Max Gomez, PhD

Max Gomez, PhD, has produced award-winning health and science segments for network stations in New York and Philadelphia. He has reported for Dateline, Today Show, and 48 Hours. Over more than three decades, he's earned nine Emmy Awards, three NY State Broadcaster's Association awards and, UPI's "best documentary award."

In addition to NYC's 'Excellence in Time of Crisis' for his September 11 coverage, Gomez has been singled out nationally for special award 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." Gomez has helped organize and moderate three international scientific symposia on stem cells and cellular therapies, hosted by and held at the Vatican.

Gomez also trains physicians nationally in public speaking and presentation, speaking to groups as diverse as the National Cancer Institute and the College of American Pathologists. He is the co-author of Our Stem Cells—The Mysteries of Life and Secrets of Healing, a layman's guide to the medicine of the future, showcasing a wide array of emerging adult stem cell breakthroughs. Gomez also mentors undergraduate journalism students, as well as medical students and physicians who are interested in medical journalism.