Posts by Robert H. Goldstein, MD, PhD
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Transgender Health Care in the Current Climate: A Q&A with Robbie Goldstein, MD, PhD
The U.S. Department of Human Health Services finalized a rule on Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, effectively removing nondiscrimination protections for patients in the LGBTQ community. In this Q&A, Robbie Goldstein, MD, PhD, discusses how to create affirming spaces for transgender and nonbinary patients.
Biography
Dr. Robert Goldstein (he/him/his) is an instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School and serves as the medical director of the Transgender Health Program at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Goldstein received his undergraduate degree, MD, and PhD at Tufts University before coming to Mass General for internship, residency and chief residency. He completed the combined Mass General/Brigham and Women's Hospital infectious disease fellowship in the HIV clinician educator track, and joined the faculty in 2018 as an infectious disease physician and primary care provider in the Transgender Health Program. His clinical practice is focused on caring for the LGBTQ community, those living with HIV, and those at risk for HIV.
