About Toby Cosgrove
Born 1940. Toby Cosgrove is an American surgeon.
Delos Marshall "Toby" Cosgrove (born 1940) is an American Vietnam War veteran and former heart surgeon. He served as the president and chief executive of the Cleveland Clinic from 2004 until 2017.
Early life Toby Cosgrove was born in 1940 in Watertown, New York and graduated from Williams College, where he majored in history. He received an MD from the University of Virginia School of Medicine.
Cosgrove practiced thoracic surgery until 2006. He was interviewed for the same position by president-elect Donald Trump in December 2016.
Personal life Cosgrove has a wife, Anita. He is dyslexic.
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Who is Toby Cosgrove?
American Vietnam War veteran and heart surgeon
When was Toby Cosgrove born?
Toby Cosgrove was born in 1940 in Watertown.
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Toby Cosgrove is a surgeon.
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Toby Cosgrove is American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Toby Cosgrove. https://biography.guide/toby-cosgrove/
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