Alex S Keuroghlian
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 1743944 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Alex S Keuroghlian |
| NOMBRES | Alex S |
| APELLIDO | Keuroghlian |
| FIRMA | KEUROGHLIAN A S |
| AFILIACIONES | Harvard University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6624-8354 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 23 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 74 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 23 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2014 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Perceived Effect of Race/Ethnicity, Place, and Religion on Gender Identity
Transgender, nonbinary, and gender diverse young adults (TGD-YA) experience mental health inequities. Negative experiences coming out (disclosing gender identity) and/or understanding gender identity can adversely affect mental health. This formative study explored the perceived effect of race/ethnicity, place, and religion on TGD-YA experiences of coming out/understanding gender. In August 2022, a U.S. nationwide sample of TGD-YA ages 18–25 year…
Exploring pronoun badges in clinical education
Objective: Transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) individuals face significant discrimination in healthcare settings, often avoiding necessary care due to anticipated bias. To foster inclusive environments, initiatives such as providers wearing pronoun badges have been proposed. However, limited research exists on the impact that health care providers using pronoun badges has on patient and provider experiences. Furthermore, the attitudes of medica…
Association of Discrimination and Violence With Suicidality Among Travestis and Transgender Women in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2015‒2023
Objectives. To examine the associations between discrimination, violence, and suicidality among travestis and transgender women in Brazil. Methods. We analyzed baseline data from the Transcendendo cohort (2015–2023) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which enrolled travestis and transgender women aged 18 years and older. We assessed lifetime discrimination by using an 8-item scale reflecting transgender-related mistreatment experiences. We also measured …
Strategies for Insurers to Promote Health Among Sexual and Gender Minority People
This Viewpoint describes strategies for payers to improve health outcomes among sexual and gender minority people
Closing the Dissemination Gap
A Peer-to-Peer Collaborative Learning Approach for the Implementation of Evidence-Informed Interventions to Improve HIV-Related Health Outcomes
Advancing Pediatric Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data Collection
Cisgender Privilege in Public Health Research
Cisgender Privilege in Public Health Research Alex S. Keuroghlian MD, MPH Affiliation The author is with Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health, Boston; and the Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. CopyRightCorrespondence should be sent to Alex S. Keuroghlian, MD, MPH, The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health, Boston, MA 02115 (e-mail: [email protected]). Reprints can be ordered at http:…
What are the barriers to health professionals' training on gender-affirming care from patients' and clinicians' perspectives
Promoting Sexual and Gender Minority Health Clinical Skills Training for All Medical Students
Despite societal, legal, and cultural improvements in their well-being, sexual and gender minority (SGM) people in the United States still face substantial physical and mental health disparities that are exacerbated by physician stigma and lack of training. Although there have been efforts at medical schools nationwide to address these disparities and interweave SGM health education into existing preclerkship courses, opportunities to practice re…
Research and engagement considerations for alcohol use telehealth services within HIV care
The prevalence of alcohol misuse is high among people with HIV (PWH); however, access to and utilization of evidence-based alcohol misuse interventions remain limited. Telehealth is one treatment approach with the potential for enhancing substance use disorder treatment utilization for PWH served by Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). However, questions remain regarding barriers to alcohol-focused telehealth service integration and telehe…
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data Completeness at US Federally Qualified Health Centers, 2020 and 2021
Objectives. To assess the performance of US federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) after 6 years of required sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data reporting and update estimated proportions of sexual and gender minorities cared for at FQHCs. Methods. We conducted secondary analyses of data reported to the 2020 and 2021 Uniform Data System from 1297 FQHCs caring for nearly 30 000 000 patients annually. We used multivariable logist…
Transgender and gender diverse adults’ reflections on alcohol counseling and recommendations for providers
18) to explore factors that facilitate positive interactions with health care providers and identify relevant information for alcohol use disorder treatment. Participants were recruited from an LGBTQ +-focused health center in Los Angeles, California. Two major themes and recommendations emerged: (a) A multicultural orientation of humility is important to develop productive therapeutic relationships with TGD clients when delivering motivational i…
A Pilot Sexual and Gender Minority Health Curriculum for the Largest Public Health Care System in the United States
Harvard Medical School’s Sexual and Gender Minority Health Equity Initiative
PROBLEM: Sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations face numerous health disparities. Medical school curricula lack adequate educational content preparing students for serving SGM patients, and medical students typically do not experience welcoming, inclusive educational environments conducive to learning about SGM health care. APPROACH: In 2018, Harvard Medical School (HMS) launched the 3-year Sexual and Gender Minority Health Equity Initiativ…
Interventions for addressing trauma among people with HIV
Sexual and Gender Minority Health Equity in the Biden Administration
Discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) negatively affects the health of sexual and gender minority (SGM) people (people who identify as LGBTQIA+) and functions as a barrier to care. One of these regulations, interpreting Section 1557 of the ACA, was then challenged in federal court. Some protections, including gender identity nondiscrimination, were enjoined, which means that the court prohibited the federal governm…
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data Collection at US Health Centers
Objectives. To examine the relationship between city-level structural stigma pertaining to sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) and completeness of patient SOGI data collection at US federally qualified health centers (FQHCs). Methods. We used the Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index to quantify city-level structural stigma against sexual and gender minority people in 506 US cities across 49 states. We ascertained the complet…
Sexual and Gender Minority Health in the Covid-19 Pandemic
Sexual and Gender Minority Health in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Why Data Collection and Combatting Discrimination Matter Now More Than Ever, an article from American Journal of Public Health, Vol 110 Issue 9
Required Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Reporting by US Health Centers
Objectives. To assess the performance of US health centers during the first year of required sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data reporting and to estimate the baseline proportion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender patients accessing health centers. Methods. We conducted a secondary analysis of SOGI data from 2016. These data were reported by 1367 US health centers caring for 25 860 296 patients in the United States and terr…
Psychological Attempts to Change a Person’s Gender Identity From Transgender to Cisgender
Objectives. To examine exposure to psychological attempts to change a person’s gender identity from transgender to cisgender (PACGI) among transgender people in the United States, lifetime and between the years 2010 and 2015, by US state. Methods. We obtained data from the 2015 US Transgender Survey, a cross-sectional nonprobability sample of 27 716 transgender people in the United States, to estimate the percentage exposed to PACGI in each US st…
Discriminatory experiences associated with posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among transgender adults
Discrimination has been shown to disproportionately burden transgender people; however, there has been a lack of clinical attention to the mental health sequelae of discrimination, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Additionally, few studies contextualize discrimination alongside other traumatic stressors in predicting PTSD symptomatology. The current study sought to fill these gaps. A community-based sample of 412 transgend…
Out on the street
A disproportionate number of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth experience homelessness each year in the United States. LGBT youth who are homeless have particularly high rates of mental health and substance use problems, suicidal acts, violent victimization, and a range of HIV risk behaviors. Given the intense needs of LGBT youth experiencing homelessness, it is imperative to understand their unique experiences and develop resp…
Discriminatory experiences associated with posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among transgender adults
Discrimination has been shown to disproportionately burden transgender people; however, there has been a lack of clinical attention to the mental health sequelae of discrimination, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Additionally, few studies contextualize discrimination alongside other traumatic stressors in predicting PTSD symptomatology. The current study sought to fill these gaps. A community-based sample of 412 transgend…
Required Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Reporting by US Health Centers
Objectives. To assess the performance of US health centers during the first year of required sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data reporting and to estimate the baseline proportion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender patients accessing health centers. Methods. We conducted a secondary analysis of SOGI data from 2016. These data were reported by 1367 US health centers caring for 25 860 296 patients in the United States and terr…
Psychological Attempts to Change a Person’s Gender Identity From Transgender to Cisgender
Objectives. To examine exposure to psychological attempts to change a person’s gender identity from transgender to cisgender (PACGI) among transgender people in the United States, lifetime and between the years 2010 and 2015, by US state. Methods. We obtained data from the 2015 US Transgender Survey, a cross-sectional nonprobability sample of 27 716 transgender people in the United States, to estimate the percentage exposed to PACGI in each US st…
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data Completeness at US Federally Qualified Health Centers, 2020 and 2021
Objectives. To assess the performance of US federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) after 6 years of required sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data reporting and update estimated proportions of sexual and gender minorities cared for at FQHCs. Methods. We conducted secondary analyses of data reported to the 2020 and 2021 Uniform Data System from 1297 FQHCs caring for nearly 30 000 000 patients annually. We used multivariable logist…
Sexual and Gender Minority Health in the Covid-19 Pandemic
Sexual and Gender Minority Health in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Why Data Collection and Combatting Discrimination Matter Now More Than Ever, an article from American Journal of Public Health, Vol 110 Issue 9
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data Collection at US Health Centers
Objectives. To examine the relationship between city-level structural stigma pertaining to sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) and completeness of patient SOGI data collection at US federally qualified health centers (FQHCs). Methods. We used the Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index to quantify city-level structural stigma against sexual and gender minority people in 506 US cities across 49 states. We ascertained the complet…
Out on the street
A disproportionate number of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth experience homelessness each year in the United States. LGBT youth who are homeless have particularly high rates of mental health and substance use problems, suicidal acts, violent victimization, and a range of HIV risk behaviors. Given the intense needs of LGBT youth experiencing homelessness, it is imperative to understand their unique experiences and develop resp…
Discriminatory experiences associated with posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among transgender adults
Discrimination has been shown to disproportionately burden transgender people; however, there has been a lack of clinical attention to the mental health sequelae of discrimination, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Additionally, few studies contextualize discrimination alongside other traumatic stressors in predicting PTSD symptomatology. The current study sought to fill these gaps. A community-based sample of 412 transgend…
Required Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Reporting by US Health Centers
Objectives. To assess the performance of US health centers during the first year of required sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data reporting and to estimate the baseline proportion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender patients accessing health centers. Methods. We conducted a secondary analysis of SOGI data from 2016. These data were reported by 1367 US health centers caring for 25 860 296 patients in the United States and terr…
Psychological Attempts to Change a Person’s Gender Identity From Transgender to Cisgender
Objectives. To examine exposure to psychological attempts to change a person’s gender identity from transgender to cisgender (PACGI) among transgender people in the United States, lifetime and between the years 2010 and 2015, by US state. Methods. We obtained data from the 2015 US Transgender Survey, a cross-sectional nonprobability sample of 27 716 transgender people in the United States, to estimate the percentage exposed to PACGI in each US st…
Sexual and Gender Minority Health in the Covid-19 Pandemic
Sexual and Gender Minority Health in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Why Data Collection and Combatting Discrimination Matter Now More Than Ever, an article from American Journal of Public Health, Vol 110 Issue 9
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data Collection at US Health Centers
Objectives. To examine the relationship between city-level structural stigma pertaining to sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) and completeness of patient SOGI data collection at US federally qualified health centers (FQHCs). Methods. We used the Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index to quantify city-level structural stigma against sexual and gender minority people in 506 US cities across 49 states. We ascertained the complet…
A Pilot Sexual and Gender Minority Health Curriculum for the Largest Public Health Care System in the United States
Harvard Medical School’s Sexual and Gender Minority Health Equity Initiative
PROBLEM: Sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations face numerous health disparities. Medical school curricula lack adequate educational content preparing students for serving SGM patients, and medical students typically do not experience welcoming, inclusive educational environments conducive to learning about SGM health care. APPROACH: In 2018, Harvard Medical School (HMS) launched the 3-year Sexual and Gender Minority Health Equity Initiativ…
Interventions for addressing trauma among people with HIV
Sexual and Gender Minority Health Equity in the Biden Administration
Discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) negatively affects the health of sexual and gender minority (SGM) people (people who identify as LGBTQIA+) and functions as a barrier to care. One of these regulations, interpreting Section 1557 of the ACA, was then challenged in federal court. Some protections, including gender identity nondiscrimination, were enjoined, which means that the court prohibited the federal governm…
Promoting Sexual and Gender Minority Health Clinical Skills Training for All Medical Students
Despite societal, legal, and cultural improvements in their well-being, sexual and gender minority (SGM) people in the United States still face substantial physical and mental health disparities that are exacerbated by physician stigma and lack of training. Although there have been efforts at medical schools nationwide to address these disparities and interweave SGM health education into existing preclerkship courses, opportunities to practice re…
Research and engagement considerations for alcohol use telehealth services within HIV care
The prevalence of alcohol misuse is high among people with HIV (PWH); however, access to and utilization of evidence-based alcohol misuse interventions remain limited. Telehealth is one treatment approach with the potential for enhancing substance use disorder treatment utilization for PWH served by Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). However, questions remain regarding barriers to alcohol-focused telehealth service integration and telehe…
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data Completeness at US Federally Qualified Health Centers, 2020 and 2021
Objectives. To assess the performance of US federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) after 6 years of required sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data reporting and update estimated proportions of sexual and gender minorities cared for at FQHCs. Methods. We conducted secondary analyses of data reported to the 2020 and 2021 Uniform Data System from 1297 FQHCs caring for nearly 30 000 000 patients annually. We used multivariable logist…
Transgender and gender diverse adults’ reflections on alcohol counseling and recommendations for providers
18) to explore factors that facilitate positive interactions with health care providers and identify relevant information for alcohol use disorder treatment. Participants were recruited from an LGBTQ +-focused health center in Los Angeles, California. Two major themes and recommendations emerged: (a) A multicultural orientation of humility is important to develop productive therapeutic relationships with TGD clients when delivering motivational i…
Strategies for Insurers to Promote Health Among Sexual and Gender Minority People
This Viewpoint describes strategies for payers to improve health outcomes among sexual and gender minority people
Closing the Dissemination Gap
A Peer-to-Peer Collaborative Learning Approach for the Implementation of Evidence-Informed Interventions to Improve HIV-Related Health Outcomes
Advancing Pediatric Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data Collection
Cisgender Privilege in Public Health Research
Cisgender Privilege in Public Health Research Alex S. Keuroghlian MD, MPH Affiliation The author is with Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health, Boston; and the Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. CopyRightCorrespondence should be sent to Alex S. Keuroghlian, MD, MPH, The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health, Boston, MA 02115 (e-mail: [email protected]). Reprints can be ordered at http:…
What are the barriers to health professionals' training on gender-affirming care from patients' and clinicians' perspectives
Exploring pronoun badges in clinical education
Objective: Transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) individuals face significant discrimination in healthcare settings, often avoiding necessary care due to anticipated bias. To foster inclusive environments, initiatives such as providers wearing pronoun badges have been proposed. However, limited research exists on the impact that health care providers using pronoun badges has on patient and provider experiences. Furthermore, the attitudes of medica…
Association of Discrimination and Violence With Suicidality Among Travestis and Transgender Women in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2015‒2023
Objectives. To examine the associations between discrimination, violence, and suicidality among travestis and transgender women in Brazil. Methods. We analyzed baseline data from the Transcendendo cohort (2015–2023) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which enrolled travestis and transgender women aged 18 years and older. We assessed lifetime discrimination by using an 8-item scale reflecting transgender-related mistreatment experiences. We also measured …
Perceived Effect of Race/Ethnicity, Place, and Religion on Gender Identity
Transgender, nonbinary, and gender diverse young adults (TGD-YA) experience mental health inequities. Negative experiences coming out (disclosing gender identity) and/or understanding gender identity can adversely affect mental health. This formative study explored the perceived effect of race/ethnicity, place, and religion on TGD-YA experiences of coming out/understanding gender. In August 2022, a U.S. nationwide sample of TGD-YA ages 18–25 year…
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