Angel O. Coz Yataco
Dr. Angel O. Coz Yataco, MD, FCCP is a Pulmonary and Critical Care specialist in the Integrated Hospital-Care Institute at the Cleveland Clinic and a Professor of Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Before joining the Cleveland Clinic, he worked at the Lexington VA Medical Center, where he served as the director of the medical intensive care unit, and at the University of Kentucky, where he was an Associate Professor. Dr. Coz Yataco has led multiple quality improvement initiatives, including efforts to improve the early detection and aggressive management of sepsis.
Dr. Coz Yataco served on the 2021 Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines panel and holds multiple leadership positions at the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST). He is an at-large member of the Board of Regents (Directors) of CHEST, a member of the Editorial Board of the journal CHEST, and the Editor-in-Chief of the CHEST Physician Newsletter. Moreover, he is currently leading several clinical practice guidelines efforts at CHEST. Dr. Coz Yataco has been awarded the Distinguished CHEST Educator distinction every year since its inception in 2017. He has served on the CHEST Scientific Program Committee for the annual meeting and is currently a member of the International Education Work Group of CHEST.
Dr. Coz Yataco serves on the American Board of Internal Medicine – Critical Care examination board. He has given multiple talks at the local, national, and international levels on critical care and sepsis. Dr. Coz Yataco has a strong interest in medical education and sepsis resuscitation. He serves as the Sub-specialty Educator Coordinator in Critical Care for the Internal Medicine residency program at the Cleveland Clinic.
Dr. Coz Yataco received his medical degree from Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Lima, Peru. He completed residency training in Internal Medicine at Henry Ford Hospital in 2009 and Fellowship training in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Henry Ford Hospital in 2012, where he served as Chief Fellow.
“Coronavirus Disease 2019 Sepsis: A Nudge Toward Antibiotic Stewardship.” CHEST Journal
