bˈɔːɹn ɪn hɐvˈænə, kjˈuːbə, ɡˈoʊmɛz ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd kʊmlˈaʊdi fɹʌm pɹˈɪnstən jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː ænd ˈɜːnd ɐ pˌiːˈeɪtʃ.dˈiː. fɹʌmðə wˈeɪk fˈɔːɹɪst skˈuːl ʌv mˈɛdəsən nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt.
Born in Havana, Cuba, Gomez graduated cum laude from Princeton University (1973) and earned a Ph.D. from the Wake Forest School of Medicine (1978).