Published on in Vol 6 (2023)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/47118, first published .
Distinguishing Gender Identity From Biological Sex in Dermatologic Health Care: Methods, Harms, and Paths Forward

Distinguishing Gender Identity From Biological Sex in Dermatologic Health Care: Methods, Harms, and Paths Forward

Distinguishing Gender Identity From Biological Sex in Dermatologic Health Care: Methods, Harms, and Paths Forward

Noah N Nigro   1 , BS ;   Neal Chandnani   1 , MS ;   Athena Doshi   2 , BS ;   Alexa Fritsch   3 , BS ;   Nathaniel A Marroquin   3 , BS ;   Morgan Zueger   3 , BS ;   Torunn E Sivesind   1 , MD ;   Robert Dellavalle   1, 4, 5, 6 , MSPH, MD, PhD ;   Cory Dunnick   1 , MD

1 Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United States

2 Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States

3 Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Parker, CO, United States

4 Dermatology Service, Rocky Mountain Regional Medical Center, Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Aurora, CO, United States

5 Dermatology Service, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Aurora, CO, United States

6 Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Noah N Nigro, BS
  • Department of Dermatology
  • University of Colorado School of Medicine
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  • Aurora, CO, 80045
  • United States
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  • Email: noah.nigro@cuanschutz.edu