James A. Cohick, Jr.
Jim Cohick has served as a healthcare executive in the fields of specialty medicine and surgery since 1983. For 16 years he served in field and corporate administration with US-based, specialty hospital networks, and for the past dozen plus years he has been part of internationally focused pediatric specialty hospitals and organizations.
In 1997, Cohick and his family moved to Kenya to start and run the first CURE International hospital – the first of its kind on the African continent. In addition to serving as Executive Director of the hospital, he directed regional operations in East Africa for CURE, which involved the creation of the two other facilities.
Returning stateside in 2000, he continued to provide oversight of CURE International’s growing network of hospitals and initiated the CURE global clubfoot program. After completing his MBA studies at Kellogg School of Management, he served as Hospital Administrator for Shriners Hospitals for Children of Chicago, and was elected to the board of directors for Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council, a number of committees for Illinois Hospital Association, and continues to be a Fellow with the American College of Healthcare Executives. Now as senior Vice President of Specialty Programs at CURE International, Cohick provides executive leadership to CURE Clubfoot Worldwide and CURE Hydrocephalus.