About the Foundation
Preserving Dr. Nicholas Gonzalez, MD's nutritional healing legacy
Carrying Dr. Nicholas Gonzalez's Healing Legacy Forward
The Nicholas Gonzalez Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research and education public charity, founded in 2015 following the passing of Nicholas Gonzalez, MD. Our mission is to keep his life-changing work alive — today and for generations to come.
From 1987 until his death in 2015, Dr. Gonzalez treated patients through his private New York City practice using individualized nutritional enzyme protocols for cancer, degenerative diseases, and general health. The Foundation preserves that legacy by educating and certifying the doctors who now carry his protocols forward, making them available to patients and practitioners around the world.
We share Dr. Gonzalez's belief in the proactive pursuit of vitality and the body's remarkable ability to heal itself — and we invite you to join us.
Our Mission
We fuel Dr. Gonzalez's legacy by preserving, promoting, and propagating his holistic protocols, and by advancing education on the treatment and prevention of cancer and other degenerative diseases.
We honor his lifetime of wisdom in natural therapeutics through:
- General education and public outreach
- Professional certification of physicians in The Gonzalez Protocol®
- Patient treatment and support
- Research, scientific studies, and publications
- Workshops, retreats, and conferences
- Documentaries
- Collaboration with other natural-health organizations
- Education for medical professionals who wish to integrate The Gonzalez Protocol® into their own practice
Our Vision
To inspire, guide, and educate both healing professionals and patients as they discover and adopt effective nutritional protocols for disease prevention and treatment — and to bring that hope to as many people as possible.
A Commitment to Transparency
We are proud to have earned the Candid GuideStar 2026 Platinum Seal of Transparency — the highest level of recognition Candid offers, reflecting our commitment to accountability and the responsible stewardship of every gift entrusted to us.
Foundation Board Members
- Mary Beth Gonzalez
- Colin A. Ross, M.D.
- William Sutton
- John H. Pryor
- Debbie Wogan
About Mary Beth Gonzalez
Founder, President & Treasurer
Mary Beth Gonzalez is the wife and widow of Dr. Gonzalez. She founded The Nicholas Gonzalez Foundation just months after his death in 2015 and proudly carries the torch for her late husband so that his legacy of healing through nutrition remains accessible to the world. She has been on The Gonzalez Protocol® for preventive health since her third date with Dr. Gonzalez in 2000, and during their 15 years together she consulted closely on his New York City practice.
Before the Foundation, Mary Beth spent more than 30 years in senior sales and marketing leadership at brands including Time Inc., NBC Universal, and Univision — a builder of brands that educate and connect people to what makes a meaningful difference in their lives. Today she is host of the Foundation's podcast, Your Way Back, CEO of Gonzalez Guidance Group LLC, Publisher of New Spring Press, and Founder, President, and Treasurer of The Nicholas Gonzalez Foundation. She is a cum laude graduate of Middlebury College with a B.A. in English and economics.
Scientific Advisory Board
Our Scientific Advisory Board brings together internationally recognized physicians and researchers who guide the Foundation's clinical and scientific work.
Watch this introductory video from Prof. Dr. Sarper Diler, Chairman of our Scientific Advisory Board.
Prof. A. Sarper Diler, M.D., Ph.D., CHTC, D-Hom — Chairman
Ovital Institute
A certified Gonzalez Protocol® physician, Dr. Diler is also a certified International Stem Cell Transplant Coordinator (CHTC) with the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) and a certified specialist in cancer diet, microbiome, and heart rate variability (University of Colorado Boulder, University of Arizona, and the HeartMath Institute). A certified homeopath of the European Committee for Homeopathy and the London College of Homeopathy, he serves as secretary and board member of the Lymphoma Association. His preclinical and clinical research spans cancer, autonomic nervous system interventions, epigenetics, and gut-heart-brain axis coherence. He is a faculty member at Istanbul University's Istanbul Medical Faculty and co-chairs the Ovital Institute.
Antonio Jimenez, M.D., N.D.
Founder & Chief Medical Officer, Hope4Cancer Treatment Centers
Dr. Jimenez is the founder and Chief Medical Officer of the world-renowned Hope4Cancer Treatment Centers, a leading name in integrative oncology with locations in Tijuana and Cancun, Mexico. Established in 2000, the Tijuana center is a certified inpatient hospital and official member of the Baja California Hospitals Association; the Cancun center, founded in 2015, serves outpatients in one of the world's premier medical-tourism destinations.
Dr. Stephen Levine, Ph.D.
Read his statement of support for Dr. Gonzalez's glandulars.
A pioneer in antioxidant research, Dr. Levine is internationally recognized as one of the foremost innovators in nutritional supplement formulation, a sought-after lecturer, and an editor for prominent professional publications. He founded Allergy Research Group® (ARG) in 1979 and its subsidiary NutriCology in 1980, serving as Chairman of the Board. His textbook Antioxidant Adaptation: Its Role in Free Radical Pathology, co-authored with Parris Kidd, Ph.D., is widely acclaimed as an orthomolecular milestone on oxidative damage and the role of antioxidants in immunity, inflammation, allergies, aging, and degenerative disease. Dr. Levine sold ARG to the Kikkoman Corporation in 2008 and continues as a product-development consultant. He earned his doctorate in biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley, and a B.A. cum laude in biology from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
Your Support Makes a Difference
Every gift helps our 501(c)(3) research and education foundation keep Dr. Gonzalez's healing work alive and within reach of those who need it.
