Estefany Jamileth Flores-Godaire, CNM, MPH
Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology

Biography
Estefany Flores-Godaire, MPH, CNM is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. She is a certified Nurse-Midwife after earning a BS and MS in nursing at Columbia University. Flores-Godaire has extensive research experience after working as a research assistant for 9 years in the fields of engineering, microbiology, and surgical research. She was named a Community Health Scholar and a CDC Millennial Health Scholar by Brown University and a SRTP by Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Education
- Columbia University, MS
- Brown University, MPH
- Columbia University, BS
- Manhattanville College, BA
Publications
- Published on 12/18/2014
Toyjanova J, Flores-Cortez E, Reichner JS, Franck C. Matrix confinement plays a pivotal role in regulating neutrophil-generated tractions, speed, and integrin utilization. J Biol Chem. 2015 Feb 06; 290(6):3752-63. PMID: 25525264.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/10/2014
Chapin KC, Flores-Cortez EJ. Performance of the molecular Alere I influenza A&B test compared to that of the xpert flu A/B assay. J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Feb; 53(2):706-9. PMID: 25502527.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/1/2014
Toyjanova J, Flores-Cortez E, Reichner JS, Franck C. Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials. 3D Neutrophil Tractions in Changing Microenvironments. Springer, Cham. 2014; Volume 4:147-154.
- Published on 1/1/2013
Toyjanova J, Flores-Cortez E, Reichner JS, Franck C. Proceedings of the 2013 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics. 3D Neutrophil Tractions in Changing Microenvironments. 2013.
- Published on 10/5/2011
Newsome CT, Flores E, Ayala A, Gregory S, Reichner JS. Improved antimicrobial host defense in mice following poly-(1,6)-ß-D-glucopyranosyl-(1,3)-ß-D-glucopyranose glucan treatment by a gender-dependent immune mechanism. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2011 Dec; 18(12):2043-9. PMID: 21976224.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/1/2011
Elisseou N, Flores-Cortez E, Patel D, Reichner J. The FASEB Journal. Substrate stiffness affects the response and phenotype of inflammatory cells in vivo. 2011; 25(1):(Supplement) 614-16.
- Published on 1/1/1900
Flores-Godaire E, Dodd N. Newsletter of NYC midwives. Remarkable Midwife Interview Project: Karen Jefferson. Metro Midwives. New York.