Celia Flores, MPAS, PA-C
- General Surgery
Physician Assistant-Certified
Clinical Lead II, Pediatric Surgery Department
Phone:
832-822-2778
Languages: English
Departments:
Office location:
Texas Medical Center
6701 Fannin Street
Houston, TX 77030
Get to know Celia Flores, MPAS, PA-C
Celia Flores, MPAS, PA-C is a Physician Assistant and Clinical Lead of the Advanced Practice Providers in the Department of Pediatric General Surgery, Trauma and SICU at Texas Children’s Hospital. She is one of several inpatient APPs supporting the busiest service in the Surgery Department. She is primarily involved with the Gastroenterology micro team where she is passionate about caring for patients with Crohn’s disease, Ulcerative colitis, Biliary atresia, Imperforate anus and Hirschsprung's disease. She is the lead APP for the Pectus Carinatum outpatient clinic. In addition to her clinical and administrative responsibilities, Celia is involved in various research and quality improvement projects including: standardization of gastrostomy education for providers, decreasing narcotic usage in select post-operative patients and outcomes and quality of life of pectus carinatum patients undergoing bracing.
Celia received her undergraduate degree in Biochemistry from Baylor University. She earned her Masters of Physician Assistant Studies at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. She is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants and Texas Medical Board.
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* Texas Children’s Hospital physicians’ licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician’s office and were not verified by Texas Children’s Hospital.
Flores, CD, “Surgical Outcomes in Alagille Syndrome and PFIC: A Single Institutions 20-year experience.” Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2018.