Her research has focused on cardiovascular disease in people with obesity and obesity programs in Mexico, participating in the development of a National Obesity Program at a Public Health Institute (ISSSTE). From 2012 she works on the Study of Deep Brain Stimulation for the treatment of obesity at the the Centro Médico Nacional 20 de Noviembre in Mexico City. Dr. Rodríguez Flores is a Member of the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association since July 2004, of the Mexican Association of Internal Medicine since February 2006, and of the Obesity Society since October 2008. Joined the Canadian Obesity Network in July 2008.