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Transgender People’s Experiences Sharing Information With Clinicians: A Focus Group–Based Qualitative Study

Ash B. Alpert, Jamie E. Mehringer, Sunshine J. Orta, Tresne Hernandez, Emile F. Redwood, Lexis Rivers, Charlie Manzano, Roman Ruddick, Spencer Adams, Jae Sevelius, Emma Belanger, Don Operario and Jennifer J. Griggs
The Annals of Family Medicine September 2023, 21 (5) 408-415; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.3010
Ash B. Alpert
Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (A.B.A.);
Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research, Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island (A.B.A., E.B.);
Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York (A.B.A.);
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  • For correspondence: ash.alpert@yale.edu
Jamie E. Mehringer
Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York (J.E.M.);
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Sunshine J. Orta
University Health Services, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York (S.J.O.);
PA-C
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Tresne Hernandez
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York (T.H.);
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Emile F. Redwood
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University Langone Health, New York, New York (L.R., E.R., C.M., R.R.);
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Lexis Rivers
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University Langone Health, New York, New York (L.R., E.R., C.M., R.R.);
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Charlie Manzano
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University Langone Health, New York, New York (L.R., E.R., C.M., R.R.);
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Roman Ruddick
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University Langone Health, New York, New York (L.R., E.R., C.M., R.R.);
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Spencer Adams
Transgender Cancer Patient Project, Ashland, Oregon (S.A.);
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Jae Sevelius
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan (J.S.);
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Emma Belanger
Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research, Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island (A.B.A., E.B.);
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Don Operario
Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California (D.O.);
Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia (D.O.);
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Jennifer J. Griggs
Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (J.J.G.);
Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (J.J.G.).
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vol. 21 no. 5 408-415
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.3010
PubMed 
37748898

Published By 
The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication July 5, 2022
  • Revision received May 7, 2023
  • Accepted for publication May 10, 2023
  • Published online September 25, 2023.

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Author Information

  1. Ash B. Alpert, MD, MFA⇑,
  2. Jamie E. Mehringer, MD,
  3. Sunshine J. Orta, PA-C,
  4. Tresne Hernandez,
  5. Emile F. Redwood, MD,
  6. Lexis Rivers, MSN, RN, CNL,
  7. Charlie Manzano,
  8. Roman Ruddick,
  9. Spencer Adams, CHES,
  10. Jae Sevelius, PhD,
  11. Emma Belanger, PhD,
  12. Don Operario, PhD and
  13. Jennifer J. Griggs, MD, MPH
  1. Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (A.B.A.);
  2. Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research, Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island (A.B.A., E.B.);
  3. Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York (A.B.A.);
  4. Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York (J.E.M.);
  5. University Health Services, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York (S.J.O.);
  6. University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York (T.H.);
  7. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University Langone Health, New York, New York (L.R., E.R., C.M., R.R.);
  8. Transgender Cancer Patient Project, Ashland, Oregon (S.A.);
  9. Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan (J.S.);
  10. Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California (D.O.);
  11. Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia (D.O.);
  12. Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (J.J.G.);
  13. Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (J.J.G.).
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Ash B. Alpert, Yale School of Medicine, www 205, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06520, ash.alpert{at}yale.edu

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