Diana Ramos is an American obstetrician and gynecologist who was appointed to serve as the Surgeon General of California by Governor Gavin Newsom.

Ramos earned both a Bachelor's Degree and Doctor of Medicine from the University of Southern California. She also earned a Master of Public Health from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Master of Business Administration from the University of California, Irvine.^[1] Ramos completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Los Angeles General Medical Center. ^[2]

Ramos serves as a health administrator at the California Department of Public Health's Center for Healthy Communities.^[3] She is also an Adjunct Associate Clinical Professor at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, and is a member of the Keck School of Medicine Alumni Association Board.^[2]

In 2019, she became president of the Orange County Medical Association.^[4] Ramos is the secretary and member of the board of directors for the National Hispanic Medical Association.^[5]

Ramos began her position as California's second Surgeon General in 2022. She outlined three primary priorities for progress, including reproductive health, mental health, and Adverse Childhood Experiences. ^[6] Ramos has said she aims to particularly target mental health challenges faced by transitional age youth.^[2] She is also working to increase the number of medical students who are Latino, in order to address the growing need for physicians in the United States and California.^[7]