Avegail Gascon Flores MD

Hepatology & Liver Transplantation

Assistant Professor

6620 Main StSte 1450Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 832-355-1400

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Education & Training

Baylor University Medical CenterFellowship, Transplant Hepatology, 2015
University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2014
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2010
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 2007
Prime West Consortium/Chino Valley Medical CenterResidency, Family Medicine

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2008 - Present
MO State Medical License 2015 - 2027
TX State Medical License 2021 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
American Board of Internal Medicine Transplant Hepatology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

GI Division Fellows Choice for Professor of the Year Washington University School of Medicine, 2019
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts TouchWorks EHR (Complete), Allscripts, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts TouchWorks EHR, Allscripts, 2016-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Development of retrieval-augmented generation-based large language model for drug-induced liver injury using Livertox data.
Ashwin Rao, George Cholankeril, Avegail Flores, Gagan Sood, Terrence E White
Hepatology Communications. 2026-03-01
LiverRisk score (LRS) predicts long-term liver-related outcomes in a cohort of Veterans without evidence of liver disease.
Ruben Hernaez, Yan Liu, Miquel Serra-Burriel, Kavish R Patidar, Adrià Juanola
Hepatology. 2026-01-12
2 citations
Corticosteroids in severe alcohol-associated hepatitis. Not so fast: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials.
Michael A Shi, Prisca Pungwe, Lauren L M Comer, Maya Balakrishnan, Tzu-Hao Lee
Hepatology. 2025-11-01