EFL

Role: Mentor

Tracks: Digital Health

Rafael Torres

Chief Quality Officer and Medical Director | White Plains Hospital and East Post Road Ventures

Dr. Rafael E. Torres is a physician executive, healthcare operator, and startup advisor with more than two decades of experience in clinical leadership, quality, patient safety, and healthcare operations. He serves as Chief Quality Officer at White Plains Hospital and Medical Director of East Post Road Ventures, the hospital’s venture investment arm, where he works with early-stage healthcare companies on clinical strategy, product development, workflow integration, enterprise adoption, and scaling. His experience spans AI-enabled clinical documentation, revenue integrity, patient safety, care delivery, operational efficiency, and value-based care. Dr. Torres brings founders a health-system operator’s perspective on translating innovative technologies into solutions that deliver measurable clinical, operational, and financial value.