Max Gomez


Max Gomez is a native of Havana, Cuba. He was the medical correspondent/senior health editor for the NBC flagship television station WNBC in New York City.

Formative years

Born in Havana, Cuba, Gomez graduated cum laude from Princeton University and earned a Ph.D. from the Wake Forest School of Medicine. He was also a NIH Postdoctoral Fellow at New York's Rockefeller University.

Professional life

As the medical correspondent/senior health editor for the WCBS flagship television station WCBS in New York City, Gomez delivered segments on health, science and medicine on the 5 pm news. Before that he was the health and science editor for KYW-TV in Philadelphia from 1984 until 1991. In July 2007, "Dr. Max", as he is known, signed as a freelance medical reporter for WCBS-TV in New York.

Honors

Gomez has won six New York Emmy Awards and two Philadelphia Emmy awards. In addition to his broadcast work, Gomez serves on the Advisory Board of HealthCorps.

Personal life

Dr. Gomez resides in New York City.