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The Carlat Psychiatry Podcast · May 11 · 16 min

Gender Affirming Care in Exile: Targeting the Leader

The president of the US branch of WPATH built one of the largest youth gender clinics in the country, then watched it close under political fire. Now she's facing a malpractice lawsuit from a former patient. We examine the unpublished study at the center of the controversy. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 05/11/2026 Duration: 16 minutes, 11 seconds Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this

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The president of the US branch of WPATH built one of the largest youth gender clinics in the country, then watched it close under political fire. Now she's facing a malpractice lawsuit from a former patient. We examine the unpublished study at the center of the controversy.

CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode

Published On: 05/11/2026

Duration: 16 minutes, 11 seconds

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this

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