Dr. Eckstrand is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh and the Medical Director for LGBTQIA+ Health Quality at UPMC. Dr. Eckstrand holds an M.D. and Ph.D. in neuroscience from Vanderbilt University, and is internationally recognized for their leadership supporting the health of LGBTQ communities. Dr. Eckstrand has published four textbooks and numerous peer-reviewed papers on the mental and physical health needs of LGBTQ communities, including the training of healthcare professionals to provide affirming and responsible care to LGBTQ individuals.

Dr. Eckstrand founded the Vanderbilt Program for LGBTQ Health, the second LGBTQ-focused program at an academic health center in the country, co-directs the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine’s LGBTQ Health elective, and speaks nationally on the importance of diversity and identity in health. Dr. Eckstrand’s clinical work and neuroimaging research focuses on the neuropsychiatric underpinnings of trauma and resilience in adolescents, with an emphasis on minority communities and vulnerable populations. Dr. Eckstrand’s research has been published in top-tier journals such as JAMA Psychiatry and Biological Psychiatry, and been recognized by Honorary Membership in the World Psychiatric Association and awards from the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Association, and Society for Biological Psychiatry. Dr. Eckstrand’s commitment to diversity has been recognized through awards from the American Medical Association, American Medical Student Association, the Association of American Medical Colleges, and the Tennessee Medical Association.

Dr. Michael Gisondi is the inaugural Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University. He is the Principal and Founder of The Precision Education and Assessment Research Lab (The PEARL), Co-Director of the Scholarly Concentration in Medical Education, and the faculty advisor for LGBTQ+ Meds at Stanford School of Medicine. He is a Distinguished Member of the Stanford Medicine Teaching and Mentoring Academy. Dr. Gisondi is a medical education researcher and an expert in the application of social media in medical education. He is a member of the editorial boards of Academic Life in Emergency Medicine andInternational Clinician Educators Blog, associate editor for the textbook, Emergency Medicine, and conference faculty with the national certification course, EPEC-EM: Education in Palliative and End-of-life Care in Emergency Medicine.

Dr. Gisondi previously served on the Board of Directors for the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine, and earlier in his career, he served as Residency Program Director, Medical Education Scholarship Fellowship Director, and Director of the Feinberg Academy of Medical Educators at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He now serves on the Boards of Stanford Pride and the Medical Student Pride Alliance. Dr. Gisondi is the recipient of numerous teaching awards including the National Faculty Teaching Award of the American College of Emergency Physicians and the Hal Jayne Excellence in Education Award of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine recognized him as Alumnus of the Year in 2014. He completed the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Chair Development Program and the Stanford Medicine Leadership Academy.

Frances Grimstad 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 engages in clinical and research work surrounding transgender and intersex reproductive health. She has been involved in trans health advocacy since her own adolescence, when she decided to pursue medicine to address disparities in care faced by these communities. . Her interests center around optimizing reproductive health outcomes for both populations including hormonal and menstrual management, sexual health, surgical care, and family planning.

Dr. Grimstad believes in using research and advocacy to dismantle clinical bias and bring more evidence-based care to gender- and sex-diverse patients. 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 Be-U clinic (the program for patients with intersex traits, or differences in sexual development). She believes reproductive health and the decisions that surround it are deeply personal and as unique as each individual. She prioritizes individualized reproductive, sexual and fertility goals for her transgender, gender diverse, and intersex patients. ​

Jessica Halem is an award-winning lesbian with accolades from GLMA, Harvard, Howard Brown Health, and Go Magazine. She was the first LGBTQ Director at Harvard Medical School where she grew the student body from 4% to 15% LGBTQ and the faculty OutList to over 350. While at Harvard, Jessica secured a $1.5 million dollar grant to integrate sexual and gender minority health into the curriculum.

Earlier, Jessica ran the Lesbian Community Cancer Project in Chicago where she implemented the first cultural competency trainings for the CDC and served on then-candidate Obama’s first LGBT Advisory Committee. Jessica has published on transgender health, lesbian health, optimism, and mentoring. With her training in improv from Second City, she coaches teams on inclusive communication skills. She proudly serves on the Board of the Tegan and Sara Foundation and can be found on social media at @jessicahalem.

Dr. Patrick D. Herron is a Clinical Ethicist at MedStar Washington Hospital's John J. Lynch, MD Center for Ethics in Washington DC. He earned his doctorate in Bioethics from Loyola University Chicago. Dr. Herron previously served as Director of Bioethics Education and Chair of the LGBTQIA Health Curriculum for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where he continues to teach and advise medical students as an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Social Medicine. Dr. Herron serves on MedStar's Healthcare Equality Committee and is Co-Chair of the Ethics and Humanities Educators in Health Professions and Residency Training Affinity Group for the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities. He enjoys volunteering his time as an Advisory Board member for Medical Student Pride Alliance and as a member of the Executive Committee for the BNGAP's LGBT Health Workforce Conference.

Jennifer Huang is an Assistant Professor in Pediatric Cardiology at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital at Oregon Health and Science University. She serves as the Medical Director of the Ambulatory and Outreach programs as well as the Co-Director of Exercise Physiology and Pediatric Cardiac Rehabilitation. Her research focuses primarily on increasing physical activity in patients with congenital heart disease as well as tools to improve accessibility of pediatric cardiac rehabilitation.

She also serves on several Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committees both institutionally and nationally and is an advocate for the LGBTQ community, intending to improve LGBTQ education within medical education. Lastly, she finds joy in mentoring those from the LGBTQ community aspiring to work in medicine. She lives in Portland, OR with her wife, 2 young children, and 2 dogs.

Carl Streed Jr is an Assistant Professor in the Boston University School of Medicine. After attending medical school and residency in Internal Medicine at Johns Hopkins he completed fellowship in General Internal Medicine at Brigham & Women’s. Nationally, he has chaired the American Medical Association Advisory Committee on LGBTQ Issues, served on the board of GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality, and currently serves on the board of the US Professional Association for Transgender Health.

Carl’s efforts to improve the health and well-being of sexual and gender minority individuals and communities have earned him several awards, notably from the University of Chicago and Johns Hopkins University Alumni Associations, the American Medical Association Foundation, the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, as well as recognition from the Obama White House. As the Research Lead for the Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery at Boston Medical Center he collaborates with researchers, physicians, and staff to assess and address the health and well-being of transgender and gender diverse individuals.

Dr. Reece-Nguyen [he/him] is a board-certified general and pediatric anesthesiologist and Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford Children’s Hospital where he serves as a diversity, equity, and inclusion leader in his department, throughout Stanford Medicine, and at the National level as Chair of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee of the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia.

As a cisgender gay man, Dr. Reece-Nguyen understands the importance of LGBTQIA+ advocacy work and the ever-increasing need for improved LGBTQIA+ medical education, focusing specifically on the value of gender-affirming perioperative care. In his role as the Medical Director of the Gender Recognition and Affirmative Care through Education (GRACE) Program at Stanford Children’s Hospital, Dr. Reece-Nguyen’s work promotes perioperative education, quality improvement, and research efforts aimed at improving the healthcare experience for all transgender and gender-diverse adolescents. His clinical focus is ensuring all transgender and gender-diverse patients have an affirming and positive experience throughout their perioperative hospital stay.

Dr. Reece-Nguyen passionately supports mentorship and sponsorship of medical trainees (especially LGBTQIA trainees) and serves as a National Advisory Board member for both the Medical Student Pride Alliance (@MSPA_National) as well as Inside the Match (@Inside_TheMatch), a social media phenomenon that provides resources and support for medical students across the nation that are navigating the residency match process. Within the Stanford Medical School, Dr. Reece-Nguyen also serves on the Diversity Advisory Panel for Admissions as well as the Committee on Performance, Professionalism, and Promotion. Dr. Reece-Nguyen is also involved with numerous pipeline programs concentrating on diversity recruitment and mentorship starting in high school (through his partnership with Project Lead The Way) all the way through attending recruitment and support.

Dr. Reece-Nguyen is a member of the World/US Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH/USPATH), American Society of Anesthesiologists, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality, and serves as the LGBTQIA+ Liaison for Stanford Department of Anesthesiology.

Quinn Jackson MD, MPH (he/they) is a board certified family physician in Kansas City, Kansas. He attended Tulane University School of Medicine and residency at the University of New Mexico. They spent two years as a full time abortion provider in Kansas prior to joining the University of Kansas where he is an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and the medical director of the Gender Diversity Clinic. His clinical work focuses on trans medicine, primary care for LGBTQ+ and gender diverse people, full scope sexual and reproductive care. They are passionate about increasing queer content in medical school and family medicine residency curricula and mentoring trans trainees.

He is an openly queer trans man with interests in political advocacy and media training for physicians. He is a fellow with Physicians for Reproductive Health and previously served on the board of Medical Students for Choice. Quinn believes in operating from an autonomy focused reproductive justice framework in all spheres. True liberation will come from within our communities and through collective work which will require a fundamental restructuring of our healthcare and medical education systems. He knows that marginalized communities can thrive even is hostile environments and hopes to do his small part in improving the healthcare experience for queer people in the Midwest.