Michelle S Flores

Colonel Michelle S Flores, MD, serves as a Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Uniformed Services University's School of Medicine while holding active duty status as an Air Force Colonel. She practices clinically as a Pediatric Infectious Disease Physician and Pediatrician at San Antonio Military Medical Center, TX, and concurrently directs the Defense Institute of Medical Operations (DIMO), overseeing global health security initiatives and military medical capacity building for international partners.

Her academic foundation includes:

• Bachelor of Science in Biology (minor in Chemistry) from St. Mary’s University, San Antonio (1986)
• Master in Life Sciences from Texas A&M University (1990)
• Medical Doctorate from Baylor Medical School (1993)
• Pediatric Residency at Madigan Army Medical Center (1997)
• Pediatric Infectious Disease Fellowship at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (2014)

Colonel Flores' research focuses intensely on vaccine preventable diseases and travel medicine, with significant contributions to global health security frameworks. Her work bridges clinical pediatrics and military operational medicine, emphasizing infectious disease prevention in deployed settings and international health cooperation. She maintains active engagement in HIV policy development and security cooperation efforts through DIMO's training programs.

Analysis of her publications (2004-2018) reveals consistent expertise in pediatric infectious diseases with evolving focus from antimicrobial stewardship to emerging threats like Zika virus. Her work demonstrates strong clinical applicability, particularly in travel medicine for military families and resource-limited settings, while addressing chronic condition management in insured adolescent populations.

Her distinguished military-academic career has earned recognition including:

• Army ROTC Distinguished Graduate (1990)
• Outstanding Resident at Madigan Army Medical Center (2000)

Colonel Flores has held progressively responsible leadership positions including Chief of Pediatrics at three military medical facilities and Chief of Medical Staff at Hickam Air Force Base. While her current DIMO directorship focuses on international training coordination rather than direct student mentorship, she oversees 40+ annual mobile trainings and resident courses for global military medical personnel. Her operational deployments as International Health Specialist and Gender Focal Point Representative directly inform her security cooperation strategy.

As DIMO Director, she commands critical infrastructure for global health engagement, managing HIV policy implementation and capability development across partner nations' military medical systems through standardized training programs and field exercises.