Ernesto Gómez

Ernesto Gómez, Ph.D., is founder and President and Chief Executive Officer of El Centro del Barrio, now doing business as CentroMed. Dr. Gómez has served as the Chief Executive Officer at CentroMed since its inception in 1973 and now presides over a healthcare system that operates 24 ambulatory clinics in Bexar and Comal Counties. In 2016, CentroMed served 73,842 patients involving 303,789 office visits.

Dr. Gómez has served on numerous Boards of Directors at the local, state and national levels. He has received numerous honors and awards for the work he has done in underserved communities. His accomplishments include several publications in the social and behavioral sciences and in healthcare with special focus on the Hispanic community. Dr. Gómez is Professor Emeritus at Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) where he taught graduate courses for 37 years. Dr. Gómez received his Doctorate of Philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin.