Elizabeth R. Boskey, PhD, MPH, MSSW, Harvard Medical School, USA
Dr Elizabeth R. Boskey is a Co-Director of Research in the Division of Gynecology at Boston Children’s Hospital, an Instructor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, and a Social and Behavioral Sciences Instructor at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. Her research focuses on access and ethical issues in gender-affirming care as well as the issues related to sexual and reproductive health in gender-diverse populations. In addition to her basic research and public health training, Dr Boskey is also a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, an AASECT Certified Sexuality Educator, and a Certified Health Education Specialist. She is one of the founders and the current head of the New England Gender C.A.R.E. (Collaboration, Access, Research, Education) Consortium, an organization designed to promote collaboration in transgender health across the New England region.
Miroslav L. Djordjevic, MD, University of Belgrade, Serbia; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA
The main field of his multidisciplinary work is urogenital reconstructive surgery, encompassing treatment of all anomalies of the genital system, regardless of gender or age. Prof Djordjevic has been widely awarded for his comprehensive scientific work. He is the Editor of many leading journals and books and a member of all relevant international associations in the field of urology and genital reconstructive surgery. Prof Djordjevic has been invited as a lecturer and visiting Professor at many universities all around the world. As a member of humanitarian societies, he actively participated in humanitarian missions all over the world. Last but not least, he is the founder and leader of the Belgrade Center for Genital Reconstructive Surgery, chosen as a fellowship program center by 20-30 foreign colleagues annually. In 2019, Prof Djordjevic joined the Urology Department at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, USA. He was the President of the GURS (Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons) Society from 2019 to 2022.
Frances Grimstad, MD, MS, Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, USA
Dr Frances Grimstad (she/her) is a pediatric and adolescent gynecologist at Boston Children’s Hospital and an Assistant Professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School. She has completed fellowships in pediatric and adolescent gynecology at Children's Mercy Hospital, as well as gender-affirming surgery at the Cleveland Clinic. She engages in clinical and research work surrounding transgender and intersex reproductive health. Her interests center around optimizing reproductive health outcomes for both populations including hormonal and menstrual management, sexual health, surgical care, and family planning. At Boston Children’s, she is the founder of the Transgender Reproductive Health Service and also the gynecologist in the Center for Gender Surgery and the Being-U clinic (the program for patients with intersex traits or differences in sexual development).
Asa Radix, MD, PhD, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, USA
Dr Asa Radix is Executive Vice President of Research and Education at the Callen-Lorde Community Health Center and an associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology at Columbia University. As a board-certified internist and infectious disease specialist, Dr Radix has made significant contributions to the LGBTQ+ health field. Dr Radix has co-authored over 180 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and has contributed to multiple national and international guidelines in transgender health, including being co-chair of the World Professional Association of Transgender Health (WPATH) Standards of Care version 8 working group. Dr Radix's research focuses on access to treatment and care and health outcomes for transgender and gender-diverse individuals.
Borko Z. Stojanovic, MD, PhD, Belgrade Center for Urogenital Reconstructive Surgery, Serbia and University of Belgrade, Serbia
Dr Borko Z. Stojanovic is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the School of Medicine, University of Belgrade. He has been working in pediatrics urology and gender affirmation surgery. He has been a member of the Belgrade Center for Genital Reconstructive Surgery for 15 years, working in the field of congenital and acquired urogenital anomalies, as well as gender affirmation surgery. Dr Stojanovic is a member of many international societies in pediatric surgery, urology, and transgender medicine: EAU, EUPSA, ESPU, GURS, EPATH, and WPATH. He is an author/co-author of more than 40 published peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and numerous peer-reviewed abstracts. As a member of the Belgrade team, he has been widely awarded for presentations at various national and international scientific meetings.
Michael Zaliznyak, MD, University of California, USA
Dr Zaliznyak is a urology resident at the University of California. His research has focused on the health outcomes, quality of life, health disparities, and medical and surgical treatment of transgender men and women. He obtained his medical degree from Saint Louis University School of Medicine where he graduated with distinctions in research and served on the expert committee tasked with designing the school’s first interprofessional transgender health curriculum.
