Father and son Mohammed Diab, RPh and Yosef Diab, MD

Generations of Healing

A Father & Son Dedicated to Quality Care

Yosef Diab, MD, has very fond memories of going to the hospital as a kid. 

That’s because—rather than going to the Emergency Room with a broken arm or childhood illness—Yosef got to watch his father in action during Take Your Child to Work Day.

“I’ve been involved in healthcare from a young age. I loved getting to go to the hospital and the pharmacy,” Yosef said. “I was always encouraged to volunteer through blood drives and raffles.”

His father, Mohammed Diab, RPh, recently retired as head pharmacist at Marian Regional Medical Center after 40 years at the pharmacy. A native of Egypt, Mohammed earned a degree in pharmacology from Cairo University before immigrating to the United States in 1982. Once stateside, he earned a doctorate in pharmacology from Ohio Northern University and got licensed as a pharmacist. He worked at a pharmacy in Maryland before moving to California. He and his wife, Dena, quickly fell in love with the Central Coast and decided to raise their family here.

Years later, Mohammed’s passion for medicine and caring for his community inspired Yosef and his siblings to pursue medical careers as well.

Yosef is a hospitalist at Marian and Arroyo Grande Community Hospital, walking the very same halls as his father. His younger brother, Omar, is a medical student at St. George University in New York City, and his sister, Dina, is a podiatrist in West Palm Beach, Florida.

“Growing up seeing how my dad interacts with people and how people are just naturally attracted to him because he’s a good energy type of person, that was something that rubbed off on me,” Yosef said, adding that internal medicine is a natural fit for him because of the doctor-patient relationship.

And Yosef chose to come back to the Central Coast to practice medicine because he loves how tight-knit the community is, especially in Arroyo Grande.

“Our hospital is very community based; it’s about healing our community,” Yosef said. “Arroyo Grande has grown, but even as it's gotten bigger, you still have that hominess and that togetherness in the community. We’re very fortunate to have such an excellent hospital right here in our town.”