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Dr. Max Gomez, an award-winning journalist and member of the CUNY SPH Dean’s Public Health Advisory Council, died on Saturday after a long illness. He was 72 years old.
One of TV’s most respected medical journalists, Dr. Gomez produced award-winning health and science segments for network stations in New York and Philadelphia, including CBS New York, where he served as chief medical correspondent for over 15 years.
Over the course of his career, Dr. Gomez earned nine Emmy Awards, three New York State Broadcaster’s Association awards and UPI’s Best Documentary award for a report on AIDS. He was honored with an Excellence in Time of Crisis award by the New York City Health Department for his coverage of the September 11 attacks and was singled out nationally for special recognition by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and The National Marfan Foundation. He was also named the American Health Foundation’s Man of the Year.
Dr. Gomez co-authored two books on emerging stem cell breakthroughs and preventing and controlling prostate cancer, respectively. He served on numerous boards, including the American Heart Association, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America – Long Island Chapter, and The Partnership for After School Education, a city-wide group of 1,600 community-based programs that tutor and mentor students.
“We are saddened to learn this news and are keeping our memories of Max close to us today,” says CUNY SPH Dean Ayman El-Mohandes. “Myself, Advisory Board Chair Freida Foster and the board members will miss his contributions to the development of the school.”
