Diego A. Cruz Vidal, MD
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Diego A. Cruz Vidal, MD, is a member of the Infectious Diseases Section in the Department of Pediatrics at Nationwide Children's Hospital.
Dr. Cruz Vidal earned his medical degree from Universidad del Valle in Cali, Colombia. He completed pediatric residency training at both Universidad del Valle / Hospital Universitario del Valle and Nationwide Children's Hospital, and a fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Nationwide Children's Hospital.
His clinical and research interests include medical education, antimicrobial resistance, infections in immunocompromised hosts, care of people living with HIV, and the host immune response to severe infections and critical illness.
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Infectious Diseases
Physician Team -
Infectious Diseases Fellowship
Faculty -
Primary Department
Pediatrics -
Primary Section
Infectious Diseases
- STAR Research Achievement Award, Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2023
- Member, Sociedad Latinoamerica de Infectologia Pediatrica, 2024 - Present
- Member, Society of Pediatric Research, Emerging to Established, 2022 - Present
- Member, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2020 - Present
- Member, Pediatric Infectious Disease Society, 2020 - Present
- Member, Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2020 - Present
Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 07/21/2025
| Fellowship | Nationwide Children's Hospital | Date Completed: 07/06/2023 |
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| Residency | Nationwide Children's Hospital | Date Completed: 07/06/2025 |
| Residency | Universidad del Valle | Date Completed: 12/31/2018 |
| Medical School | Universidad del Valle | Date Completed: 10/17/2014 |
- Antimicrobial Resistance
- HIV Infection
- Infections in Immunocompromised Host
- Tropical Infections
2018 - Present Universidad del Valle, School of Medicine, Lecturer
2010 - Present Universidad ICESI, School of Medicine, Teacher Assistant
2019 - 2020 Hospital Universitario del Valle, Attending Physician