Kevin B. Churchwell, MD, currently serves as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, DE. Joining the organization in December 2010, Dr. Churchwell also serves as a Nemours Senior Vice President.
Dr. Churchwell brings to Nemours a diverse clinical and leadership background, backed by an impressive list of accomplishments. Prior to joining Nemours, he was CEO and Executive Director for the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital, part of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt was recently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the 25 best children's hospitals in the country and ranked 15th by Parents magazine for children's hospitals for 2008 and 2009. Previously, Dr. Churchwell served in several other capacities at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital, including Chief-of-Staff, Medical Director for the Children's Health and Injury Prevention Program, Medical Director for the Pediatric Critical Care Services, and Transport Director.
A graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Vanderbilt Medical School in Nashville, Dr. Churchwell completed his pediatric residency and a clinical fellowship in Anesthesia and Pediatric Critical Care at Children's Hospital Boston. Since 1993, Dr. Churchwell has been a clinician and faculty member at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is a diplomat for the National Board of Medical Examiners and is board certified with the American Board of Pediatrics.
During his tenure at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital, Dr. Churchwell drove efforts to achieve Leapfrog designation, developed and recruited for the hospital board, led fundraising for a capital campaign to support hospital expansion, and promoted stronger collaboration between administration, clinicians, researchers, and educators. Joining Nemours from an institution that practices family-centered care, Dr. Churchwell understands the need to stay connected with the families.
As an extension of his dedication to pediatric health care, Dr. Churchwell is active in the greater community. While in Nashville, he developed a public high school outreach program, helped build a safe playground, and was inducted into the Nashville Public Schools Hall of Fame by the Nashville Alliance for Public Education in 2009. He was named one of the top 25 minority health care executives by Modern Healthcare magazine and recognized as one of Nashville Business Journal's 2008 Health Care Heroes.