Dr. Ted P. Patras is a board-certified emergency physician and healthcare executive with more than 20 years of experience caring for patients and leading physician practices. He co-founded SOS CARE NOW to bring experienced medical care to patients at home, including urgent visits, support after hospitalization, and continuing care for people with complex needs.
Dr. Patras currently serves as a Board Member of Apollo Physician Partners and as a Regional and Divisional President with ApolloMD. His career has included leadership as a hospital department chair, medical director, Chief Medical Officer, and Chief Operating Officer.
His work spans clinical quality, physician leadership, care coordination, and the development of services that help patients receive care in the right setting. At SOS CARE NOW, he brings that experience to a team focused on attentive, coordinated care for patients and families.
Dr. Patras earned his medical degree from Rosalind Franklin University’s Chicago Medical School. He completed an Internal Medicine internship at Rush-Presbyterian–St. Luke’s Medical Center and an Emergency Medicine residency at the University of Chicago. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Illinois Benedictine University and has pursued advanced education in artificial intelligence in healthcare at Harvard Medical School.