Samuel Santoro, D.O. FACOG

President and CEO of Sutter East Bay Medical Group

Dr. Santoro was named President and CEO of Sutter East Bay Medical Group (SEBMG), affiliated with Sutter East Bay Medical Foundation, in 2011. He has more than 20 years of physician leadership experience at Sutter Health, previously serving as President/CEO of Sutter Regional Medical Group from 2002 to 2010 and Divisional Vice President of Sutter Medical Group-Solano Division in 2011.

A board-certified OB/GYN physician, Dr. Santoro began practicing in 1987 with the Solano Regional Medical Group (SRMG) in northern California. He served as SRMG’s 1st Vice-President from 1995 to 2001 and took over as President/CEO beginning in 2002. Following this appointment he helped lead SRMG’s affiliation with the Sutter Medical Foundation and Sutter Health.

Since 2011, Dr. Santoro has helped guide the rapid growth, expansion and cultural development of the Sutter East Bay Medical Group, a multi-specialty medical group consisting of more than 360 physicians and advanced practice clinicians covering more than 25 specialties both ambulatory and inpatient. He became a certified Lean leader in 2014 and is a 2009 graduate of Sutter Health’s Leadership Academy.