Bio

​Michael E. Kilkenny, M.D.
​Michael E. Kilkenny, M.D.
Executive Director, Cabell/Huntington Health Department

​Dr. Michael Kilkenny received his MD from the Marshall University School of Medicine and holds a master’s degree in Community Health from Marshall University in Huntington, WV.  Board Certified in Family Practice, he has worked in academic, hospital, and private practice settings.  He has 16 years’ experience as a medical director in the Community Health Center system and is currently the Physician Director of the Cabell-Huntington Health Department serving Cabell County and the city of Huntington, WV.  

Dr. Kilkenny was instrumental in the development of West Virginia’s first local health sponsored harm reduction and syringe exchange program in 2015.  He currently serves on several advisory panels for the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Public Health. He is also a member of the board of directors of the National Association of County and City Health Officials.