Cristina Gonzalez is a certified physician assistant (PA-C) in thoracic surgical oncology at the Orlando Health Cancer Institute. Cristina earned a master’s degree in physician assistant studies at Florida International University in Miami and received a bachelor's degree in health sciences from the University of Central Florida in Orlando. Before joining Orlando Health, Cristina worked as a patient care technician and a research assistant. She also served as a volunteer certified nursing assistant at Shepherd’s Hope, which provides free medical services to uninsured and underinsured men, women and children in Central Florida.