Dr. Leslie Gonzalez
Dr. Leslie Gonzalez is a family medicine physician and bilingual health creator who shares public health education and champions Latino representation in medicine.
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- Work
- Physician, health communicator and Latinx en Medicina founder
- Roots
- Grew up in California’s San Fernando Valley
- Education
- Biology at Cal State Northridge; DO from Western University of Health Sciences
- Languages
- Creates health content in English and Spanish
- Recognition
- 2022 TikTok Latinx Creatives Grant; 2025 TikTok Change Makers
Mini bio
How it started.
Leslie grew up in the San Fernando Valley and studied at Cal State Northridge. After an unsuccessful medical school application, she completed two master’s degrees before applying again. Feeling isolated in medical training helped inspire Latinx en Medicina, a community connecting people in healthcare.
Making room for others.
As students asked her for guidance online, she wanted a community that could connect them with one another. She also brought conversations about the first-generation experience and mental health to TikTok, sharing what she had learned from seeking support herself.
Health in two languages.
Her work spans vaccination, preventive care and health misinformation in English and Spanish. Vaccinate Your Family lists her as a voting board member. TikTok recognized her with a Latinx Creatives Grant in 2022 and a place in its 2025 Change Makers cohort.
Creditschronological, newest first
Health conversations
- 2024Vital Voices: Hispanic women in healthcareDiscussion participant with Jessica Rodriguez and Raúl Gonzalez
- 2023Don’t Let Fall Allergy Season Get You DownLifeMinute guest and Zyrtec partner
- 2022L.A. Times Today: Latino first-generation traumaInterview guest
Podcasts
- 2021CUÍDATE: Discussing Modern-Day Latinx Health IssuesHost, Latinx en Medicina
Awards
Quotes
The well-being of our community is my motivation.Dr. Leslie Gonzalez, Telemundo
Telemundo shared this statement in its September 2022 Hispanic Heritage profile.
Trivia
- She let a young Spanish-speaking patient try on her stethoscope after the child said she wanted to become a doctor.
- Cuídate, the name of her podcast, is a Spanish expression meaning to take care.
- She completed family and community medicine residency at Cook County’s John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital in Chicago.
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