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DR. JAMES COMERCI

CADIZ — Dr. James Comerci, medical director at WVU Medicine Harrison Community Hospital, has been nominated for the Ohio Hospital Association’s 2024 Albert E. Dyckes Healthcare Worker of the Year Award.

Comerci has provided health care to his community for more than 43 years. One of the most notable organizations with which he is associated is Wheeling Health Right, serves 27,000 medically underserved or uninsured people in the six surrounding counties in West Virginia and Ohio.

Comerci drives his fellow providers to improve the health of all they serve through excellence in patient care, research and education. Through his role as chief of staff of Harrison Community Hospital, he serves as a vital resource and health care expert for his fellow providers.

Comerci encourages his co-workers to consider not only the patient but the patient’s socioeconomic situation. From health care costs to accessibility, he underscores the importance of how these factors may impact individuals’ health care decisions.

Comerci’s level of passion continues through education, especially teaching the community about life-saving techniques. He is an instructor for WVU Medicine as a Stop the Bleed presenter for Ohio schools, including those in Harrison County. His passion for improving health care is evident in all his extracurricular activities.

Comerci has been the director of the family medicine residency program at Wheeling Hospital for more than 10 years, mentoring hundreds of students. His ability to equip students with the resources they need to succeed in the real world has allowed them to excel.

One of his current nurse practitioners, Shelby Georgetti, has seen this firsthand from being a student nurse practitioner under his guidance.

“Learning from Comerci, I quickly discovered that his way of teaching is a ‘learn by doing’ strategy,” Georgetti said. “He strives to teach students by giving them unique, hands-on learning opportunities.”

From operating his family medicine practice to serving as medical director for multiple organizations, Comerci continues to make an impact.