SSR Researcher Spotlight

Dyan Flores, MD

Professional Background

Postgraduate Training:

Residency in Diagnostic Radiology, Makati Medical Center, Metro Manila, Philippines
Research Fellowship in Musculoskeletal Imaging, University of California – San Diego, California, USA
Clinical Fellowship in Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention, University of British Columbia – St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Faculty & Roles:

Assistant Professor of Radiology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Program Director, Diagnostic and Interventional Musculoskeletal Radiology Fellowship, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Staff Musculoskeletal Radiologist, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Lead for Advanced MSK Intervention, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

My Research

Research Interests:

Sports imaging with a focus on wrist and hand instability
Outcomes-oriented MSK intervention practices
Meta-analysis and evidence synthesis

Select Current Projects:

Impact of the addition of stress and dynamic motion protocols on the diagnostic sensitivity of 4D CT for hand instability
Ultrasound-guided soft tissue biopsies of musculoskeletal lesions: predictors of a nondiagnostic result
Updated Meta-Analysis on the Diagnostic Accuracy of Imaging for TFCC Tears: What About Peripheral Tears?

Select Publication:

Flores DV, Gorbachova T, Mistry MR, Gammon B, Rakhra KS. From Diagnosis to Treatment: Challenges in Scaphoid Imaging. Radiographics. 2026 Jan;46(1):e250050. doi: 10.1148/rg.250050. PMID: 41343294.

About Me

I grew up in the Philippines and moved to Canada in 2020. Tagalog is my first language and English my second. I have yet to learn how to speak French fluently.
I’m chronically online (unfortunately) and my social media accounts are shrines to Ottawa, puns, memes, travel and everything but radiology.
I try and hike in a new country twice a year just to decompress. The most recent ones were Chile and Norway. Rainbow Mountain in Peru and Stawamus Chief in Vancouver are my favorite hikes.

My “Two Cents”

Network for connection, not mere collaboration

I met my “core four” of women musculoskeletal radiologist friends during my first ISS meeting in Barcelona where I only hoped to “network” (because that’s what everybody said I must do !). Though I have several projects with them, they are first and foremost my best friends, conference roommates, support system, and reliable source of memes.

Always meet your idols

Some of the “legends” in MSK are also the humblest and kindest, which is precisely why they are the best. They have become not only my mentors but also second parents. We all have to draw inspiration from somewhere, why not aim for the best?

Write for passion, not prestige

All my projects and publications have a special place in my heart, but I’ve learned, perhaps only in the past five years, the value of being more selective and choosing topics, mentors, and collaborators more carefully. There is nothing like re-reading your work on topics you truly care about; the joy shines through every line.