Some parents of transgender children are expressing fear and disappointment after the sudden resignation of Dr. Catherine Gordon, who has been a vocal advocate for continuing care for transgender patients being targeted by a recent statewide order.
Dr Catherine Gordon stepped down as pediatric chair at Texas Children’s Hospital after seven months in the post. Gordon previously served as professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and chief of adolescent medicine at Boston Children's Hospital. She is nationally and internationally recognized for her research on factors that affect bone health in adolescents and young adults.
So when the hospital on Thursday announced that Gordon had been replaced by Dr. Lara S. Shekerdemian, some parents of transgender children felt they had lost a powerful voice. Gordon previously served as a professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and chief of adolescent medicine at Boston Children's Hospital.
The hospital has said Gordon resigned and that her departure was not related to transgender medicine or the article’s publication, which was “fully supported by the organization,” a hospital spokesperson said Monday. The hospital, the spokesperson said, has continued to care for transgender patients in light of a recent statewide injunction by a Texas appeals court that blocks investigations triggered by the governor’s order.
Lisa was grateful to hear that Gordon and the medical staff supported continuing transgender healthcare. At the same time, she was disappointed Texas Children’s would halt care in spite of the medical community’s stance on the issue. Meanwhile, the directive continues to create an environment of fear and uncertainty around transgender healthcare in Texas. The Dallas-area mother, who asked to remain anonymous, turned to Texas Children’s when GENECIS, a prominent gender youth clinic in North Texas, stopped accepting new patients late last year.“It’s also alarming on a larger level for me, as a native Texan and taxpayer, watching the trend of what’s going on,” she said.
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