Kevin T. Stephan, MD, FACP, is a board-certified Infectious Disease physician who currently serves as the Chief of Infectious Disease at San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington, New Mexico. In this role, he is active in patient care, antibiotic stewardship, infection prevention, and serves as a GME Infectious Disease Instructor for the Internal Medicine Residency program.

Prior to joining San Juan Regional Medical Center, Dr. Stephan served as the Vice President of Medical Affairs for nodSpecialists, a telemedicine-based Infectious Disease practice. Before that, he spent 15 years at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth, Minnesota, where he built the Infectious Disease section from the ground up and eventually became the Chief of Medical Specialties and Chief of Infectious Disease. During his tenure in Duluth, he was voted a top Infectious Disease physician by Duluth Superior Magazine and received multiple PRC Five Star Excellence Awards for ranking in the top 10% of physicians nationally for overall quality of care.

Dr. Stephan also has a distinguished 23-year career in the United States military, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force Medical Corps. He served in multiple roles as a physician, researcher, and educator, including directing the HIV Unit at Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. He deployed as a medical group leader during Operation Enduring Freedom and provided care in humanitarian operations in Central America and Africa, earning the Meritorious Service Medal and Air Force Commendation Medal for his service.