Dr. Max Gomez
Award-winning broadcast journalist Dr. Max Gomez rejoined WCBS-TV as a medical reporter in June 2007. Previously, Dr. Gomez served as Health and Science Editor for WNBC-TV.
Gomez joined WNBC-TV in 1997 after serving as the medical reporter/health editor for WCBS-TV from 1994 to 1997. Prior to that, he was the health and science editor for KYW-TV in Philadelphia and the health and science reporter/editor for WNEW-TV.
The recipient of numerous journalism awards, Dr. Gomez has received six New York Emmy Awards, two Philadelphia Emmys, a UPI honor for Best Documentary for a report on AIDS, and an Excellence in Time of Crisis Award from New York City after September 11. In addition, Dr. Gomez received a national television journalism award from the Leukemia Society of America for his report on two twin girls from Long Island, both suffering from Leukemia, who got bone marrow transplants from their seven-year-old sister. He was also named the American Health Foundation’s Man of the Year and was a NASA Journalist-In-Space semi-finalist in 1986.
Dr. Gomez serves on the national board of directors for the American Heart Association, the Princeton Alumni Weekly and the Partnership for After School Education. He also mentors undergraduate journalism and medical students and physicians who are interested in medical journalism. Dr. Gomez is on the board of advisers for the Science Writers Fellowship at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Mass.; the Hope and Heroes Children’s Cancer Fund at the Children’s Hospital of New York; is a member of the honorary board of the Long Island Chapter of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America; and has served as the grand marshal of the Multiple Sclerosis Walk for the past decade. Dr. Gomez is also the co-author of “The Prostate Health Program: A Guide to Preventing and Controlling Prostate Cancer,” which explains how an innovative program consisting of diet, exercise and lifestyle changes may prevent prostate cancer.
A native of Havana, Cuba, Dr. Gomez speaks Spanish. He graduated cum laude from Princeton University, with a Ph.D. from the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He was also a N.I.H. Postdoctoral Fellow at New York’s Rockefeller University. Dr. Gomez currently resides in New York City.
Dr. Max Gomez Exposes Cold Weather Myths And Realities
Most winter-time myths have to do with the common cold, like “starve a cold, feed a fever.”
Eye On New York: On Health
In this Eye on New York segment, CBS 2′s Dr. Max Gomez reports on a peculiar brain disease that affects a person’s emotions and a groundbreaking treatment that could help alleviate the disease’s effects.
Seen On CBS 2: Growing Body Parts
Right now there are more than 112,000 Americans waiting for an organ transplant and many will never receive one. But what if a doctor could grow replacement organs and body parts in the lab — from your own cells? It’s already being done.
HealthWatch: Melanoma Medication
Researchers say vemurafenib is a breakthrough and cause for celebration when it comes to slowing melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.
HealthWatch: Do Active Children Need Sports Drinks?
Sports drinks and energy drinks are increasingly popular with children and teens, but a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics says most kids who play recreational sports don’t need sports drinks.
HealthWatch: Home Births Are Increasingly Popular, But Have Risks
New government figures show that more women are choosing to give birth in the privacy of their own homes.
Doctors Save Boy And His Foot From Bone Cancer By Reattaching It Backwards
After doctors discovered a malignant tumor on his thigh bone, Dugan Smith underwent a rare and remarkable procedure.
The Snoring Solution
Snoring is a serious problem that plagues and perplexes millions of us. But not any more, thanks to an amazing solution. It’s the newest treatment that could end your snoring — and in less than 10 minutes.
HealthWatch: Children And Chemicals
Pediatricians are worried children are being exposed to potentially dangerous chemicals, Dr. Max Gomez reports.
Doctors Bringing Dogs To Work
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HealthWatch: Children And Chiropractic
More and more children are receiving chiropractic treatments, Dr. Max Gomez reports.
Life Very Different For Beatles Impersonator With Colon Cancer
On stage, he’s a rock star, playing the part of George Harrison. Backstage and behind the scenes, however, he’s 58-year-old Mark Vaccacio, and he’s dying from terminal colon cancer.
HealthWatch: Surgery-Less Skin Cancer Detection
Malignant melanoma is the deadliest of all skin cancers. It’s very curable if caught at an early stage, which usually involves surgical biopsies, but medical-grade tape may help patients avoid going under the knife.
Health Watch: HEPA Filters And Your Heart
Turns out by getting rid of a certain type of air pollution, some important risk factors for heart disease actually get better.
HealthWatch: Tonsillectomy
Every year, nearly half a million kids have their tonsils removed. New guidelines are helping doctors and parents make better decisions about who needs surgery and who doesn’t.
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