UCLA's Gender Health Program brings together a multidisciplinary team of specialty physicians from primary care, plastic surgery, vocal surgery, endocrinology, gynecology, urology, psychiatry, pediatrics and behavioral health, as well as care coordinators. Using a multidisciplinary approach, our teams work together to provide comprehensive and compassionate care in a safe and welcoming environment for all of our gender-diverse patients. Everyone's gender journey is unique. We recognize that every person requires something different and want to get to know you so that we can take care of the whole you. For additional assistance contact us at 310-267-4334.
Primary Care & Pediatrics | Behavioral Health | Endocrinology | Gynecology | Plastic Surgery | Psychiatry | Urology | Vocal Surgery | LGBTQ Healthcare Fellow | Care Coordination
Mark S. Litwin, MD, MPH
Co-Director
Amy K. Weimer, MD
Co-Director
Nupur Agrawal, MD, MPH
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Program: Primary Care
Dr. Nupur Agrawal is a Clinical Instructor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at UCLA and practices primary care at the UCLA Medicine-Pediatrics Comprehensive Care Clinic in Santa Monica, California. She received her undergraduate degree in Economics with a minor in Biological Sciences from Cornell University, her Master of Public Health degree in Healthcare Management from Columbia University, and her MD from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. She completed her combined residency training in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, Texas. Dr. Agrawal has had a lifelong passion advocating for human rights and, as a result, joined the UCLA Gender Health Program to provide compassionate, personalized, and comprehensive care to transgender and gender-diverse patients. She has a special interest in managing hormone replacement therapy, contraception, PEP/PrEP therapy, sexually transmitted diseases, depression, and anxiety. More >
Daniela Delgado, MD
Family Medicine
Program: Primary Care
Dr. Daniela Delgado is a Clinical Instructor in the UCLA Department of Medicine. She received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School and completed her family medicine residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Her focus throughout her medical training was on community-based research and the well-being of vulnerable populations. Dr. Delgado specializes in the care of patients who identify as lesbian, bisexual, and queer, and has a special interest in transgender health. Her other clinical interests include adolescent health, PrEP/PEP, gynecological care and providing primary care for patients with HIV. Dr. Delgado is board certified in family medicine and sees both pediatric and adult patients in Beverly Hills and Westwood. More >
John D. Fernandez, MD
Internal Medicine
Program: Primary Care
Dr. John Fernandez is a Clinical Instructor in the UCLA Department of Medicine. He received his medical degree at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and completed his internal medicine residency at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. Dr. Fernandez has experience working with transgender and gender non-conforming patients in both rural and urban environments. His clinical interests include primary care for transgender and gender-diverse patients, the initiation and management of gender-affirming hormone treatment, the transition of care for young adults into adult primary care, and adult primary care. Dr. Fernandez sees patients in Beverly Hills. More >
Amy K. Weimer, MD
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Program: Primary Care
Dr. Amy Weimer is Associate Professor of Medicine – Pediatrics at UCLA. She completed her dual residency in internal medicine and pediatrics at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in 2003. She served as chief resident in internal medicine, then spent several years practicing general primary care before joining UCLA faculty in 2013. She became deeply interested in health care for transgender and gender-diverse patients during this time, and founded the UCLA Gender Health Program in 2016. She is committed to providing excellent care for transgender and gender-diverse patients of all ages, as well as improving the education of physicians and physicians-in-training on transgender health. More >
Jessica Bernacki, PhD
Psychology, Clinical Child and Adolescent
Program: Behavioral Health
Dr. Jessica Bernacki is a Staff Psychologist at the UCLA Medicine-Pediatrics Comprehensive Care Center (MPCCC). She completed her doctoral training in clinical psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; her psychology internship in the Department of Psychiatry at UCLA, and her fellowship in the Child Psychiatry Department at Stanford University. She joined the integrated primary care team at the MPCCC in 2013. She has served as the behavioral health director for the UCLA Gender Health Program since it was founded in 2016. In this role she is committed to providing behavioral health services for transgender and gender-diverse patients of all ages. Appointments can be scheduled through our Primary Care program. More >
Brandon Ito, MD, MPH
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Program: Behavioral Health
Dr. Brandon Ito is Assistant Professor of Medicine – Psychiatry at UCLA. Dr. Ito completed his Adult Psychiatry training at the University of California, San Francisco and fellowship training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the NYU Child Study Center and Bellevue Hospital where he served as Chief Fellow. More >
Natalie Ramos, MD, MPH
Psychiatry
Program: Behavioral Health
Dr. Natalia Ramos is the Medical Director of Child Psychiatry Consultation Liaison Services at UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica who treats pediatric and adult patients through Behavioral Health Associates (BHA), the Stress, Trauma and Resilience (STAR) Clinic and the Faculty Practice Group. She also leads a resiliency group study for LGBTQ teens (ages 12- 17 years old with depression and anxiety. More >
Roja Fallah, MD, MPH
Pediatrics, Endocrinology
Dr. Fallah is a Health Sciences Clinical Instructor at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. She sees patients affected by a variety of diabetes and endocrine disorders with specific interest in endocrine neoplasms and transgender health. Previously, Dr. Fallah was an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at USC Keck School of Medicine and worked as a Bone Marrow Transplant Hospitalist at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. She received her M.D. degree from Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran. After receiving a Master of Public Health degree in maternal and child health from Loma Linda University, Dr. Fallah completed her residency in Pediatrics at White Memorial Medical Center in Los Angeles and her fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. More >
Stanley G. Korenman, MD
Medicine, Endocrinology - Diabetes and Metabolism
Program: Hormone Therapy
Dr. Stanley Korenman is Distinguished Professor of Medicine – Endocrinology at UCLA. He Graduated from Princeton University and medical school at Columbia. He was trained in Internal Medicine at Bellevue and Memorial Hospitals in New York. He was accepted to the NIH as a Clinical Associate and then Senior Investigator in the Endocrinology Branch of the National Cancer Institute where he began his lifelong research into male and female reproductive endocrinology. At present he is Associate Dean for Ethics and directs the Ethics program of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute. Dr. Korenman’s practice specializes in reproductive endocrinology including extensive involvement in the endocrine aspects of gender transition and maintenance. More >
Aarthi Arasu, MD
Medicine, Endocrinology - Diabetes and Metabolism
Program: Hormone Therapy
Dr. Aarthi Arasu earned her medical degree and completed her Internal Medicine residency at UCLA. She went on to do her endocrinology fellowship at UCSF. During that time, she spent extensive time doing research in osteoporosis with world-renowned experts in the field. More >
Susan Ahern, MD
Medicine, Endocrinology - Diabetes and Metabolism
Program: Hormone Therapy
Dr. Susan Ahern is a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Medicine and Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at UCLA. She completed her Internal Medicine Residency training, Internal Medicine Chief Residency and Endocrinology and Metabolism Fellowship at University of California at Irvine. She has relocated from Orange County to Ventura County where she has started a general Endocrinology practice. She has a special interest in caring for transgender and the gender-diverse population. She is looking forward to providing evidenced based care and work. More >
Shira Grock, MD
Medicine, Endocrinology - Diabetes and Metabolism
Program: Hormone Therapy
Dr. Shira Grock was born and raised in Los Angeles and received her undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley. She then earned her medical degree from University of Southern California where she was elected for Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. She went on to complete her Internal Medicine training at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City and returned to Los Angeles for her endocrinology fellowship at UCLA. Dr. Grock then joined faculty at UCLA and practices general endocrinology in Santa Monica with a special interest in transgender health. More >
Gerald Berke, MD
Otolaryngology / Head and Neck
Program: Vocal Surgery
Dr. Gerald Berke is Professor and the founding Chair of UCLA’s Department of Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Berke came to UCLA in 1979 to complete his surgical residency after graduating from both undergraduate and medical school at the University of Southern California. In 1984 Dr. Berke was appointed to the UCLA Division of Head and Neck Surgery as Assistant Professor and, in 1992, was given an accelerated promotion to Professor and Chief of the UCLA Division of Head and Neck Surgery. After 20 years as Division Chief, Dr. Berke became the first Chairman of the UCLA Department of Head and Neck Surgery in 2012. His primary clinical interests include laryngology, voice disorders, and oncology. Dr. Berke is a laryngologist with an extensive history of treating LGBT patients with vocal issues. More >
Lisa Bolden, MA, CCC-SLP
Otolaryngology / Head and Neck
Program: Vocal Therapy
Lisa Bolden, MA, CCC-SLP, is a certified and licensed speech pathologist who specializes in voice. Lisa earned her master's degree at Northwestern University and her bachelor's degree at the University of Arizona. She joined the UCLA Speech Pathology Department in 2000, launching the UCLA Voice Program in 2006 that she continues to lead. The UCLA Voice Team's practice is centered on the understanding that voice is important to the quality of life. The program provides care to individuals to align voice with gender. The program also provides care to people with episodic laryngeal breathing disorders, including inducible laryngeal obstruction and chronic cough; presbyphonia; vocal fold paresis and paralysis; treat phonotraumatic lesions; vocal fold scars; muscle tension dysphonia, disease related voice disorders and supragastric belching. The program provides professional and peri-operative voice care. More >
Abie Mendelsohn, MD
Otolaryngology / Head and Neck
Program: Vocal Surgery
Dr. Abie Mendelsohn is an Assistant Professor at the UCLA Voice Center, part of the UCLA Head and Neck Surgery Department of the David Geffen School of Medicine. Dr. Mendelsohn graduated with honors from Yeshiva University followed by his medical school education at UCLA. Following his surgical residency training at UCLA, he went on to complete two advanced voice fellowships. First studying under Dr. Gerald Berke at UCLA he then studied under Dr. Marc Remacle at the Cliniques Universitaires UCL Mont-Godinne in Belgium. In Europe, Dr. Mendelsohn was able to learn the state-of-the-art endoscopic surgical approaches for the transgender voice. During his career here at UCLA, Dr. Mendelsohn has taken particular pride in working to advance the cultural and clinical well-being of the LGBTQ community. More >
Valentina Rodriguez-Triana, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics
Program: Gynecological Care
Dr. Valentina Rodriguez-Triana is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UCLA. Dr. Rodriguez- Triana attended college at the Johns Hopkins University, and completed medical school at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. She did her residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at UCLA, where she later stayed as faculty. She has a special interest in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, particularly for the treatment of fibroids as well as gender- affirmation surgery for female- to- male transgender patients. Dr. Rodriguez- Triana is a member of the UCLA Gender Health Program, where she offers preventive services, contraceptive management, obstetric care, and gender- affirming surgeries for transgender patients. More >
Kathleen M. Brennan, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility
Program: Reproductive Health and Fertility
Zain Al-Safi, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility
Program: Reproductive Health and Fertility
Program: Reproductive Health and Fertility
Dr. Lindsay Kroener is an Assistant Clinical Professor of OB/Gyn in the division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at UCLA. She is passionate about women's health and provides comprehensive, personalized care in the area of reproductive medicine and infertility. After graduating from Northwestern University, she completed her medical degree at USC Keck School of Medicine and her Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Fellowship at UCLA. Her primary clinical interests include infertility management and treatment, recurrent pregnancy loss, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and fertility preservation for a wide range of patients including cancer patients, transgender patients and those pursuing elective fertility preservation. More >
Tamara Grisales, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Program: Gynecological Care
Molly Quinn, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Program: Gynecological Care
Dr. Quinn completed her undergraduate studies at Stanford University and medical degree at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She completed her residency training in obstetrics and gynecology and fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine. Her clinical interests include infertility, fertility preservation, recurrent pregnancy loss, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and helping LGBTQ individuals build families. She has a special interest in fertility preservation for transgender patients. Dr. Quinn’s research interests include optimizing pregnancy outcomes subsequent to assisted reproduction, the role of the reproductive laboratory in improving in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes, the long-term safety of IVF and related treatments. More >
Andrew Da Lio, MD
Plastic Surgery
Program: Chest/Top Surgery
Justine Lee, MD
Plastic Surgery
Program: Facial Reconstruction
Wayne Ozaki, MD
Plastic Surgery
Program: Facial Reconstruction
George Rudkin, MD
Plastic Surgery
Program: Chest/Top Surgery
Ginger Slack, MD
Plastic Surgery
Program: Chest/Top Surgery
Mark S. Litwin, MD, MPH
Urology
Surgery, Complex General Surgical Oncology
Program: Genital Reconstructive Services/Bottom Surgery
Gladys Ng, MD
Urology
Program: Genital Reconstructive Services/Bottom Surgery
Jesse Mills, MD
Urology
Program: Reproductive Health and Fertility
Felipe Saavedra, MD
UCLA LGBTQ Healthcare Fellow
Christopher Mann, MSW & ASW
Program Manager
Ethan Alexander Patron
Care Coordinator
Rachel Brand
MSW Intern
Rachel Brand (she/hers) is a UCLA MSW (Master of Social Welfare) candidate and intern with the Gender Health Program. Rachel completed her bachelor's degree and her master's degree in Global Health at the University of California, San Diego. She has worked in a treatment facility for mental health and substance use disorders within the San Diego area and subsequently at a former foster youth program at UC San Diego. She is now an active leader at UCLA. At the UCLA Gender Health Program, Rachel will help conduct intakes, assist with case management needs, refer to community resources, and help with program development. She looks forward to supporting patients in navigating the resources they need and working with a team to further expand the Gender Health Program for the community.
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