Joseph Diaz, MD, MPH

Interim Chief of Medicine at MHRI, Co-Director of Health Disparities Research, and Associate Professor of Medicine

Dr. Diaz attended the Brown University Medical School from 1992-1996. Following graduation, he completed a residency in General Internal Medicine Residency Program at Rhode Island Hospital (1999). He then completed a Fellowship in General Internal Medicine at RIH (2001). He joined the faculty at the Center for Primary Care and Prevention/Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island (MHRI) in 2001.

Dr. Diaz is now the Chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine at MHRI and is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Alpert Medical School of Brown University. His research interests include: cancer prevention and control, disparities in healthcare, and medical education. In addition to his clinical and research work, he is the co-coordinator of the Department of Medicine's medical exchange program in the Dominican Republic and a Lead Faculty member in medical school's academy system for student advising.

My Brown University Research Page

Selected Publications

Diaz JA, Fabre V, Neill MA.  Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Primary Care.  Med Health RI  2012;95(8):236-240. PMID: 22970464

Suneja G, Diaz JA, Roberts M, Rakowski W. Reversal of Associations Between Spanish Language Use and Mammography and Pap Smear Testing. J Immigr Minor Health. 2012;Aug 12. PMID: 22886745

Diaz JA, Slomka T.  State of the Art Review: Colorectal Cancer Screening.  Am J Lifestyle Med.  Accepted for publication.
http://ajl.sagepub.com/content/6/3/196.short

Simmons E, Diaz JA, Clarke J. Primary Care Guide to Routine HIV Testing.  Am J Lifestyle Med.  Accepted for publication.

Diaz JA, Roberts MB, Clarke JG, Simmons EM, Goldman RE, Rakowski W. Colorectal Cancer Screening: Language is a Greater Barrier for Latino Men than Latino Women. J Immigr Minor Health. 2012;June 20. PMID: 22752660

Van Wieren AJ, Roberts MB, Arellano N, Feller ER, Diaz JA.  Acculturation and Cardiovascular Behaviors Among Latinos in California by Country/Region of Origin.  J Immigr Minor Health. 2011 May 31. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 21626297

Goldman RE, Diaz JA, Kim I.  Perspectives of Colorectal Cancer Risk and Screening Among Dominicans and Puerto Ricans: Stigma and Misperceptions.  Qual Health Res. 2009 Nov;19(11):1559-68. PMID: 19776255

Diaz JA, Goldman RE, Arellano N, Borkan J, Eaton CB.  Brief Report: Exploration of Colorectal Cancer Risk Perceptions Among Latinos.  J Immigr Minor Health.  2011 Feb;13(6):975-81. PMID: 21626297

Fagan MJ, Chen JT, Diaz JA, Reinert SE, Stein MD.  Do Internal Medicine Residents Find Pain Medication Agreements Useful?  Clin J Pain. 2008 Jan;24(1):35-8. PMID: 18180634

Diaz JA, Roberts MB, Goldman RE, Weitzen S, Eaton CB.  Effect of Language on Colorectal Cancer Screening among Latinos and Non-Latinos.  Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev.  2008 Aug;17(8):2169-73.  PMID: 18708410

Chen JT, Fagan MJ, Diaz JA, Reinert SE. >Is treating chronic pain torture? Internal medicine residents' experience with patients with chronic nonmalignant pain. Teach Learn Med.  2007 Spring;19(2):101-5. PMID: 17564536

Wu EH, Fagan MJ, Diaz JA, Reinert SESelf-Confidence and Perceived Utility of the Physical Examination: A Comparison of Medical Students, Residents, and Faculty Internists.  J Gen Intern Med.  2007;22(12):1725-30.  PMID: 17922165

Fagan MJ, Lucerno ML, Wu EH, Diaz JA, Reinert SE.  Attitudes Toward the Physical Examination:  A Comparison of U.S. and Dominican Medical Students.  Teach Learn Med.  2006 Fall;18(4)287-91. PMID: 17144831

Diaz JA, Griffith RA, Ng JJ, Friedmann PD, Reinert S, Moulton AW.  Patients’ Use of the Internet for Medical Information.  J Gen Intern Med.  2002;17:180-85.  PMID: 11929503