Skip to Main Content
Faculty & Staff
Mayte Diaz, DNP, CRNA, APRN
Assistant Professor, Nurse Anesthesiology Program
Clinical CRNA, Community Liaison, Nurse Anesthesiology
Education
- B.S., Nursing, University of South Florida, 2008
- M.S.N, Nurse Anesthesia, University of South Florida, 2011
- D.N.P., Nursing, University of South Florida, 2023
Awards/Honors
- Evidence-Based Practice Poster-1st Place (Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) - 2025)
- Guiding Light Award (Florida Association of Resident Registered Nurse Anesthetists - 2020)
- Faculty Commitment to Student Success Award (University of South Florida, CRNA Graduating Class of 2026 - 2026)
- Proud Bull Award (USF CRNA Program Student Body - 2020)
- Design/Concept-1st place, Standardized Hand-Off Tool for Perioperative Patients, (Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Global Expo - 2026)
Memberships
- Director (Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology, 2023 - Present)
- Member (Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology, 2009 - Present)
- Member (American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology, 2009 - Present)
Recent Publications
- Diaz, Mayte; Havrilla, Anne; Dabney, Cindi Perioperative guidelines for transgender and gender-diverse patients Nursing2025. 55(6) : 28-35, 2025.
- 5. Diaz, M., Maldonado, K., Rawson, E., Canale, M., Davies, A., Dabney, C Perioperative guidelines for peripheral nerve blocks Nursing2026. 56(2) : 15-22, 2026.
- 4. Davies A., Maldonado K., Diaz M., Rawson, E., Canale, M., Zhang, S., Dabney, C. AANA Journal Course-GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: What CRNAs Need to Know About Their Expanding Role AANA Journal. 94(3) : 225-233, 2026.
