OHSU named LGBTQ HealthcareEquality Leader for eighth time

Human Rights Campaign Foundation recognizes equity, inclusivity for LGBTQ patients, employees

By Franny White August 31, 2020 Portland, Oregon

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Jess Guerriero, M.S.W., M.A., an intake and referral specialist at OHSU Transgender Health Program, serves as a safe and welcoming point of contact for OHSU transgender patients. (OHSU/Fritz Liedtke)

OHSU/Fritz Liedtke

OHSU Transgender Health Program

Jean Bryant, (right) volunteer with the OHSU Transgender Health Program, April 10, 2019. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff

Hales Skelton

Hales Skelton, volunteer with the OHSU Transgender Health Program, leads a training at OHSU, April 11, 2019. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff

Molly Palmer

"My health has changed remarkably for the better since I started transitioning," says Molly Palmer, 45. In addition to receiving transition care at OHSU, Palmer has also made drastic lifestyle changes including exercising, eating better and quitting smoking, following healthcare recommendations of OHSU staff. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff

Amy Penkin, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.

Amy Penkin, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., at a meeting in Sept. 2019, has led OHSU's Transgender Health Program since it started in 2015. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff

Gender-affirming surgery

Daniel Dugi, M.D., FACS, co-founder of the Oregon Health & Science University's Transgender Health Program and its surgical medical director. Dugi is one of a handful of reconstructive urologists who primarily focus on gender-affirming genital procedures, such as vaginoplasties, for vaginal construction. (OHSU/Fritz Liedtke)

OHSU/Fritz Liedtke

Transgender health care

A patient (left) meets with surgeon Jens Berli, M.D., in May, 2018, for a post-surgery follow-up. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

2018 Portland Pride Parade

OHSU employees march in the 2018 Portland Pride parade. (Kristyna Wentz-Graff)