CHRISTOPH DIASIO, MD is from Birmingham, Alabama. He graduated from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill with Honors in Biology and graduated from the University of Alabama School of Medicine-Birmingham. He completed his Pediatric Internship and Residency at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center in Memphis at LeBonheur Children’s Hospital/St Jude Children’s Research Hospital/The Med. Dr. Diasio earned his Board Certification in Pediatrics in October 2001 and is board certified by the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Diasio is married and has three children. He is a proponent of breastfeeding and correcting misinformation regarding vaccine safety. Dr. Diasio was on the American Academy of Pediatrics Vision 2020 Task Force and is Co-Chair of the North Carolina Pediatric Council, which seeks to smooth relationships between Pediatricians and insurance companies.  He has professional interests in pediatric practice management and was on the executive committee of the AAP Section on Practice Management (SOAPM).  Dr. Diasio was Chair of SOAPM from 2014-2018, was elected Vice President of the NC Pediatric Society October 2018 and was president of North Carolina Pediatric Society from 2020-2022. Dr Diasio is currently on the AAP Payor Advocacy Advisory Committee.  Dr. Diasio was a site sub-investigator for Pfizer Phase 3 maternal RSV vaccine trials to protect babies against RSV, in partnership with Firsthealth and Dr John Byron. Dr Diasio became the Chair of the Board of Managers of CCPN CIN in 2023. Dr. Diasio joined the Sandhills Pediatrics in 2001.