Orlando Gonzalez, MD

Dr. Gonzalez is a Sports Medicine Specialist and a member of The Society of Bariatric Physicians.  He has been involved in obesity medicine and weight management for over a decade. He is also a member of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine. He currently practices Regenerative Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Family Medicine in Jersey City, New Jersey and has his Anti-Aging & Wellness Program (LIFE*MOD LLC), headquartered in the Financial District in downtown Manhattan. Dr. Gonzalez is the Founder and CEO of LIFE*MOD LLC. He has a passion for wellness and healthy lifestyle modification and empowering his patients and members to become more physically active, thereby leading healthier and longer lives. Dr. Gonzalez is a Marathoner himself, just recently finishing the 2013 & 2015 ING New York City Marathons and completing over 25 half-marathons across the tri-state region.

Dr. Gonzalez is a member of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine and the American College of Sports Medicine where he is on track to receive his 'degree of fellow' next year.  He has presented research on key Sports Medicine topics nationally and internationally. He has presented his unique, trademarked LIFE*MOD program in over 10 countries including, Australia, UAE, Singapore, Italy, the UK, Spain, Greece, and France. He has authored several chapters in the textbook, The 5-Minute Consult in Sports Medicine, and is currently working on a series of chapters in a Sports Medicine textbook. He publishes sports medicine and nutrition research regularly. He works with several area high schools as their team doctor, he's a professional football team physician, and works as a medical team director for the ING New York City Marathon.   He also works as a ringside physician covering such high-profile fights as the Contender Series, with Sylvester Stallone, and MMA, Muay Thai, and UFC fights in New York and New Jersey.

Dr. Gonzalez has many hobbies, some of which include running, boating, playing the guitar, painting, and traveling around the world. However, his biggest hobby and passion outside of medicine is his love for making wine. Dr. Gonzalez owns a small estate vineyard in the Mesilla Valley in Southern New Mexico.