Ralph de la Torre
Ralph de la Torre M.D. | |
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| Born | 1966 or 1967 (age 58–59) |
| Education | |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Title | Founder and CEO of Steward Health Care (2010–2024) |
| Spouse | Nicole Acosta |
| Children | 2 |
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| Medical career | |
| Profession | Surgeon |
| Field | Cardiac surgery |
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Ralph de la Torre is a Cuban American former health care executive and cardiac surgeon. The CEO of Steward Health Care from 2010 to 2024, and previously CEO of its predecessor Caritas Christi Health Care starting in 2008, de la Torre also founded and served as the first head of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's CardioVascular Institute from 2007 to 2008.
De la Torre is currently the subject of a congressional investigation into the financial mismanagement of Steward, which declared bankruptcy in May 2024.