Jose G Diez

Doctor José G. Díez is Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director of Interventional Cardiology Research at Baylor College of Medicine. He serves as Professional Staff - Interventional Cardiology at Saint Luke’s Episcopal Hospital / Texas Heart Institute, Houston,Texas. Dr. Díez is also Associate Editor of the Texas Heart Institute Journal.

A graduate from the Javeriana University in Bogotá, Colombia, Dr. Díez completed an Internal Medicine Residency at the same Institution and at Boston University, Boston, MA. Dr. Díez completed his training in Cardiovascular Diseases and Interventional Cardiology at the St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital/The Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX, where he served as Chief Fellow.

His academic experience includes appointments at Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, where he served as Director of Clinical and Interventional Research, Co-Director of the Cardiovascular Catheterization Laboratories.

He has been the recipient of several research and educational awards from the Mueller Foundation, the EVEREST program, the ACC and the AHA.

His areas of interest in research include: acute coronary syndromes, acute and chronic aortic syndromes, atherothrombosis, antiplatelet and antithrombin therapy, interventional strategies and devices, and vascular biology.