STEWARD HEALTH CARE SYSTEM - Key Persons

AMY GUAY

Job Titles:
  • PRESIDENT, STEWARD MEDICAL GROUP
AmyGuay,MPH,FHFMA,ACMPEisPresidentofStewardMedicalGroup(SMG),overseeingStewardHealthCare'sdivisionofprimarycarephysiciansandmulti-specialtyproviders.PriortoherroleasPresident,GuayservedasSMG'sChiefFinancialOfficer,offeringawealthofexperiencehavingpreviouslyservedasCFOandSVPatPartnersContinuingCare,Inc.,inBoston,andasCFOandVPofFinanceatHarvardMedicalFacultyPhysiciansattheBethIsraelDeaconessMedicalCenter.SheholdsaMasterofPublicHealthfromBostonUniversityandearnedherBachelorofScienceinBusinessatBentleyUniversity,inadditiontobeingaFellowintheHealthcareFinancialManagementAssociation.

Brian Dunn

Job Titles:
  • PRESIDENT, WEST REGION
  • Regional President of Steward Health Care 's Western Region Comprised of the States of Utah
BrianDunnistheregionalpresidentofStewardHealthCare'sWesternRegioncomprisedoftheStatesofUtahandArizona,includingtheaffiliatedhospitals,surgicalcenters,urgentcarecenters,andimagingcenters,aswellasStewardMedicalGrouppracticesandaffiliatedStewardHealthCareNetworkproviders.HehasbeenatthehelmofleadinghealthcareorganizationsacrossUtahformorethan30years.BrianholdsaBachelorofArtsfromtheUniversityofUtahandearnedhisMasterofHealthAdministrationfromVirginiaCommonwealthUniversity/MedicalCollegeofVirginia.

Carlos M. Hernandez

CarlosM.HernandezservedasChiefExecutiveOfficerofFluorCorporationfromMay1,2019toDecember31,2020.Beforebeingnamedaschiefexecutiveofficer,hewastheexecutivevicepresident,chieflegalofficerforFluorCorporationandservedasthecompany'scorporatesecretary.Hehadresponsibilityforalllegalaffairsandcompliance.HejoinedFluorin2007.Mr.HernandezcurrentlyservesontheBoardofStewardHealthCare. Priortojoiningthecompany,Mr.HernandezservedasgeneralcounselforArcelorMittalAmericas,amajorsteelproducerwhichispartoftheArcelorMittalsteelgroup.Mr.HernandezhasalsoservedasgeneralcounselandsecretaryofInternationalSteelGroup(ISG),Inc.priortoitsacquisitionbyMittalSteelCompany.Inadditiontolawandcompliance,hehadresponsibilityforgovernmentaffairsandenvironmentalmatters. BeforejoiningISG,heservedasexecutivevicepresident,generalcounselandsecretaryforFlemingCompanies,Inc.,inDallaswhere,inadditiontolawandcompliance,hehadresponsibilityforriskmanagement,safety,realestate,non-merchandiseprocurement,andcorporatesecurity.From1984to1999,Mr.HernandezservedinanumberofdifferentlegalcapacitiesincludingassistantgeneralcounselforArmcoInc.asteelcompany,inPittsburgh.Earlyinhiscareer,heworkedasacivilengineerwithHNTB. Mr.HernandezholdsabachelorofsciencedegreeincivilengineeringfromPurdueUniversityandajurisdoctoratefromtheUniversityofMiamiSchoolofLaw.

Christopher Dunleavy - CFO

Job Titles:
  • CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
ChristopherDunleavyservesastheChiefFinancialOfficerofStewardHealthCareSystem.PriortojoiningSteward,Mr.DunleavywasSeniorVicePresidentofFinanceandChiefFinancialOfficerofBrighamHealthatMassGeneralBrigham.AtBrighamHealth,heoversaw$16billioninassetsacrosstheorganization's1,000+bedacademicmedicalcenter,communityhospitals,ambulatorycareandurgentcaresites.PrevioustoBrigham,Mr.DunleavyspentthreeyearsatVizientasSeniorVicePresidentandChiefFinancialOfficerandpriortothat,ExecutiveVicePresidentandChiefFinancialOfficerforUSMDHoldings,Inc.,whichincludestheUSMDHealthSystemservingtheDallas-FortWorthMetroplex.HealsoservedasChiefFinancialOfficerforBaylorHeartandVascularHospital.Mr.DunleavyholdsanexecutiveMBAfromBaylorUniversityandaBBAinFinancefromtheUniversityofTexasatArlington.

Daniel Cottam

DanielCottam,MD,willbehonoredforhisworkinbariatricsurgerybytheAmericanSocietyforMetabolicandBariatricSurgeryFoundation

DAVID COLARUSSO - CIO

Job Titles:
  • CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
DavidColarussohasover25yearsofHealthcareInformationTechnology(HIT)experience,holdingleadershiprolesforboththeHITvendorindustryandlargeintegratedhealthcareproviderorganizations.Mr.ColarussojoinedStewardin2012andhasheldnumerousleadershiproles,mostrecentlyservingasSteward'sDeputyChiefInformationOfficer.HehasledSteward'sinitiativetostandardizetheEMRplatform,successfullytransitioningallSteward'sacutecarefacilitiestooneplatformin2020.HehasbeenaleadingexecutiveintheacquisitionsandonboardingofnewhospitalstotheStewardsystem.PriortojoiningSteward,Mr.Colarussospent17yearsontheEMRvendorsideimplementing,developingandupdatinghospitalsoftware.HehasalsoservedastheCIOForumCo-ChairfortheMassachusettsHealthDataConsortium.Mr.ColarussoisanindustrythoughtleaderwhohasbeenkeynotespeakeratmanyHITindustryandEMRvendorconferencessuchasHIMSS,Microsoft,andothers.Mr.ColarussoholdsaB.S.inBiologyfromStonehillCollege.

Dr. Armin Ernst

Job Titles:
  • PRESIDENT, STEWARD HEALTH CARE INTERNATIONAL
Withover20yearsofexperienceinhealthcarearoundtheworld,Dr.ArminErnstbringsdeepexpertiseintraditionalandinnovativedeliverysystemsandextensivemanagerialexperienceinbuildingintegrated,high-performancesystemsandteamswithinlargeacademicmedicalcenters,ambulatorycaresystems,andfor-profitandnon-profithealthcareenvironments.AHarvard-trainedandglobally-recognizedphysicianandteacher,Dr.Ernstemphasizestheneedforfullyintegratedhigh-qualitycaretoachievebestoutcomesandcreatesustainabledeliverysystems.

Dr. Gary Mennie

Job Titles:
  • Chief Medical Officer at Steward 's Medical Center of Southeast
Dr.GaryMennie,ChiefMedicalOfficeratSteward'sMedicalCenterofSoutheastTexas,wasprofiledbyU.S.NewsandWorldReportasoneoftheirHospitalHeroesforhisworkduringHurricaneLauratoevacuateCOVID-19patientsaheadofthestorm.PatientsweretransferredtoasisterhospitalinHouston,St.JosephMedicalCenter.LEARNMORE...

Dr. Jordy Cox

Dr.JordyCoxaimstoinspireotherswithqualificationforeliteraceinTaupo,NewZealand(SaltLakeCity)-October29,2019-Asacardiothoracicsurgeon,Dr.JordyCoxistrainedtowithstandgrueling,16-hoursurgeries.Asanathlete,heistrainingforoneoftheultimateendurancetests:The2020Ironman70.3WorldChampionshipinTaupo,NewZealand.Dr.CoxseespatientsattheHeartand...

Dr. Joseph Weinstein

Job Titles:
  • Chief Physician Executive
  • Chief Medical Officer of Steward Health Care
  • CHIEF PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVE, STEWARD HEALTH CARE NETWORK
Dr.JosephWeinsteinisChiefPhysicianExecutive,StewardHealthCareNetwork.AfellowoftheAmericanCollegeofPhysiciansandtheAmericanCollegeofCardiology,hehassince1987beenattheforefrontofprovidinghigh-qualitycardiovascularcaretopatientsofSoutheasternMassachusetts.Dr.Weinsteinisboardcertifiedininternalmedicineandcardiovasculardisease.HecompletedhisresidencyininternalmedicineatBostonCityHospitalbeforeafellowshipincardiovasculardiseasewithBostonUniversity.Hegraduatedsummacumlaudefromasix-yearmedicaleducationprogramatBostonUniversityandtheBostonUniversitySchoolofMedicine.

Dr. Octavio J. Diaz

Job Titles:
  • CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Dr.OctavioJ.DiazisChiefMedicalOfficerofStewardHealthCareSystem.Inhisrole,Dr.Diazisresponsibleforphysicianperformance,qualityoutcomes,regulatoryoversight,riskmanagementandpatientsafetyatallStewardfacilities.Boardcertifiedinemergencymedicine,Dr.DiazreceivedhisundergraduatedegreeinPublicHealthfromtheUniversityofMassachusettsatAmherstandearnedhisMDdegreefromtheUniversityofIllinoisCollegeofMedicine.HecompletedaresidencyinEmergencyMedicineattheUniversityofMassachusettsMedicalCenterandreceivedaMasterofPublicHealthdegreefromBostonUniversitySchoolofPublicHealth.

Dr. Ralph de la Torre - CEO, Chairman, Founder

Job Titles:
  • CHAIRMAN
  • CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
  • Founder
  • Member of the Senior Leadership Team Board
  • Founder, Chairman and CEO of Steward Health Care Systems LLC
FounderDr.RalphdelaTorrebecomesChairmanandCEO,StewardNorthAmerica,andExecutiveChairman,StewardInternational,overseeingstrategicbusinessdirectivesandglobalgrowthasShettyassumesday-to-dayleadershipacrossSteward'sNorthAmericaoperations.DALLAS(MARCH16,2021)-StewardHealthCare,thenation'slargestprivate,physician-ownedhealthcarenetwork,todayannouncedDr... Dr.RalphdelaTorreistheFounder,ChairmanandCEOofStewardHealthCareSystemsLLC.StewardisthelargestprivatehospitaloperatorintheUnitedStatesandanationalleaderinimplementinganew,integratedmodelofhealthcaredeliverythatkeepspatientshealthyandclosetohome.WithintwoyearsofbecomingCEOofCaritasChristi,Dr.delaTorredramaticallyimprovedthesystem.Duringthistime,Dr.delaTorreimplementedchangesingovernance,operationalstructureandstrategy,leadingtothecreationofafullyintegratedcommunitycareorganizationwithsignificantparticipationinriskcontracting. BeforejoiningCaritas,Dr.delaTorrewasthefounderandCEOoftheCardiovascularInstituteatBethIsraelDeaconessMedicalCenter(BIDMC)andofCardiovascularManagementAssociates,oneofthenation'sfirsttotallyintegratedsystemsfortreatingcardiacpatients.AtthesametimeDr.delaTorrewasChiefofCardiacSurgeryatBIDMCandaHarvardMedicalFacultyPhysicianatBIDMC.Hehasfoundedseveralhealthcare-relatedbusinessesandhasnumerousissuedorpendingpatents.Afrequentcommentatoronnationalhealthcarepolicyissues,Dr.delaTorrehasbylinedand/orbeenfeaturedinBusinessweek,FortuneandCNBC,amongothers.Hewasrecentlyvotedoneofthe25mostpowerfulphysicianexecutivesintheUnitedStatesbyModernHealthcaremagazine.Dr.delaTorregraduatedfromDukeUniversityin1988(B.S.E.),wherehewasamemberofPhiBetaKappaandTauBetaPi,andfromajointprogrambetweenHarvardMedicalSchool(M.D.)andtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(M.S.)in1992.

HARRY BANE

Job Titles:
  • PRESIDENT, NORTH REGION
HarrisonBaneisPresidentofSteward'sNorthRegion,comprisedofMassachusetts,Ohio,andPennsylvania.Previously,BanewasPresidentofSt.Elizabeth'sMedicalCenterandGoodSamaritanMedicalCenter,thetwolargesthospitalsinSteward'sNorthRegion.Earlierinhiscareer,Baneledthesystem-wideintegrationofhealthcaredeliveryandvalue-basedcareof14skillednursingfacilities,threeadultdayhealthcenters,andtwoassistedlivingfacilitiesforBaneCare.AgraduateofMiddleburyCollege,BaneearnedhisMaster'sfromtheTuckSchoolofBusinessandGeiselSchoolofMedicineatDartmouth

JAMES J. KARAM

Job Titles:
  • President and Founder of First Bristol Corporation
JamesKaramisPresidentandfounderofFirstBristolCorporation,whichhasdevelopedover4Millionsquarefeetofretailshoppingcenters,officebuildingsandhotelsthroughoutsouthernNewEngland.Asageneralpartnerandco-developerofseveralmajoraward-winningdevelopments,hehasbeenrecognizedforhiscontributiontothreeMassachusettsaward-winninghistoricrehabilitationprojects,andin2007oneofhishoteldevelopmentswasselectedasthe"OutstandingHotelConversion"intheU.S.byHiltonHotels.Mr.Karamisalsotheco-ownerofWSARandWHTB,radiostationsservingtheSouthCoastregionofMassachusetts.HehasdevotedsignificanttimetocivicandcharitableorganizationsbyactingastheChairmanoftheBoardofGovernorsofCaritasChristiuntilitssaletoStewardHealthCare.HewasformerlytheChairmanoftheBoardofTrusteesfortheUniversityofMassachusettsfivecampussystem,ChairmanoftheBoardoftheEdwardM.KennedyInstitute,Co-ChairmanoftheSouthcoastCEOGroup,andSouthcoastEconomicDevelopmentpartnership.Mr.KaramisanalumnusoftheUniversityofMassachusettsatDartmouthandholdstwoHonoraryDoctoratedegreesfromUMassandtheSouthernNewEnglandSchoolofLaw.

Joe DeSchryver

Job Titles:
  • President of Steward 's South Region
  • PRESIDENT, SOUTH REGION
JoeDeSchryverisPresidentofSteward'sSouthRegion,comprisedofTexas,Florida,Louisiana,andArkansas.Joebringsover20yearsofexperienceoperatingacutecarehospitalsandaffiliatedentities,mostrecentlyservingasChiefExecutiveOfficerofthemulti-campusGoodSamaritanHospitalinSanJose,CA.Previously,heheldleadershiprolesatSierraVistaRegionalMedicalCenterandWestBocaMedicalCenter,amongothers.JoeisagraduateoftheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia(BS,PublicPolicy)andArizonaStateUniversity(MBAandMHSA).

Laura Tortorella - COO

Job Titles:
  • CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
LauraTortorellaistheChiefOperatingOfficerofStewardHealthCareSystem.Inthisrole,sheoverseesallcorporateoperations,includinglabormanagement,supplychain,pharmacy,lab,predictiveanalyticsandAIplatforms,andmarketing&communications.Ms.Tortorellahasover15yearsinhealthcarebusinessmanagement.BeforejoiningStewardin2010,sheheldmanagementpositionsoverseeingtherespiratorydiseasedivisionatChildren'sHospital,Boston.Ms.TortorellaearnedaBachelorofArtsinbiologyfromHarvardCollegeandMBAfromBabsonCollege'sF.W.OlinGraduateSchoolofBusiness

MICHAEL G. CALLUM

Job Titles:
  • EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT for PHYSICIAN SERVICES
  • Executive Vice President for Physician Services for Steward Health Care
Dr.MichaelCallumistheExecutiveVicePresidentforPhysicianServicesforStewardHealthCareandimmediatepastpresidentofStewardMedicalGroup,anetworkofphysiciansemployedbyStewardthatincludesbothspecialistsandprimarycarephysicians.Underhisleadership,StewardMedicalGrouphasemergedasanationalleaderinclinicalintegration,qualityperformanceandpatientoutcomes-basedreimbursement.Dr.CallumisagraduateoftheBostonUniversitySchoolofMedicine,wherehereceivedhisM.A.inmedicalscienceandhisM.D.HealsoholdsanM.S.inpublichealthfromtheUniversityofRochesterSchoolofMedicineandDentistry.

Michelle Ajami

Job Titles:
  • Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution
H.R.McMasteristheFouadandMichelleAjamiSeniorFellowattheHooverInstitution,StanfordUniversity.HeisalsotheBernardandSusanLiautaudFellowattheFreemanSpogliInstituteandlectureratStanfordUniversity'sGraduateSchoolofBusiness.Hewasthe26thassistanttothepresidentforNationalSecurityAffairs.UpongraduationfromtheUnitedStatesMilitaryAcademyin1984,McMasterservedasacommissionedofficerintheUnitedStatesArmyforthirty-fouryearsbeforeretiringasaLieutenantGeneralinJune2018. McMasterholdsaPhDinmilitaryhistoryfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHill.HewasanassistantprofessorofhistoryattheUnitedStatesMilitaryAcademyfrom1994to1996.HeisauthorofBattlegrounds:TheFighttoDefendtheFreeWorldandtheaward-winningDerelictionofDuty:LyndonJohnson,RobertMcNamara,theJointChiefsofStaffandtheLiesthatLedtoVietnam.

Patrick Lombardo - CHRO

Job Titles:
  • Executive Vice President of Human Resources
PatrickLombardoistheExecutiveVicePresidentofHumanResourcesofStewardHealthCareSystem.Inthisrole,heoverseesbenefitadministration,compensation,laborrelations,employeerelations,learninganddevelopment,andservesaspartoftheExecutiveLeadershipTeam.Mr.Lombardohasmorethan25yearsinhealthcareseniorleadershippositions.PriortojoiningSteward,heheldhumanresourceexecutivepositionsatIASISHealthCareandCommunityHealthSystems,whicharebothlocatedinNashville,Tennessee,andatHealthManagementAssociatesinNaples,Florida.Mr.Lombardoreceivedabachelor'sdegreeandmaster'sdegreeinhumanresourcesandamaster'sincounselingfromtheUniversityofScranton.

Rep. Jackson Lee

Rep.JacksonLeehonoredforheryearsofserviceensuringallHoustonian'shaveaccesstohigh-qualitycare.Houston'sfirsthospitalcelebratedgenerationsofcommunity-basedcareHouston,Texas-Today,St.JosephMedicalCenterinHoustonhosteda135thanniversarycelebrationandpaviliondedicationceremonyhonoringCongresswomanSheilaJacksonLee(D-TX).TheceremonywillbenamedtheShe...

ROGER MITTY

Job Titles:
  • CHIEF PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVE, STEWARD MEDICAL GROUP
RogerMitty,MD,MBA,servesasChiefPhysicianExecutiveofStewardMedicalGroup(SMG) -StewardHealthCare'sdivisionofprimarycarephysiciansandmulti-specialtyproviders.Dr.MittyisanativeoftheNewYorkCityareawhoattendedWesleyanUniversityasanundergraduateandthenobtainedhisMDfromNewYorkUniversitySchoolofMedicine.AfterhecompletedhisResidencyinInternalMedicineatMountSinaiHospitalinNewYork,hetrainedinGastroenterologyatBostonUniversity.HeobtainedhisMBAfromtheIsenbergSchoolofBusinessattheUniversityofMassachusetts.Dr.Mittyhas27yearsofclinicalexperienceatSteward'sSt.Elizabeth'sMedicalCenter(SEMC)andhasservedinnumerousleadershiprolesatSMG,StewardHealthCareNetwork,andSEMC

RUBEN KING-SHAW, JR - Chief Strategy Officer

Job Titles:
  • CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
RubénJoséKing-Shaw,Jr.,istheChiefStrategyOfficer.Mr.King-ShawpreviouslyheldthepositionofChairmanandChiefExecutiveOfficerofMansaEquityPartners,Inc,andwasamemberofStewardHealthCareSystem'sboardofdirectors.Throughouthiscareer,hehasspentconsiderabletimeinpublicserviceleadingbothstateandfederalgovernmenthealthprograms.Atthestatelevel,underFloridaGovernorJebBush,Mr.King-ShawwastheSecretaryoftheFloridaAgencyforHealthCareAdministration.TheAgencywasresponsibleforFlorida'sStateMedicaidProgram,HealthQualityAssurance,SurveyandCertificationofhealthcarefacilities,ManagedCareandtheChildHealthInsuranceProgram(CHIP). Mr.King-ShawalsoservedasDeputyAdministratorandChiefOperatingOfficeroftheCentersforMedicareandMedicaidServices(CMS)from2001to2003duringtheadministrationofPresidentGeorgeW.Bush.HewasalsosenioradvisortotheSecretaryoftheU.S.Treasury,whereheledtheAdministration'sHealthCoverageTaxCreditpoliciestofinancecoveragefortheuninsured.In2011,Mr.King-ShawwasappointedtotheObamaAdministration'sProgramAdvisoryandOversightCommitteetomonitorandprovideguidancetoMedicare'svalue-basedpurchasingprogramforDurableMedicalEquipment.Currently,heisanadvisortotheTrumpAdministrationintheareasoffraud,wasteandabuse,andalternativepaymentmodels.

SANJAY SHETTY - President

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Senior Leadership Team Board
  • PRESIDENT
AsPresidentofStewardHealthCareSystem,SanjayShetty,M.D.,leadsday-to-dayoperationsandstrategyforStewardHealthCare'sintegratedhealthsystemintheUnitedStates,including39hospitals,alargemultispecialtymedicalgroup,andSteward'saccountablecareorganization. PriortobeingnamedtothenewlycreatedroleofPresidentofStewardHealthCareSysteminMarch2021,Dr.ShettymostrecentlyservedasPresidentofSteward'sSouthRegion.Throughouthis11-yeartenureatSteward,Dr.ShettyhasalsoheldtherolesofPresidentofStewardMedicalGroupandPresidentofStewardHealthCareNetwork,aswellasVicePresidentofRadiology,bringingabreadthofknowledgetothisroletobenefitSteward'spatients,providersandstaff. AgraduateofHarvardCollege(AB,BiochemicalSciences,summacumlaude),HarvardMedicalSchool(MD)andTheWhartonSchool(MBA),Dr.ShettyhasheldteachingpositionsattheHarvardMedicalSchoolandTuftsUniversitySchoolofMedicine,aswellasauthorednumerousarticles,reviewsandop-edsasapracticingradiologistactivelyinvolvedinthestateandnationalleveloftheAmericanCollegeofRadiology. Dr.ShettylivesinDallaswithhiswifeandchildrenandisactiveinmanyphilanthropicendeavors,includingservingasaTrusteeofthePhillipsExeterAcademy.

SR. VIMALA VADAKUMPADAN

AmemberoftheDominicanSistersofthePresentation,shehasservedasChairpersonoftheBoardofSteward'sSaintAnne'sHospitalinFallRiver,Massachusettssince2005.AnativeofKerala,India,Sr.VimalareceivedaBachelorofArtsinManagementfromBhopalSchoolofSciencesinBhopal,India,aBachelorofScienceinBusinessAdministrationfromStonehillCollegeandaMasterofBusinessAdministrationfromProvidenceCollege.InadditiontoservingasChairpersonoftheBoardatSteward'sSaintAnne'sHospital,shehasheldanumberofpositionsintheDominicanSistersofthePresentationincludingProvincialSuperiorintheU.S.andProvincialSuperiorofIndia.Sr.VimalastartedhercareerintheaccountingdepartmentofSaintAnne'sHospitalafterteachinghighschoolinKerala,India.

Steward Cardiothoracic

Job Titles:
  • Surgeon Chases Ironman Dream in World Championship

THE HONORABLE JOHN BOEHNER

SpeakerBoehnerledtheUSHousefromJanuary2011toOctober2015,atimeduringwhichhenavigatedsomeofthemostdifficultlegislativechallengesofthemodernera. Asmallbusinessmanwhoenteredpublicservicetoremovebarrierstoprivate-sectorjobcreation,SpeakerBoehnerisrespectedforhiseffortstofindcommongroundwithoutcompromisingonprinciple,andforhisbeliefthatindividualsofcompetingviewscan"disagree,withoutbeingdisagreeable." HerepresentedthepeopleofOhio's8thCongressionalDistrictintheUSHousefornearly25years.ElectedasHouseMajorityLeaderin2006,BoehnerwentontoserveasthetopRepublicanleaderintheUSHousefornearlyadecadeandbecameSpeakerinJanuary2011.SpeakerBoehnerleftpublicserviceonOctober31,2015.HeservesontheboardsofseveralprivatecompaniesandasseniorstrategicadvisorforSquirePattonBoggsLLP.