Diana E. Ramos, MD, MPH, MBA

Dr. Diana E. Ramos is a renowned public health leader and California’s second Surgeon General and first Latina Surgeon General. As California’s Doctor, she is the leading spokesperson on the most pressing public health issues within the State of California. Her previous leadership spans from the local level in Los Angeles County where she served as the Director for Reproductive Health; State leadership as the chair for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, California & Ecuador (IX) District; Nationally on the Women’s Preventive Service Initiative, American Medical Association Foundation board; as an executive board member for the National Hispanic Medical Association; among others. Prior to her appointment as the California Surgeon General, she served as the Assistant Deputy Director of Chronic Disease Prevention for the California Department of Public Health.