Dr. Marlow Hernandez is the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cano Health, Inc. (NYSE: CANO), a leading value-based primary care provider for seniors and underserved communities. Under his direction, the company has seen unprecedented growth and currently has over 197,000 members and 106 medical centers with over 1,000 clinicians and affiliate providers across the country.
Cano Health’s shares began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “CANO” on June 4, 2021, enabling the enterprise to further its vision of becoming America’s leader in primary care and further accelerate its growth.
Dr. Hernandez founded Cano Health in 2009 in Pembroke Pines, FL in response to what he saw as a need for quality, affordable healthcare. He offered patients primary care for a flat monthly fee and treated them regardless of their ability to pay. Since its inception, Cano Health has been grounded by Dr. Hernandez’s passion to fix and transform health care in the U.S. through a better and more sustainable model that delivers excellent clinical results to all Americans, with a special emphasis on helping the underserved.
A native of Cuba, Dr. Hernandez immigrated to the U.S. with his family in 1993. Driven by a life-long calling for medicine, he completed his Bachelor’s in Neuroscience from the University of Miami and his medical degree from Nova Southeastern University. He specialized in Internal Medicine, training at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Along the way, Dr. Hernandez also completed an MBA and a Master’s degree in Public Health and earned two faculty appointments, three board certifications, and a fellowship from the American College of Physicians.
Dr. Hernandez is married to his college sweetheart and they are raising two boys in Cooper City, FL.