Christopher Gonzalez, MD, MS
Assistant Director of Medical Student Research
Dr. Gonzalez is the first HRSA Health Equity Research Fellow at the Diversity Center of Excellence at the Cornell Center for Health Equity. He joined the Center in July of 2019 on a two-year research fellowship that also involves a Master’s in Clinical Epidemiology. Christopher J. Gonzalez was born to Cuban parents in Hialeah, Florida. He studied Neuroscience and Creative Writing in Spanish at New York University, received his MD from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and completed his Internal Medicine residency training at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. He is a primary care physician committed to providing care in predominantly Latinx communities. He has served as a leader in numerous institutional diversity initiatives and has been recognized for his commitments to teaching and increasing diversity in medicine. His research focuses on understanding and leveraging social and cultural behaviors to address obesity and obesity-related conditions in Hispanic communities.
Department
Medicine
Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Medicine