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Rafael Diaz Flores, MD, General Surgery, Walnut Creek, CA

RafaelFelipeDiaz FloresMDMPH

General Surgery • Walnut Creek, CA

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Trauma and Acute Care Surgeon at CHRISTUS St Vincent Regional Medical Center

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  • Office

    2637 Shadelands Dr
    Walnut Creek, CA 94598
    Phone+1 925-932-6330
    Fax+1 925-932-0139

Education & Training

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2011 - 2012
  • University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
    University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 2007 - 2011
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's HospitalInternship, Surgery, 2006 - 2007
  • Harvard School of Public Health
    Harvard School of Public HealthMPH, Quantitative Methods , 2004 - 2005
  • Monterrey Inst Tech
    Monterrey Inst TechClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2018 - 2026
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2011 - 2025
  • NM State Medical License
    NM State Medical License 2013 - 2022
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Traveling Fellowship J. Bradley Aust Surgical Society, 2010
  • Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award Arnold P. Gould Foundation, 2009
  • Excellence in Teaching Medical Students Award UTHSCSA, 2009-2010

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • The Frequency and Significance of Discrepancies in the Surgical Count  
    Christian, Regenbogen, Lipsitz, Diaz-Flores, Gawande, Annals of Surgery, 8/2008
  • Bar-coding Surgical Sponges To Improve Safety. A Randomized Controlled Trial  
    Christian, Diaz-Flores, Lipsitz, Regenbogen, Mulholland, Mearn, Rao, Toidze, Gawande, Annals of Surgery, 4/2008

Abstracts/Posters

  • Adrenomedullin levels correlate with total body burn surface area, multi-organ failure and mortality in burn patients.
    Diaz-Flores, Rivera-Chavez, Ali-Osman, Minei, Wolf, Liu, Minshall, The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, 2013 Annual Scientific Assembly, Phoenix, AZ, 2013
  • Adrenomedullin levels in bronchoalveolar lavage predict ventilator associated pneumonia in patients with a high clinical pulmonary infection score.
    Diaz-Flores, Rivera-Chavez, Zink, Stoeppel, Liu, Minei, Minshall, Society of Critical Care Medicine 2013 Annual Congress, San Juan, PR, 2013

Research History

  • Clinical Research AssistantHarvard School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management2005 - 2006

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