Dr Max Gomez is dead. Princeton University graduate to New York Emmy Awards winner CBS journalist, check details

Former CBS New York chief medical correspondent Dr. Max Gomez passed away after a brief illness. He was 72 years old at the time of death. Earlier, he worked as the Health Editor for WCBS-TV from 1994-1997. He also worked as a science editor for WNBC-TV, WNEW-TV, and KYW-TV in Philadelphia. After working for WCBS-TV, he returned to CBS in 2007 as New York’s chief medical correspondent.

Paying rich tribute to Gomez, CBS New York said that Dr. Gomez was deeply loved and respected in its newsroom. It also said that he was equally loved by the medical professionals he worked with and the patients who shared their stories with him.

Dr. Gomez won many awards including the New York Emmy Awards, the Philadelphia Emmys, a UPI honor for Best Documentary for a report on AIDS, and an Excellence in a Time of Crisis Award from the New York City Health Department after 9/11. He got national television journalism awards from The Marfan Foundation and the Leukemia Society of America and was named the American Health Foundation’s Man of the Year. He was also a NASA Journalist In Space semifinalist in 1986.


Born in Cuba, Dr. Gomez graduated from Princeton University and received a Ph.D. from the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He also received an NIH postdoctoral fellowship at Rockefeller University.

According to CBS, his knowledge was not limited to medicine, he was equally good in sports, travel, current events, the mundane, or esoteric.

FAQs

Q1. Where was Dr. Max Gomez born?
A1. Dr. Max Gomez was born in Cuba. He graduated from Princeton University and received a Ph.D. from the Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

Q2. Who was Dr. Max Gomez?
A2. Dr. Max Gomez was a medical journalist. He was a former New York chief medical correspondent for CBS. He also worked as science editor for WNBC-TV, WNEW-TV, and KYW-TV in Philadelphia.