Navy Captain (Ret.

) Steve Ferrara, MD
is a native Arizonan who knows the meaning of hard work and leadership.
Steve started working at 13, picking up the driving range at Coronado Golf
Course in Scottsdale. Steve graduated from Brophy and received his
degree with honors at UCLA. Already accepted into medical school when
Operation Desert Storm erupted, Steve answered the call to duty and
volunteered for the Navy where he could care for combat casualties.

In 2004, a massive Asian tsunami left over 100,000 dead and countless more sick and injured. At the Presidents
orders, Steve was with the first team to deploy to Indonesia aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy. In a historic
first-of-its-kind mission, Steve and his shipmates spent the next six months tending to the survivors, saving lives and
alleviating suffering. The mission was such an overwhelming success in both human and political terms that
medical diplomacy has become a pillar of American foreign policy, inspiring the Navy to refer to itself as A
Global Force for Good.

Despite treating hundreds of casualties once they reached the States, Steve never forgot his promise to care for those
on the front lines. In 2009, he volunteered to be the first of his specialty to deploy into combat. In Afghanistan,
he transformed combat casualty care by pioneering, life and limb saving endovascular surgical techniques on
the battlefield. The Wall Street Journal reported on his pioneering advances in a lead article, On Distant
Battlefields, Survival Odds Rise Sharply. Endovascular surgery became a standing capability of the U.S. militarys
trauma team.

In theater, Steve also discovered that IED blast victims in armored vehicles shared a set of common injuries,
including spinal injuries. As reported by USA Today, his front line research led him to design a blast-mitigating
seat for these vehicles that the Army quickly funded. This reduced incidence and severity of spine injuries for
our warriors.
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Home from war, Steve entered the battlefield of ideas. As a National Academy of Sciences Fellow, Steve brought
teamwork and problem solving to Capitol Hill. There he was instrumental in drafting major bipartisan
legislation that transformed Medicare Part B, securing access to higher quality, more affordable care for
seniors. With overwhelming bipartisan support, the legislation was signed by the President in April 2015.

Following his tenure on Capitol Hill, Steve was tapped to be the Navys Chief Medical Officer. There he helped
lead 63,000 medical professionals caring for over 9 million active duty, dependent, and retirees.

Steve holds numerous awards and recognitions including the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal,
Afghanistan Campaign Medal, and the Humanitarian Service Medal.

Steve and Elizabeth, an active Navy Captain, have two wonderful teenage children, Madeleine and John. They know
that free enterprise, limited government, and individual freedom are vital to our countrys success. Steve will take his
principled style of servant leadership to the Halls of Congress to serve the people of Arizona.

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Steve Ferrara is a retired member of the Navy. Use of his military rank, job titles, & photographs in uniform does not imply endorsement from the Department of Defense or the Navy.