The Pulmonary Group of Central Florida, with offices in Leesburg and in The Villages, offers a personalized approach to treating diseases of the lungs. Recently, the Pulmonary Group of Central Florida acquired a state-of-the-art Pulmonary Function testing machine for greater patient convenience and accuracy when diagnosing and treating patients.
Dr. Jose Diaz is a highly qualified professional pulmonologist, with almost a decade of experience diagnosing and treating disorders of the lungs. He is passionate about his patients and encourages them to become actively involved in the management of their illness. Dr. Diaz’s passion recently earned him a ranking in the top 90th percentile or higher among physician-specific questions in a 2008 survey by a national health improvement firm.
Dr. Diaz has developed protocols on pneumonia and weaning of mechanical ventilation at Central Florida Health Alliance. He also has been published in the Journal of Bronchology and through various studies he has done throughout North and South America.
The Pulmonary Group of Central Florida staff is committed to ensuring their patients understand their illnesses and treatment. Computers with Internet access and dry erase boards are in every examining room so that Dr. Diaz has immediate access to educational information and clear communication with his patients.
Dr. Diaz has privileges at Central Florida Health Alliance’s Leesburg Regional Medical Center and The Villages Regional Hospital.
Internal Medicine Pulmonary Board
Chairman, Pulmonary Division – Central Florida Health Alliance (CFHA)
Chairman, Special Care Committee – CFHA
Chairman, Antibiotic Committee – CFHA
Vice Chief, Internal Medicine – CFHA
Medical Care Evaluation Committee, Member – CFHA
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Lima, Peru
Medical Doctorate Received
January 1998
Staff Pulmonologist at Lazarus Free Medical Clinic, Wildwood, Florida
Cornerstone Hospice Advisory Board, Lake County
Internal Medicine
San Juan Bautista Medical Center
Caguas, Puerto Rico
July 2000-June 2003
Chief Resident
July 2002-June 2003
American Medical Association
American College of Physicians
Society of Critical Care Medicine
Sociedad Puertorriqueña de Cuidado Critico
American Thoracic Society
American College of Chest Physicians
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
San Juan VA Medical Center
San Juan, Puerto Rico
July 2003-June 2006
Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Basic Life Support since 2001
Critical Care Nursing Certification since 2010
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Certification since 2008
Master’s Degree, Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner Concentration, University of South Florida, 2016
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, South University, 2013
Associate of Science, Nursing Program, Monroe Community College, 2001
Mid-Florida Dermatology
2016
Lake Pediatrics
2016
Orlando Internal Medicine
2015
Allergy, Sinus, Asthma Health Center
2015
Veteran’s Association Medical Clinic
2015
Master’s Degree, Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner Concentration, South University, 2014
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Liceo de Cagayan University, 1988
St. Francis Primary Care Clinic
2015-2018
OPIS Senior Care
2015-2017
Leesburg Regional Medical Center
1997-2015
South Lake Hospital
1999-2006, 2008-2012
Lake Highlands Nursing Center
1993-1997
Liceo de Cagayan University – College of Nursing
1990-1993
Phillips Memorial Hospital
1989-1990
Camp Evangelista Army Station Hospital
1988-1989
CCRN (Critical Care Registered Nurse)
ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)
Leesburg, 1038 W. North Blvd, Suite 102 Leesburg, Florida 34738
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