Jose J Diaz MD CPE, CNS, FACS, FCCM

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Professor of Surgery, Vice Chair of Faculty Development, Chief Division of Acute Care Surgery: trauma, emergency general surgery, & surgical critical care. University of South Florida - Morsani College of Medicine Chief of Surgery Director Acute Care Surgery Institute: Regional Trauma Center, STICU & Surgical Setpdown Unit Tampa General Hospital

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1 Tampa General Cirsuite G417Tampa, FL 33606
Phone+1 813-844-7969
Fax+1 410-328-4121

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Summary

Dr. Jose Diaz is a general surgeon specializing in trauma surgery and surgical critical care, located in Tampa, FL. He completed his medical training at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth and has held notable positions including Regional Director at Tampa General Hospital/University of South Florida and Professor & Division Chief at University of Maryland Medical Center. His experience includes managing prevertebral infections, trauma and surgical critical care, and various types of surgery. Dr. Diaz has contributed to the field through numerous publications, including studies on sternal fracture management and firearm injury disparities. He has been involved in a clinical trial on chest wall repair of rib fractures and received several honors, such as the Life Time Achievement award from the Chest Wall Injury Society in 2024.

Education & Training

Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 1998 - 1999
Huron HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1993 - 1998
University of Kentucky College of Medicine (Bowling Green)Internship, Transitional Year, 1992 - 1993
McGovern Medical School at UTHealthClass of 1992

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Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2022 - 2027
MD State Medical License 2011 - 2024
TX State Medical License 1993 - 2024
TN State Medical License 1998 - 2013
OH State Medical License 1994 - 2001
PA State Medical License 1996 - 1996
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Life Time Achievement Chest Wall Injury Society, 2024
Fellow Critical Care Medicine American College of Critical Care Medicine, 2006
Fellow American College of Surgeons American College of Surgeons, 2002

Clinical Trials

Chest Wall Repair of Rib Fractures After Trauma
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Direct Peritoneal Resuscitation in Critically Ill Patients with an Open Abdomen is Associated with Increased Risk of Intraperitoneal Fungal Infections.
Cassandra A Cairns, James Martinson, Lindsay O'Meara, Roumen M Vesselinov, Jose J Diaz
Surgical Infections. 2025-06-01
Geographic and Demographic Disparity in Firearm Injury: 33-Year Retrospective Cohort Analysis of Florida Communities.
Brian P Villa, Sandra M Farach, Vic Velanovich, Parker Penny, Emily Coughlin
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2025-04-01
5 citations
Sternal fracture management.
Bracken A Armstrong, Steven M Lorch, Jose J Diaz
Current Problems in Surgery. 2025-03-01

Journal Articles

Use of Posterior Component Separation and Transversus Abdominis Release in Trauma and Emergency General Surgery Patients: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Preston R Miller, John J Como, Jose J Diaz, Oliver L Gunter, Emergency Medicine Journal
Getting the Invite List Right: A Discussion of Sepsis Severity Scoring Systems in Severe Complicated Intra-Abdominal Sepsis and Randomized Trial Inclusion Criteria
Walter Biffl, Jose J Diaz, Ernest E Moore, Timothy Fabian, BioMed Central