Profile

Board Certification

American Board of Surgery - Surgical Critical Care
American Board of Surgery - General Surgery

Society Memberships

Am Medical Association
Am Assn for Surg of Traum
Western Surg Assn
Assn for Acad Surg
Southeastern Surg Cong
Soc of Am Gast End Surgs
Surg Infection Soc
E. Assn, Surg of Trauma
Southern Surg Assn
Amer Surg Assn
Soc of Critical Care Med

Additional Information

Gender

Male

Type of Practice

Academic medical center

General Surgery

1 Tampa General Circle

Suite G-417

Tampa, FL 33606

United States

Contact Information

Phone:813-844-7968

Email Me

Biography

Professor of Surgery Vice Chair Facult Affiars and Development Chief Division of Acute Care Surgery: Trauma, Emergency General Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care Department of Surgery, University of South Florida Morsani School of Medicine Chief of Surgery Medical Director Acute Care Surgery Insitutue: Regional Trauma Program, Surgery/Trauma ICU, and Surgical StepDown Tampa General Hospital, Tampa FL Education: University of Texas Medical School - Houston Intership - University of Kentucky General Surgery Residency - Huron Hospital Cleveland Clinic Affilate Trauma / Surgical Critical Care Fellowship- Vanderbilt Medical Center Clinical focus: Trauma, Emergency General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care: Chest Wall Injury & Stabilization, Redo general surgery, intestinal fistulas, abdominal wall reconstruction, pancreatitis Resarch: Outcomes

Subspecialties and Areas of Clinical Concentration

Critical Care

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

adhesion removal
appendectomy
esophagus perforation
feeding tubes
fundoplication
fundoplication - laparoscopic
gastroesophageal reflux disease
malrotation
peptic ulcer disease
peritonitis
splenectomy

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc

bile duct surgery
biliary tract disease
cholecystectomy
gallbladder cancer
gallstone disease
hepatobiliary surgery
laparoscopic cholecystectomy
liver biopsy
liver/hepatic disease
pancreatic cancer
pancreatic cysts
pancreatitis

Hernia Procedures

abdominal hernia
component separation
epigastric hernia
femoral hernia
inguinal hernia
laparoscopic hernia repair
paraesophageal hernia
umbilical hernia
ventral hernia

Skin & Soft Tissue Disorders/Procedures

cellulitis
component separation
skin and soft tissue infections
skin grafting
tissue flaps
wound infections

Colon and Rectal Disorders/Cancer

anal abscess
colectomy
colon surgery
colon/rectal cancer
diverticular disease
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
gastrointestinal bleeding
gastrointestinal cancer
hemorrhoidectomy
ileostomy
intestinal failure management
intussusception
Meckel's diverticulum
small bowel syndrome
ulcerative colitis

Jose Diaz Jr., MD FACS