Dr. Kevin T. Stephan is a board-certified infectious disease physician who serves as Chief of Infectious Disease at San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington, New Mexico. In addition to direct patient care, he actively leads initiatives in antibiotic stewardship and infection prevention, while serving as a Graduate Medical Education Infectious Disease Instructor for the internal medicine residency program. Dr. Stephan brings extensive experience treating complex infectious diseases both nationally and globally, and is deeply committed to improving the health of underserved populations while fostering trust with patients, families, and multidisciplinary care teams.

Prior to his current role, Dr. Stephan served as Vice President of Medical Affairs for nodSpecialists, a Phoenix-based telemedicine and healthcare technology practice, where he delivered virtual specialty care, spearheaded clinician recruitment, and supported multistate expansion. Earlier in his career, he spent 15 years at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth, Minnesota, where he established the infectious disease service line from the ground up and ultimately served as Chief of Medical Specialties and Chief of Infectious Disease. During his tenure in Duluth, he was voted a Top Doctor in Infectious Disease by Duluth Superior Magazine and repeatedly earned PRC Five Star Excellence Awards, ranking in the top 10% of infectious disease physicians nationally for overall quality of patient care.

In addition to his civilian practice, Dr. Stephan completed a distinguished 23-year career in the United States military across active duty and the Air National Guard, retiring in 2014 as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force Medical Corps. His military service included directing the Air Force HIV Medical Center program at Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. Following September 11, 2001, he deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom to provide critical care infectious disease management to wounded and ill service members, and participated in humanitarian relief operations across Central America and Africa. For his service, he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal and the Air Force Commendation Medal.