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A warm and caring primary care doctor, Dr. Christopher Gonzalez, serves the locals of Long Island City, NY, where he is an attending physician at Leaf Medical, PLLC. He welcomes patients of all age,s from infants to senior,s and is practical in approach. He is a compassionate practitioner and is concerned not only about the patient’s disease and healing, but also the quality of life.
Dr. Chris Gonzalez is a Diplomate of the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians in Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment. Dr. Gonzalez received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University in Psychology. He went on to pursue his medical degree at New York College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Gonzalez went on to complete his residency training at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, New York. While there, he also served as Chief Resident during his final year.
He trained to serve an underserved and diverse patient population. After finishing his training, he served as clinical instructor to both residents and medical students in the outpatient community health centers division of Nassau University Medical Center. He believes in the “whole-person” approach to treating patients, which includes an emphasis on health education and disease prevention. Dr. Gonzalez is a clinical instructor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and is affiliated with New York Presbyterian Hospital. Outside of Dr. Gonzalez’s medical pursuits, he is an avid baseball enthusiast and is working on improving his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He was born and raised in the Woodside neighbourhood of Queens. He lives with his wife, Krystal, their son, Caleb, and their two rescue dogs, Fury and Jenga.