Department of Surgery

Mona G. Flores, M.D., M.B.A. View profile as PDF

Mona G. Flores

Philosophy of Care

Improving quality of life is Dr. Flores' priority.

Title:

Assistant Professor, Director, Ventricular Assist Device

Center/Program Affiliation:

Address:

UC Davis Medical Center - Cypress Building
2221 Stockton Blvd., Suite 2116
Sacramento, CA 95817

Other Languages:

Arabic, French

Education:

Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine
Portland, Oregon
M.D. 1999

State University of New York at Albany
Albany, New York
M.B.A. 1988

San Jose State University
San Jose, California
M.S. 1995

American University of Beirut
Beirut,
B.S. 1986

Residency:

Columbia University Medical Center
Bronx, NY
2006-2008
Cardiothoracic

UCSD school of Medicine
San Diego, CA
2004-2006
General Surgery

FINCH University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School
Chicago, IL
1999-2004
General Surgery

Fellowships:

Columbia University
New York , NY
2008-2009
LVAD

Stanford University
Stanford, CA
2002-2004
Research Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Board Certifications:

American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery,

Professional Memberships:

American College of Surgeons
American Medical Association
Association of Women Surgeons
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Women in Thoracic Surgery

Select Recent Publications:

Luick ML, Hansen EK, Greenberg MS, Kim R, Owens M, Moore CJ, Flores M. Primary Tracheal Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2010 Dec 20; Epub ahead of print.

Rousvoal G, Si MS, Lau M, Zhang S, Berry GJ, Flores MG, Changelian PS, Reitz BA, Borie DC. Janus Kinase 3 Inhibition with CP-690,550 Prevents Allograft Vasculopathy. Transpl Int. 2006 Dec;19(12):1014-21.

Borie DC, Larson MJ, Flores MG, Campbell A, Rousvoal G, Zhang S, Higgins JP, Ball DJ, Kudlacz EM, Brissette WH, Elliott EA, Reitz BA, Changelian PS. Combined Use of the JAK3 Inhibitor CP-690,550 with Mycophenolate Mofetil to Prevent Kidney Allograft Rejection in Nonhuman Primates. Transplantation. 2005 Dec 27;80(12):1756-64.

Paniagua R, Si MS, Flores MG, Rousvoal G, Zhang S, Aalami O, Campbell A, Changelian PS, Reitz BA, Borie DC. Effects of JAK3 Inhibition with CP-690,550 on Immune Cell Populations and their Functions in Nonhuman Primate Recipients of Kidney Allografts. Transplantation. 2005 Nov 15;80(9):1283-92.

Rousvoal G, Rousseau MA, Flores MG, Borie DC. Appraisal of the Extent of Chronic Allograft Vasculopathy in Animal Models: Proposition of a Standardized Micromorphometric Method. Atherosclerosis. 2005 Aug;181(2):407-9.

Flores MG, Holm B, Larson MJ, Lau MK, Si MS, Lowsky R, Rousvoal G, Grumet FC, Strober S, Hoppe R, Reitz BA, Borie DC. A Technique of Bone Marrow Collection from Vertebral Bodies of Cynomolgus Macaques for Transplant Studies. J Surg Res. 2005 Apr;124(2):280-8.

Borie DC, Changelian PS, Larson MJ, Paniagua R, Higgins JP, Holm B, Campbell A, Lau M, Zhang S, Flores MG, Rousvoal G, Hawkins J, Ball DA, Kudlacz EM, Brissette WH, Elliott EA, Reitz BA, Morris RE. Immunosuppression by the Jak3 Inhibitor CP-690,550 Delays Rejection and Significantly Prolongs Kidney Allograft Survival in Nonhuman Primates. Transplantation. 2005 Apr 15;79(7):791-801.

Flores MG, Zhang S, Ha A, Holm B, Reitz BA, Morris RE, Borie DC. In Vitro Evaluation of the Effects of Candidate Immunosuppressive Drugs: Flow Cytometry and Quantitative Real-Time PCR as Two Independent and Correlated Read-Outs. J Immunol Methods. 2004 Jun;289(1-2):123-35.