Ignacio Gonzalez-Gomez,  MD

Dr. Gonzalez-Gomez is a pathologist at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. He joined the hospital staff in 2009.

His research interests include pediatric neuropathology and in particular neuro-oncogenesis, the search for the etiology or processes that lead to the development of brain tumors, including cellular morphologic features, patterns of growth, immunophenotype, metabolism, proliferation, apoptosis/necrosis, vascularization and response to therapy.

Dr. Gonzalez-Gomez earned his medical degree at the University of Guadalajara in Mexico. He completed a multidisciplinary internship at Hospital General de Tlaxcala, Ministry of Health and National Autonomous University of Mexico. Dr. Gonzalez-Gomez trained in anatomic pathology at Instituto Nacional de la Nutricion in Mexico City, Mexico. He completed a residency elective rotation, pediatric pathology fellowship and neuropathology fellowship at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California.

Dr. Gonzalez-Gomez is fluent in Spanish. 

• Board Certification
  • American Board of Pathology Anatomic & Clinical Pathology
• Education
  • Medical Education University of Guadalajara School of Medicine
    9/1/1977 - 8/1/1983
  • Internship National Autonomous University of Mexico
    3/1/1984 - 2/1/1985
  • Research Associate Children's Hospital, Los Angeles
    8/1/1997 - 07/31/2009
  • Residency Children's Hospital, Los Angeles
    7/1/1995 - 6/30/1996
  • Residency Children's Hospital, Los Angeles
    2/1/1987 - 8/1/1987
  • Residency Children's Hospital, Los Angeles
    3/1/1988 - 6/1/1990
  • Residency Children's Hospital, Los Angeles
    7/1/1993 - 6/30/1995
  • Residency West Los Angeles VA Medical Center
    7/1/1996 - 6/30/1997
  • Residency National Autonomous University of Mexico
    3/1/1985 - 2/1/1988
  • Fellowship Children's Hospital, Los Angeles
    7/1/1990 - 6/30/1993
  • Teaching Appointment University of Southern California
    10/1/1999 -