U.S. National Institutes of Health

Katherine A. Flores, MD – general medicine (family), administration

Courtesy Katherine Flores, MD

Dr. Katherine Flores (b. 1953) grew up in a family of migrant farm workers. She became a physician because she wanted to make a difference in the lives of people in her community. After medical school, she returned to her hometown where she organizes community health programs, mentors students, and provides bilingual and bicultural care to the area’s Latinx population.

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