Meet our Board: Francisco J. Gomez, MD

The Meet our Board series presents brief profiles of our Neurology Times board members.

Francisco J. Gomez, MD, president, Gomez Neurology 

I chose being a doctor initially as I played The Game of Life. This seemed the best choice – love of studying and sciences helped, of course. I chose to be a neurologist due to the influence of one of my mentors, Dr. Jose Biller.

The most rewarding part is when patients come back and want a hug from you because they are feeling better.

The most challenging part of work is dealing with patients who have illnesses that, unfortunately, I cannot help.

There are many things that I would like to see change, if we could just start with reducing some of the red tape that we deal with on a day-to-day basis, that would go a long way in decreasing the frustration that is medicine today.

It was advice that was not given but learned. Time: it is a treasure no money can buy.

Wow, this is very difficult to answer, but given the changes I have seen since I started, I think there is a bright future for us finding more effective treatments in neurological disease, even for what at this time seems incurable, Alzheimer, ALS, progressive neuropathy.

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I enjoy many things: a good glass of red wine, a flavorful cup of coffee, a good book (now mostly on my E-book Reader), a slow car drive to nowhere.