She practiced as an internist for many years at the Cleveland VAMC and has led initiatives in VA Central Office in the National Primary Care Program Office and Specialty Care Program Offices. In 2018, Dr. Kirsh became the Senior Executive leading Access to care in the VA to improve access to care through telehealth and Clinical Contact Centers Modernization.

Dr. Kirsh received her Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Toledo in Ohio. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Northwestern Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. Kirsh is certified with the American Board of Internal Medicine and received a Master of Public Health from Case Western University in Cleveland, Ohio. In 2023, she received a professional designation in Certified in Medical Quality (CMQ) from the American College of Medical Quality. She is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, Society of General Internal Medicine, Medical Group Management Association, and the American College of Physicians. Dr. Kirsh is a Professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University and an Assistant Professor at the Georgetown University School of Health.