José A. Bartolomei­ Díaz, PhD is an expert in epidemiologic surveillance, computational biostatistics, and data visualization. Dr. Bartolomei is an Epidemiologist and Bio-statistician with longstanding experience in the design and development of data systems to support performance monitoring and evaluation of service programs. He has contributed to public health and science by developing the Puerto Rico Asthma Surveillance System, the Strategic Guide for the Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity Surveillance System of Puerto Rico and the surveillance system for the Puerto Rico Medical Licensing Board at the Puerto Rico Department of Health. In addition, has designed and conducted several epidemiological studies in the area of cancer, diabetes and asthma drug utilization for institutions such as the University of Puerto Rico. During his career, he has retrieved, managed and analyzed data from complex sampling surveys such as the BRFSS, mortality data from the Puerto Rico Vital Statistics Records, and claims data from private and governmental health insurance institutions