George Diaz

Dr. Diaz is the Section Chief, Infectious Diseases, for Providence Regional Medical Center, part of the nation's third largest healthcare system. He treated the first patient diagnosed with COVID-19 in the U.S., and immediately became the national media's go-to expert on COVID-19, including features on CNN, NBC, FOX, CNBC and PBS. His leadership in the use of technology in the COVID pandemic has been featured in the New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst podcast, and he has served the U.S. State Department providing expertise in the treatment of COVID-19 in a Foreign Press Briefing.

He completed his medical residency and also served as a Chief Medical Resident at the University of Utah. He has been practicing Infectious Diseases at PRMCE since completing his Infectious Diseases training at the University of Washington in 2005, and also serves as the Medical Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship. He provides service to Providence as an Infectious Diseases Informaticist, focusing on improving patient care. In addition, he serves on the Clinical Affairs Committee and as a spokesman for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. He is currently the Chair of the Epic Infectious Diseases Steering Board and has an appointment as Clinical Assistant Professor at the Washington State University College of Medicine.