Janis Gonzales is a mother, author, pediatrician, and public health physician with expertise in health policy, program management and administration. Her interests include children with special healthcare needs, prevention of adverse childhood events, and advocating for health equity and health in all policies. Janis currently works as the Maternal Child Health Director in the New Mexico Department of Health. She received her MD from the University of Illinois, her MPH from the University of New Mexico, and is Board Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. She has been a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) for over 20 years, received the 2018 Early Childhood Champion Award from the AAP, and is the 2018-2020 President of the NM Pediatric Society (NM Chapter of the AAP). She lives in Santa Fe, NM with her children Placido and Liesl.
