Dr. Diana E. Ramos is a visionary public health leader redefining how we prevent disease and promote well-being across California and beyond. As California’s Surgeon General, she elevates the most urgent health challenges, including Adverse Childhood Experiences, maternal health, and reproductive health, while inspiring bold, transformative solutions that improve lives. Guided by a deep commitment to service, her mission is to advance health through prevention, equity, innovation, and ensuring every Californian has the opportunity to thrive.

A catalyst for change, Dr. Ramos is bringing innovation to public health. She is convening technology and data experts and powerful public-private partners to reimagine how care is delivered. She is driving efforts to meet people earlier and in trusted spaces, building more connected, responsive systems that not only treat illness but prevent it. Her leadership reflects a belief that lasting impact is achieved through collaboration, across sectors, industries, and communities, working together to create healthier futures.

Before her historic appointment as California’s first Latina Surgeon General, Dr. Ramos served as Assistant Deputy Director of Chronic Disease Prevention at the California Department of Public Health, leading statewide initiatives to improve outcomes and expand opportunity.

For more than 30 years, she has cared for patients as a board-certified Obstetrician-Gynecologist at Kaiser Permanente. A respected author and bilingual speaker, she brings both clinical expertise and a global perspective, always grounded in a commitment to give back and uplift the communities she serves.