Jorge Gomez, MD

Jorge Gomez, MD, is a thoracic oncologist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Medical Director of the solid tumor oncology inpatient consult Service at The Mount Sinai Hospital. He is also involved in the Mount Sinai’s World Trade Center Oncology Clinic, serving as medical oncology liaison for patients with cancer potentially caused by events of September 11, 2001. Dr. Gomez has been at Mount Sinai since 2012.

Dr. Gomez specializes in the treatment of patients with lung cancer and mesothelioma. He has a particular interest in the treatment and study of lung cancer in patients who have never smoked and in the improvement of outcomes for patients with locally advanced disease through the development of better multimodality therapies. Dr. Gomez conducts research on the incorporation of new therapeutic agents into the standard treatment of lung cancer through clinical trials. He also focuses on identifying subpopulations of patients with lung cancer whose tumors may harbor driver mutations that can be targeted for treatment.

Dr. Gomez is a volunteer Lung Cancer Spokesperson and Expert Medical Advisory Panel Member for the American Lung Association.