, psychiatric hospitals and medical centers in Massachusetts, Tennessee and Florida. He spent more than 5 years of his career serving as the National Medical Director for Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) Behavioral Health Services where he developed major initiatives in patient care quality and safety and set the tone for behavioral health care on a national level. He also practices and teaches at River Oaks Treatment Center, a substance use disorder treatment facility.

He recently developed a fellowship training program in Addiction Medicine in collaboration with HCA and the Morsani School of Medicine at USF.

Physician Advisor- Syncoro

Dr. Kaur is a dual role board-certified gastroenterologist and physician executive consultant specialising in optimization of physician and healthcare organization relationships through orchestrating improvded communication, cooperation and collaboration.  Some of the highlights of her leadership include: Led the expansion of a large regional health system into multiple new markets.  Implemented 20+ physician specialty services. Conducted clinical, operational and administrative functions.  Dr. Kaur's approach is pateint-centric, focused on access, qulaity and equity.

Provider Recruitment Advisor- One Health LLC

 Miriam Tyson has 35 years of healthcare experience, including 30 years with HCA. She started her Healthcare career in the San Francisco Bay area, and was involved in Provider Network Development for two large Managed Care Organizations. She then relocated to the Tampa Bay area and joined HCA through South Bay and Brandon Regional Hospitals where she was responsible for Physician Recruitment and Business Development. Miriam received her B.Sc. from San Francisco State University, San Francisco,  and her Masters Degree in Health Care Administration from Phoenix University, School of Business in Tampa, Florida

She developed networks for three Level 11 Trauma Networks, Recruited GME Program Directors for 15 New Programs, and Core Faculty to support the growing programs. She also recruited Physicians to expand the Cardiovascular Service Line, Transplant Program, Behavioral Health, Hospitalists and Intensivists Programs throughout the West Florida Division.  

Miriam has also worked with a team to develop the Physician Succession/Risk Analysis Document for the HCA Facilities for Medical Staff Succession Planning. 

Healthcare Staffing Advisor 

Jessica resides in the beautiful city of Boise, Idaho with her Doberman Penelope. She has over 19 years of sales experience and 13 years of experience within the Healthcare Industry, specifically within Physician recruitment. She leads our business development sector and provides a consultative approach. She enjoys connecting with nature, hiking, biking, boating, paddleboarding, cooking, exercising and living a healthy lifestyle.