Tamara Flys, PhD, MPH

Tamara Flys, PhD, MPH, is a clinical research leader with more than 20 years of experience in molecular research, HIV prevention, program development and clinical trial operations. As regional research manager at CHRISTUS St. Vincent, she oversees clinical trials in oncology, wound care, infectious disease and public health, with a focus on regulatory compliance, data quality and health equity.

Dr. Flys earned her doctorate in Cellular and Molecular Medicine from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where her research focused on HIV drug resistance and the prevention of mother-to-child transmission. She later earned a Master of Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Earlier in her career, she coordinated multinational HIV training programs for primary care providers in Central America and worked to improve health care access for Latino migrant populations through the Johns Hopkins Center for Clinical Global Health Education.

Dr. Flys also worked at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, where she managed the development of complex biomedical and biofuels research proposals submitted to federal funding agencies.

Now based in New Mexico, Dr. Flys works in site-level clinical trial operations and is a Certified Clinical Research Coordinator and member of the Association of Clinical Research Professionals. Her clinical research experience includes federally regulated trials involving HIV, hepatitis C, COVID-19, vaccines, neurology, wound healing and oncology.