Christopher 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 Columbia University Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. He has served as a student and resident leader in numerous institutional diversity initiatives and has been recognized for his commitments to teaching and increasing diversity in medicine. He joined Weill Cornell Medicine as a HRSA Health Equity Research Fellow. He lives in Washington Heights with his wife.