• Rafael Medina-Flores MD

  • Physician - Pathology


    • System Ancillary Region - Lab-Pathology
    • 1000 North Oak Avenue LAB Marshfield, WI 54449

Education

2003:
Fellowship, Neuropathology, University of Pittsburgh - Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
2001:
Residency, Pathology - Anatomic & Clinical, Emory University - Affiliated Hospitals, Atlanta, GA
1996:
M.D. , La Salle University School of Medicine, Mexico City, Mexico

Work Experience

2011 to Present:
Medical Laboratory Director, Marshfield Labs, a Division of Marshfield Clinic Inc. , Marshfield Clinic Regional Centers: Stevens Point and Wisconsin Rapids
2011 to Present:
Attending Physician , Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI
2007 to 2011:
Associate Director of Neuropathology - Staff Pathologist - Assistant Professor , University of New Mexico Hospital, Albuquerque, NM
2004 to 2007:
Chief of Cytopathology - Staff Pathologist - Assistant Professor , VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine - Department of Pathology, Pittsburgh, PA

Board Certifications

2002 to Present:
American Board of Pathology - Anatomical & Clinical Pathology
2005 to Present:
American Board of Pathology - Neuropathology

Professional Societies

American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Member
United States & Canadian Academy of Pathologist, Member

Select Publications

  • Wagner BP, Epperla N, Medina-Flores R. (2013 November). Diagnostic dilemma: late presentation of amelanotic BRAF-negative metastatic malignant melanoma resembling clear cell sarcoma: a case report. Diagn Pathol.. 8 :192.
    PubMed ID: 24274261
  • Kanth R, Shah MS, Medina-Flores R. (2013 June). Statin-associated polymyositis following omeprazole treatment. Clinical Medicine & Research. 11(2):91-5.
    PubMed ID: 23580790
  • Trinh V, Medina-Flores R, Taylor CI, Yonas H, Chohan M. (2014 October). Primary melanocytic tumors of the central nervous system: Report of two cases and review of literature. Surg Neurol Int.. 13 :147.
    PubMed ID: 25371847
  • Usoltseva N, Medina-Flores R, Rehman A, Samji S, D'Costa M. (2014 September). Spinal subdural abscess: a rare complication of decubitus ulcer. Clinical Medicine & Research. 12(1-2):68-72.
    PubMed ID: 24667217
  • Carter T, Valenzuela RK, Yerukala Sathipati S, Medina-Flores R. Gene signatures associated with prognosis and chemotherapy resistance in glioblastoma treated with temozolomide. Frontiers in Genetics. 2023 December 18;14(2023). doi: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1320789. PMCID: PMC10802164.
    PubMed ID: 38259614