AnthonyRichardFloresMDMPH, PhD

Pediatric Infectious Disease • Houston, TX

Professor and Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, UTHealth Houston/McGovern Medical School

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Office
6431 Fannin St.
MSB 3.130
Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-500-6626

Fax+1 713-500-5688
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Education & Training

Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 2008 - 2012
Baylor College of Medicine (Houston)Residency, Pediatrics, 2006 - 2009
University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryClass of 2006

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2010 - 2025
TN State Medical License 2024 - 2025
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 2020

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Gestational diabetes augments group B Streptococcus infection by disrupting maternal immunity and the vaginal microbiota.
Vicki Mercado-Evans, Marlyd E Mejia, Jacob J Zulk, Samantha Ottinger, Zainab A Hameed, Camille Serchejian, Madelynn G Marunde, Clare M Robertson, Mallory B Ballard, Si...> ;Nature Communications. 2024 Feb 3
Invasive Group A Streptococcus in Infants Less Than 1-year of Age From 2012 to 2022: A Single-Center Experience.
Taylor Nack, Jesus G Vallejo, James Dunn, Anthony R Flores, J Chase McNeil> ;Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 2024 Jan 29
1 citations
Temporal dynamics of genetically heterogeneous extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistantbloodstream infections.
William C Shropshire, Benjamin Strope, Selvalakshmi Selvaraj Anand, Jordan Bremer, Patrick McDaneld, Micah M Bhatti, Anthony R Flores, Awdhesh Kalia, Samuel A Shelburne> ;Msphere. 2023 Aug 24
Identification of distinct impacts of CovS inactivation on the transcriptome of acapsular group A streptococci.
Sruti DebRoy, William C Shropshire, Luis Vega, Chau Tran, Nicola Horstmann, Piyali Mukherjee, Selvalakshmi Selvaraj-Anand, Truc T Tran, Jordan Bremer, Marc Gohel, Cesa...> ;Msystems. 2023 Aug 31
1 citations
Hyperphosphorylation of the Group A Streptococcal Control of Virulence Regulator Increases Promoter Occupancy Specifically at Virulence Factor-Encoding Genes.
Nicola Horstmann, Chau Nguyen Tran, Anthony R Flores, Samuel A Shelburne> ;Journal of Bacteriology. 2023 Jun 27
Clinical Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Infections Due to Salmonella Species in Children, Houston, TX. 2016-2021: A Retrospective Study.
Christy Tabarani, Alejandro De La Hoz, Audrey Wanger, Anthony R Flores, Cesar A Arias> ;The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2023 Aug 1
4 citations
Increases in group A streptococcal infections in the pediatric population in Houston, TX, 2022.
Misu A Sanson, Luis Alberto Vega, Maria G Segura, Lauren M Summer, Marritta Joseph, J Chase McNeil, Anthony R Flores, Aya Aboulhosn> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2023 Apr 3
1 citations
Evolving antibiotic resistance in Group B Streptococci causing invasive infant disease: 1970-2021.
Elizabeth Marie Sabroske, Misu Ailin Sanson Iglesias, Marcia Rench, Trevor Moore, Hanna Harvey, Morven Edwards, Carol J Baker, Anthony R Flores> ;Pediatric Research. 2023 Jun 1
3 citations
Reduced Ceftaroline Susceptibility among Invasive MRSA Infections in Children: a Clinical and Genomic Investigation.
J Chase McNeil, Lauren M Sommer, Jesus G Vallejo, Kristina G Hulten, Sheldon L Kaplan, Anthony R Flores> ;Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2022 Oct 18
2 citations
Creating a Diverse and Inclusive Pediatric Infectious Diseases Workforce.
Anthony R Flores, Tina Q Tan, Kristina A Bryant> ;Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 2022 Dec 7
2 citations
The Integrative Conjugative Element ICESpyM92 Contributes to Pathogenicity of Emergent Antimicrobial-ResistantGroup A Streptococcus.
Luis Alberto Vega, Misu A Sanson, María Belén Cubria, Shrijana Regmi, Brittany J Shah, Samuel A Shelburne, Anthony R Flores> ;Infection and Immunity. 2022 Aug 18
1 citations
Use of whole-genome sequencing to detect transmission of group Ain Houston, TX.
Zain I Alamarat, Misu A Sanson, J Chase McNeil, Carol J Baker, Anthony R Flores> ;Access Microbiology. 2022 Aug 1
2 citations
Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in Healthy Children during the First Year of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Pandemic.
J Chase McNeil, Marritta Joseph, Lauren M Sommer, Anthony R Flores> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2022 Oct 1
8 citations
Hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells improve survival from sepsis by boosting immunomodulatory cells.
Daniel E Morales-Mantilla, Bailee Kain, Duy Le, Anthony R Flores, Silke Paust, Katherine Y King> ;Elife. 2022 Feb 15
8 citations
Characterization of the Type I Restriction Modification System Broadly Conserved among Group A Streptococci.
Sruti DebRoy, William C Shropshire, Chau Nguyen Tran, Haiping Hao, Marc Gohel, Jessica Galloway-Peña, Blake Hanson, Anthony R. Flores, Samuel A. Shelburne> ;Msphere. 2021 Nov 17
3 citations
Population genomics reveals distinct temporal association with the emergence of ST1 serotype V Group B Streptococcus and macrolide resistance in North America.
M. Belen Cubria, Luis Vega, William C Shropshire, Misu A. Sanson, Brittany J. Shah, Shrijana Regmi, Marcia A. Rench, Carol J. Baker, Anthony R. Flores> ;Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2021 Oct 11
4 citations
Population Genomics of emm4 Group A Streptococcus Reveals Progressive Replacement with a Hypervirulent Clone in North America.
Sruti DebRoy, Misu Sanson, Brittany J. Shah, Shirjana Regmi, Luis Alberto Vega, Chioma Odo, Pranoti Sahasrabhojane, Allison McGeer, Gregory J. Tyrrell, Nahuel Fittipal...> ;Msystems. 2021 Aug 10
4 citations
The LiaFSR transcriptome reveals an interconnected regulatory network in group A Streptococcus
Misu A. Sanson, Luis Vega, Brittany J. Shah, Shrijana Regmi, M. Belen Cubria, Nicola Horstmann, Samuel A. Shelburne, Anthony R. Flores> ;Infection and Immunity. 2021 Aug 9
29 citations
The Indirect Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on Invasive Group a Streptococcus, Streptococcus Pneumoniae and Staphylococcus Aureus Infections in Houston Area Children.
J. Chase McNeil, Anthony R. Flores, Sheldon L. Kaplan, Kristina G. Hulten> ;The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2021 Aug 1
2 citations
Identification of epidemic scarlet fever group A Streptococcus strains in the paediatric population of Houston, TX, USA.
M. Belen Cubria, Jose Delgado, Brittany J. Shah, Misu A. Sanson, Anthony R. Flores> ;Access Microbiology. 2021 Jan 1
8 citations
Genome-wide analysis of in vivo CcpA binding with and without its key co-factor HPr in the major human pathogen group a streptococcus
Sruti DebRoy, Victor Aliaga-Tobar, Gabriel Galvez, Srishtee Arora, Xiaowen Liang, Nicola Horstmann, Vinicius Maracaja-Coutinho, Mauricio Latorre, Magnus Höök, Anthony ...> ;Molecular Microbiology. 2021 Jun 1
4 citations
ExPortal and the LiaFSR Regulatory System Coordinate the Response to Cell Membrane Stress in Streptococcus pyogenes.
Yibin Lin, Misu A. Sanson, Luis Vega, Brittany J. Shah, Shrijana Regmi, M. Belen Cubria, Anthony R. Flores> ;Mbio. 2020 Sep 15
14 citations
Cefazolin Inoculum Effect and Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Osteoarticular Infections in Children.
J. Chase McNeil, Lauren Sommer, Mary G. Boyle, Patrick G. Hogan, Jesus G. Vallejo, Kristina G. Hulten, Anthony R. Flores, Sheldon L. Kaplan, Stephanie A. Fritz> ;Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2020 Aug 20
6 citations
Adhesin genes and biofilm formation among pediatric Staphylococcus aureus isolates from implant-associated infections.
Catherine E. Foster, Melissa Kok, Anthony R. Flores, Charles G. Minard, Ruth Ann Luna, Linda B. Lamberth, Sheldon L. Kaplan, Kristina G. Hulten> ;Plos One. 2020 Jun 22
4 citations
Group A Streptococcus Transcriptome Analysis.
Misu A. Sanson, Anthony R. Flores> ;Methods in Molecular Biology. 2020 Jan 1
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Press Mentions

Safe Medicine Alternatives to Children’s Tylenol, Amoxicillin, Tamiflu Amid ShortageDecember 13th, 2022
RSV Is Surging: What We Know About This Common and Surprisingly Dangerous VirusNovember 4th, 2022
Study Looks at Role of Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells in Treating SepsisFebruary 15th, 2022
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Hospital Affiliations

University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonHouston, Texas
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterHouston, Texas
Children's Memorial Hermann HospitalHouston, Texas
Memorial Hermann Physician NetworkHouston, Texas