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Protecting Yourself from Prostate Cancer: What Every Man Needs to KnowAs America's baby boomers age, more and more men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. But what most people don't know is that more than 70% of cancers are actually preventable, according to the Institute for Cancer Prevention. In this informative presentation, Dr. Gomez explains how diet, exercise, and lifestyle changes may prevent prostate cancer. Drawing from his book, The Prostate Health Program, Dr. Gomez discusses all the risk factors of prostate cancer, including diet, obesity, age genetic predisposition, hormones, smoking, bone mass, calcium intake, stress, and even height. He also shares the warning signs that indicate the need for an immediate prostate checkup. Speaking as a health reporter – and as a man with a family history of prostate cancer – Dr. Gomez offers a definitive defense against this deadly disease.
Television and Medical Information: The Good, the Bad, and the UglyIt is no longer enough for physicians and other healthcare professionals to be well-educated and up-to-date in their respective fields, nor is it enough that they be able to convey that information to patients on just a one-on-one basis. In the current Information Age, it’s become vital that information is conveyed to as many people as possible. To that end – for better or worse – television has become a force not just of entertainment and information, but also of education. According to a 1999 NSF survey, television is the leading source of information about new developments in science and technology. In this program, Dr. Gomez discusses how and why television is essential to conveying medical information to the public.
Concierge Medicine: Where Is It Going?Concierge medicine – also called boutique or retainer-based practices – generally consists of primary care doctors who charge an annual retainer, sometimes a quite substantial retainer, in exchange for the luxury of exceptional attention and care. The number of patients willing to pay significant out-of-pocket fees to gain same day appointments, unhurried exams, and longer face-time with their doctor is growing. It may even include 24-hour access, house calls, the physician's personal cell phone number, email consults and more thorough preventative, wellness and diagnostic. In this program, Dr. Gomez examines why this trend is occurring and what the legal, ethical and societal implications are.
Speaker Information
Dr. Max Gomez joined NewsChannel4 in July 1997, as the station's Health and Science Editor. His medical and health reports appear live Monday through Friday on "Live at Five," and he also contributes medical segments to the station's various newscasts.
Dr. Gomez has filed multiple reports as part of his ongoing series on taking the "Ultimate Risk." Topics have included a look at a baby born with liver damage, who received a life-saving transplant from his own mother, as well as a report on two twin girls from Long Island, both suffering from Leukemia, who received bone marrow transplants from their seven-year old sister. In response to this report, Dr. Gomez received a national television journalism award from the Leukemia Society of America. He is the co-author of The Prostate Health Program: A Guide to Preventing and Controlling Prostate Cancer, which explains how an innovative program consisting of diet, exercise, and lifestyle changes may prevent prostate cancer.
Dr. Gomez rejoined NewsChannel4 after serving as the medical reporter and health editor for WCBS-TV since 1994. He first worked at NBC4 in 1991 as the station's medical correspondent/health and science editor. Prior to that, he was the health and science editor for KYW-TV in Philadelphia from 1984-1991, and the health and science reporter/editor for WNEW-TV from 1980-1984.
The recipient of numerous journalism awards, Dr. Gomez has received four New York Emmy Awards, two Philadelphia Emmys, a UPI honor for "Best Documentary" for a 1986 report on AIDS, and an "Excellence in Time of Crisis" award from New York City after September 11. In addition, he was named the American Health Foundation's “Man of the Year” and was a NASA Journalist-In-Space semi-finalist in 1986.
Dr. Gomez serves on the board of directors for the New York chapter of the American Heart Association, the Princeton Alumni Weekly, and the Partnership for After School Education, a city-wide group of 1,200 community-based after school programs that help tutor and mentor children in New York City. He also mentors undergraduate journalism and medical students and physicians who are interested in medical journalism. Additionally, he is on the board of advisors for the Science Writers Fellowship at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA; the Hope and Heroes Children’s Cancer Fund at the Children’s Hospital of New York; and is a member of the honorary board of the Long Island chapter of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America. Dr. Gomez has also served as the Grand Marshal of the Multiple Sclerosis Walk for the past few years.
A native of Havana, Cuba, Dr. Gomez is bilingual in Spanish and graduated cum laude from Princeton University in 1973. He received a PhD from Bowman Gray School of Medicine in 1978 and was a N.I.H. Postdoctoral Fellow at New York's Rockefeller University from 1978-1980.
Testimonials
”Dr. Max Gomez was flawless in his ability to synthesize the latest research and information into an understandable and humorous presentation. He is a high energy speaker and a gifted entertainer who lights up the room with his charm and charisma. …He helped create an event that attendees continued to talk about well after the crowds had cleared and everyone returned home.”
- Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
”Simply put, Max Gomez is a terrific speaker! …Most of us were more than surprised – even enthusiastic – about his knowledge and understanding of the meeting's theme, “Concierge Medicine.” With just a couple of weeks of preparation, he delivered a concise, insightful commentary and analysis that was rated ‘outstanding’ in over 90% of the attendee’s evaluation forms. Is he a good speaker to have on a program? No! He is a great speaker!”
- Castle Connolly
”As Master of Ceremonies for the Heart of New York Gala by the American Heart Association, which was a celebrity-studded event, Dr. Max Gomez handled a standing-room only crowd with wit, humor and improvised comments that not only got the room together and focused, but he made everyone laugh out loud. His ability as a speaker to take arcane subjects and translate them into language every one can understand is masterful. With his larger than life personality and quick wit, he made the event a true success.”
- Liz Claiborne, Inc.