Mr. Couris serves as president and CEO of the Florida Health Sciences Center, which includes Tampa General Hospital, the primary teaching hospital for the University of South Florida Health Morsani College of Medicine. During his tenure, he has grown the organization into one of the nation’s top integrated academic health systems, powered by 15,000 team members and partnerships with leading institutions including Boston-based Mass General Brigham. Under his leadership, Tampa General has expanded access to academic medicine statewide through strategic acquisitions, innovative partnerships and a comprehensive network of hospitals, outpatient centers, urgent care clinics, virtual health services and a hospital-at-home program developed in partnership with Shields Health Innovations. He has simultaneously helped elevate quality and safety performance to rank among the top 20% of academic medical centers nationally as measured by Vizient. Mr. Couris has championed a culture of innovation through an AI and predictive analytics care coordination command center built in partnership with Palantir, the launch of venture capital fund TGH Ventures, and the development of the Tampa Medical & Research District in collaboration with Tampa-based USF Health. His commitment to authentic leadership earned the organization a 92nd-percentile employee engagement index in 2025, placing it in the top 8% of all academic health systems nationally. Mr. Couris has contributed peer-reviewed work to publications including Management in Healthcare and the New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst. Additionally, Mr. Couris has been appointed to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ advisory council on Alzheimer’s research, care and services, serves as a trustee of Boston University, and is a member of the Florida Health Care Innovation Council.
