Michelle Flores MD

Education

1986 Bachelor of Science, St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, TX
1990 Masters in Life Sciences
1993 Medical Doctorate, Baylor Medical School
1997 Pediatric Residency, Madigan Army Medical Center
2014 Pediatric Infectious Disease Fellowship, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Biography

Colonel Flores attended St. Mary's University in San Antonio Tx on ROTC Scholarship. She was a 1990 Army ROTC Distinguished Graduate and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and a minor in Chemistry. She completed a Master in Life Sciences at Texas A&M. As a Health Professions Scholarship recipient she received her Doctor of Medicine degree at Baylor Medical School in Houston, Texas. A board-certified Pediatrician, Colonel Flores completed a Pediatric Residency at Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, Washington and was named the outstanding resident at Madigan Army in 2000. She served as Chief of Pediatrics at William Beaumont Army Hospital, Heidelberg Military Medical Activity, and Hickam Air Force Base. She was Chief of Medical Staff at Hickam Air Force Base prior to completing a fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the National Naval Medical Consortium in Bethesda, MD in 2017. She is currently the director for the Defense Institute of Medical Operations and leads the organization in accomplishing National Defense Strategy lines of effort for security cooperation. She is responsible for global health education and training for partner nations. She has oversight for 40+ mobile trainings and 4 in-resident courses taught to international students each year. She is also currently the Director for DIMO’s HIV Policy and Planning course. Col Flores has a strong interest in global health and continues to travel internationally ensuring that military partners across the globe are developing much needed capabilities in line with security cooperation efforts.

Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications

Chief of Pediatric Clinic and Inpatient Pediatrics, 2001-2003, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, Texas

Chief Teen Clinic, 2003-2004, Heidelberg High School and Manheim High School Clinics, Heidelberg Medical Hospital, Germany

Chief Pediatric Clinic and Inpatient Pediatrics, Heidelberg Medical Hospital (U.S. Army), Heidelberg Germany

Chief Pediatric Clinic, , Hickam Air Force Base, Honolulu Hawaii

Chief of Medical Staff, Hickam Air Force Base 15th Medical Group, Honolulu Hawaii

Executive Director TRICARE Area Office – Eurasia Africa, Sembach Germany

International Health Specialist

Gender Focal Point

Representative Bibliography

Flores MS, Fairchok MP. The relationship of breastfeeding to antimicrobial exposure in the first year of life. Clin Ped 2004;43:631-636.

Flores MS, Ottolini M. Preparing Families with Children for International Travel. Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent health care. 2015 Aug;45;215-30.

Flores, MS, Burgess TH, Rajnik M. A Zika Virus Primer for Clinicians. Cleve Clinic J Med. 2016 Apr;83(4) 261-270.

Jones MU, Flores MS, Vereen RJ, Szabo SR, Logemann NF, Eberly MD Self-resolving superficial primary cutaneous mucormycosis in a 7-week-old infant. Pediatric Dermatology 2018 Jul;35(4) e248-e250.

Sainato, R, Flores M, Malloy A, Geaney C, Rajnik M, Ottolini M, Weisse M. Health Maintenance Deficitis in a Fully Insured Population of Adolescents With Chronic Medical Condition. Clin Ped (Phila). 2017 Jun;56(6)512-518.