Understanding Gender-Affirming Care Workshop
Tuesday, February 11, 6:00–7:30 p.m. EST
Understanding Gender-Affirming Care Workshop
Tuesday, February 11,
6:00–7:30 p.m. EST
We’re opening the new year with a workshop that is in high demand! We know that families want and need to receive more information and education about gender-affirming care, so we’re partnering with a team of medical professionals to offer a virtual workshop on the topic.
Join us on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, from 6:00–7:30 p.m. EST for an informative presentation about gender-affirming care with Dr. Danny Birkhead, MD, and Dr. Christina Roberts, MD, where they will discuss puberty blockers, hormone replacement therapy, how to access the services at the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center, and more. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A.
Drs. Birkhead and Roberts provide care at Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center (AHC), which offers free and confidential comprehensive medical care for youth ages 13-26 through a grant and philanthropic-based healthcare model embedded within a larger academic health system. At the AHC, services include a robust gender clinic, primary care, treatment for substance use and eating disorders, STI prevention and treatment, family planning, contraception, LGBTQ+ care, and mental health support, and there are Adolescent Medicine Specialists, Pediatricians, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists, Nurse Practitioners, Fellows, Residents, and Social Workers on staff. Their gender program offers management of social affirmation, puberty blockers, hormone replacement therapy, and legal and mental health support.
The workshop will take place through Zoom and is free to attend. Please register through the registration button below, and a link will be sent out prior to the workshop. Note that no replay will be available, so registrants must attend live.
If you have any questions or are unable to register via the form, please contact info@pflagnyc.org.
We’re opening the new year with a workshop that is in high demand! We know that families want and need to receive more information and education about gender-affirming care, so we’re partnering with a team of medical professionals to offer a virtual workshop on the topic.
Join us on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, from 6:00–7:30 p.m. EST for an informative presentation about gender-affirming care with Dr. Danny Birkhead, MD, and Dr. Christina Roberts, MD, where they will discuss puberty blockers, hormone replacement therapy, how to access the services at the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center, and more. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A.
Drs. Birkhead and Roberts provide care at Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center (AHC), which offers free and confidential comprehensive medical care for youth ages 13-26 through a grant and philanthropic-based healthcare model embedded within a larger academic health system. At the AHC, services include a robust gender clinic, primary care, treatment for substance use and eating disorders, STI prevention and treatment, family planning, contraception, LGBTQ+ care, and mental health support, and there are Adolescent Medicine Specialists, Pediatricians, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists, Nurse Practitioners, Fellows, Residents, and Social Workers on staff. Their gender program offers management of social affirmation, puberty blockers, hormone replacement therapy, and legal and mental health support.
The workshop will take place through Zoom and is free to attend. Please register through the registration button below, and a link will be sent out prior to the workshop. Note that no replay will be available, so registrants must attend live.
If you have any questions or are unable to register via the form, please contact info@pflagnyc.org.
Dr. Danny Birkhead, MD (he/him) is an Adolescent Medicine Fellow at Mount Sinai's Adolescent Health Center (AHC) and has a strong interest in gender-affirming care and advocacy for LGBTQ+ youth. He received his medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans before completing his Residency in Pediatrics at New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. As Dr. Birkhead continues his medical training in fellowship, he remains passionate about improving access to gender-affirming care in NYC.
Dr. Christina Roberts, MD (she/her) is an Adolescent Medicine Professor at Mount Sinai's Adolescent Health Center (AHC) and the Director of the Gender Program at AHC. She completed her medical training at University of Oklahoma before completing a Residency in Pediatrics at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, and a Fellowship in Adolescent Medicine at University of Rochester. Before coming to New York City, she served as Fellowship Program Director for Adolescent Medicine at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City and has expertise in gender-affirming care through years of research publications and clinical work involving LGBTQ+ youth.
Dr. Danny Birkhead, MD (he/him) is an Adolescent Medicine Fellow at Mount Sinai's Adolescent Health Center (AHC) and has a strong interest in gender-affirming care and advocacy for LGBTQ+ youth. He received his medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans before completing his Residency in Pediatrics at New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. As Dr. Birkhead continues his medical training in fellowship, he remains passionate about improving access to gender-affirming care in NYC.
Dr. Christina Roberts, MD (she/her) is an Adolescent Medicine Professor at Mount Sinai's Adolescent Health Center (AHC) and the Director of the Gender Program at AHC. She completed her medical training at University of Oklahoma before completing a Residency in Pediatrics at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, and a Fellowship in Adolescent Medicine at University of Rochester. Before coming to New York City, she served as Fellowship Program Director for Adolescent Medicine at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City and has expertise in gender-affirming care through years of research publications and clinical work involving LGBTQ+ youth.
