Board of Directors

Lorenzo Antonio Gonzalez joined the Latino Health Access Board of Directors in September 2022. After completing being the Chief Resident for Harbor UCLA’s Family Medicine Residency, and was elected as the National President for the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR-SEIU), the largest labor union representing training physicians and fellows throughout the country. Additionally, He comprises part of the inaugural AMA Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellowship, a multi-discipline fellowship of healthcare professionals dedicated to social justice in medicine.

Lorenzo’s family originates from Michoacan and Jalisco Mexico, and he was born and raised in Anaheim, California. Before his journey in medicine, he comprised part of Latino Health Access as a youth intern where he found his passion for community health. Lorenzo obtained his Doctorate of Medicine from UC San Diego and is a graduate of the PRIME Health Equity program. While in medical school, he obtained a master's degree in urban planning from USC's Sol Price School of Public Policy. Most recently, he was awarded the AFMRD Family Medicine Resident Award for Advocacy for his contributions to physician-organized labor.

His interests are in the impact of the built environment on chronic diseases, equitable affordable housing, and economic development. He will continue to empower interns, residents, and fellows to utilize organized labor as a mechanism for social justice by bargaining for the common good. Lorenzo strongly believes the disease is the manifestation of oppression and seeks to enhance his advocacy skills to better serve his patients and communities.