Dr. Gomez is Associate Professor of Biomechanics and Craniofacial Anomalies at Universidad Autónoma de Manizales, Colombia. He is co-founder and past president of “Fundación Sonríe”, a non-profit comprehensive cleft care team, dedicated to the education, multidisciplinary treatment and support of cleft patients and their families, since 1997. Additionally, he is currently member of Smile Train’s South America Medical Advisory Council (SAMAC) and participant in FDI’s Digital Cleft Care Project. In 2020 he started Craniofacial Anomalies Research Endeavor (Care 3D), a private initiative dedicated to exploring innovative strategies to improve quality and access to comprehensive treatments for craniofacial anomalies.