Meet Dr 'Diji Vaughan
‘Diji Vaughan, MD, FAAP, FASAM leads the team at Springfield Pediatrics. He obtained his primary medical training at the College of Medicine of the University of Lagos. Since graduation, Dr Vaughan has practiced medicine in diverse clinical settings from Family medicine; Ophthalmology to Critical Care/Anesthesiology before residency training in General Pediatrics at Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center/ Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Bronx NY in 2005.
He practiced as a Pediatric Hospitalist in Phoenix AZ after residency training and was adjudged the best General Pediatrician by the Department of Pediatrics at St Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Center, Phoenix AZ for the year 2009 and went to serve on the Pediatric residency training program faculty until 2010. Dr. Vaughan pioneered a successful sole-pediatric hospitalist program afterwards in the east valley, which has now evolved into Springfield Pediatrics in San Tan Valley, AZ. He is dual-board certified in Pediatrics and Addiction Medicine. He currently serves as adjunct clinical faculty with the University of Arizona, College of Medicine, & Creighton University School of Medicine, Phoenix AZ. ‘Diji is married with three children and lives in Queen Creek AZ. He’s a keen historian and soccer fan. His current professional interests include Behavioral Addictions, Biotechnology/Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Epidemiology and Developmental Pediatrics.