Surgery Education - Our Residents & Fellows
Rafael F. Diaz Flores, MD, MPH
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Education:
MD, Monterrey Tech School of Medicine (ITESM), Monterrey, Mexico, 2002
MPH, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), Boston, MA, 2005
Other Postgraduate Training:
General Surgery Internship, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, July, 2006 - June, 2007
Research:
Clinical Research Assistant, Brigham and Women's Hospital Center for
Surgery and Public Health, HSPH Department of Health Policy and
Management, Boston, MA, July, 2005 - June, 2006
Honors and Awards:
2010, UTHSCSA Excellence in Teaching Medical Students Award
2010, J. Bradley Aust Surgical Society Traveling Fellowship for visit to
the Hospital Saint-Antoine AP-HP of the University of Paris VI in Paris, France.
2009, UTHSCSA Excellence in Teaching Medical Students Award
2009, Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award
2004, Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A. de C.V. (FEMSA) sponsorship awarded
by Mexican corporation for living expenses during completion of Master's degree at HSPH.
2004, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, State Government grant awarded to attend and complete Master's degree at HSPH.
2004, Mexican National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT)
Scholarship providing monthly stipend awarded for living expenses during completion of
Master's degree at HSPH.
2003, FEMSA sponsorship awarded to 3 new
medical school graduates each year for advancement of their careers.
Publications:
Greenberg CC, Regenbogen SE, Lipsitz SR, Diaz-Flores R, Gawande AA.
The
frequency and significance of
discrepancies in the surgical count.
Ann Surg. 2008 Aug:248(2):337-41.
Greenberg CC, Diaz-Flores R, Lipsitz SR, Regenbogen SE, Mulholland L, Mearn F, Rao S, Toidze T, Gawande AA. Bar-coding surgical sponges to improve safety: a randomized controlled trial. Ann Surg. 2008 Apr;247(4):612-616.
Biosketch: After graduating from Monterrey Tech School of Medicine, Dr. Diaz went on to obtain a Master in Public Health from Harvard. He then joined the Brigham and Women's Hospital Center for Surgery and Public Health, where he participated in research aimed at preventing error in surgery. Dr. Diaz did his internship in General Surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital before joining UTHSCSA to complete his training.
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