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Johanna Olson-Kennedy
Alma materChicago Medical School, Children's Hospital Los Angeles
OccupationPhysician

Johanna Olson-Kennedy is an American physician who specializes in the care of children and teenagers with gender dysphoria and youth with HIV and chronic pain. She is board-certified in pediatrics and adolescent medicine and is the medical director of the Center for Transyouth Health and Development at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.[1][2]

Olson-Kennedy has co-authored multiple studies on transgender youth.[3][4][5] She also has been interviewed for multiple news pieces.[6][7][8][9]

Controversy

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See also: Publication bias

In October 2024, the New York Times reported that Olson-Kennedy did not publish a study on puberty blockers which showed that they did not improve the mental health of children, and that she had been withholding its results because she was worried that the results provide evidence for the critics of the currently available healthcare for transgender children.[10] The study was part of a larger NIH-funded project studying the impact of gender-affirming care on transgender youth. There was also 28 other peer-reviewed studies for the project that were published, many of which were co-authored by Olson-Kennedy and showed positive results from puberty blockers.[11]

Selected publications

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  • Olson-Kennedy J, Mental Health Disparities Among Transgender Youth: Rethinking the Role of Professionals, JAMA Pediatr. 2016 May 1;170(5):423-4. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.0155 [12]
  • Olson-Kennedy J, Cohen-Kettenis P. T., Kreukels B.P.C, Meyer-Bahlburg H.F.L, Garofalo R, Meyer W, Rosenthal S.M., Research Priorities for Gender Nonconforming/Transgender Youth: Gender Identity Development and Biopsychosocial Outcomes, Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. 2016 Apr;23(2):172-9. doi: 10.1097/MED.0000000000000236.[13]
  • Olson J, Forbes C, Belzer M. Management of the transgender adolescent. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 Feb;165(2):171-6. doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2010.275. Review. PubMed PMID 21300658.[14]
  • Olson J, Garofalo R. 2014. The peripubertal gender-dysphoric child: puberty suppression and treatment paradigms. Pediatr Ann. 43(6):e132-7. doi: 10.3928/00904481-20140522-08.[15]
  • Olson J, Schrager S, Belzer M, Simons L*, Clark L. Baseline physiologic and psychosocial characteristics of transgender youth seeking care for gender dysphoria. Journal of Adolescent Health, July 2015 doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2015.04.027[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Johanna Olson-Kennedy, MD". Children's Hospital Los Angeles. 2015-11-11. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  2. ^ "Transgender Spectrum Conference" (PDF). Washington University in St. Louis. November 2016. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  3. ^ Olson-Kennedy, J; Warus, J; Okonta, V; Belzer, M; Clark, LF (2018). "Chest Reconstruction and Chest Dysphoria in Transmasculine Minors and Young Adults: Comparisons of Nonsurgical and Postsurgical Cohorts". JAMA Pediatrics. 172 (5): 431–436. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.5440. PMC 5875384. PMID 29507933.
  4. ^ Olson-Kennedy, Johanna; Cohen-Kettenis, Peggy T.; Kreukels, Baudewijntje P. C.; Meyer-Bahlburg, Heino F. L.; Garofalo, Robert; Meyer, Walter; Rosenthal, Stephen M. (April 2016). "Research priorities for gender nonconforming/transgender youth: gender identity development and biopsychosocial outcomes". Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity. 23 (2): 172–179. doi:10.1097/MED.0000000000000236. ISSN 1752-2978. PMC 4807860. PMID 26825472.
  5. ^ Olson-Kennedy, Johanna; Okonta, Vivian; Clark, Leslie F.; Belzer, Marvin (April 2018). "Physiologic Response to Gender-Affirming Hormones Among Transgender Youth". The Journal of Adolescent Health. 62 (4): 397–401. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.08.005. ISSN 1879-1972. PMC 7050572. PMID 29056436.
  6. ^ EDT, Zoë Schlanger On 7/21/15 at 10:32 AM (2015-07-21). "Transgender Youth Don't Have Anything Wrong With Their Hormones". Newsweek.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "NY will soon make it easier for trans youths to delay puberty". PBS NewsHour. 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  8. ^ Peled, Shachar (29 December 2016). "Transgender boy is barred from Boy Scouts". CNN. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  9. ^ Layden, Tim (28 June 2016). "American Hero: Jenner comfortable in her own skin". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  10. ^ Ghorayshi, Azeen (October 23, 2024). "U.S. Study on Puberty Blockers Goes Unpublished Because of Politics, Doctor Says". New York Times. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  11. ^ "The Impact of Early Medical Treatment in Transgender Youth". NIH. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  12. ^ Olson-Kennedy, Johanna (2016-05-01). "Mental Health Disparities Among Transgender Youth: Rethinking the Role of Professionals". JAMA Pediatrics. 170 (5): 423–424. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.0155. ISSN 2168-6203. PMID 26998945.
  13. ^ Olson-Kennedy, J; Cohen-Kettenis, P. T.; Kreukels, B.P.C; Meyer-Bahlburg, H.F.L; Garofalo, R; Meyer, W; Rosenthal, S.M. (April 2016). "Research Priorities for Gender Nonconforming/Transgender Youth: Gender Identity Development and Biopsychosocial Outcomes". Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Obesity. 23 (2): 172–179. doi:10.1097/MED.0000000000000236. ISSN 1752-296X. PMC 4807860. PMID 26825472.
  14. ^ Olson, Johanna; Forbes, Catherine; Belzer, Marvin (2011-02-01). "Management of the Transgender Adolescent". Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 165 (2): 171–176. doi:10.1001/archpediatrics.2010.275. ISSN 1072-4710. PMID 21300658.
  15. ^ Olson, Johanna; Garofalo, Robert (June 2014). "The peripubertal gender-dysphoric child: puberty suppression and treatment paradigms". Pediatric Annals. 43 (6): e132–137. doi:10.3928/00904481-20140522-08. ISSN 1938-2359. PMID 24972421.
  16. ^ Olson, Johanna; Schrager, Sheree M.; Belzer, Marvin; Simons, Lisa K.; Clark, Leslie F. (October 2015). "Baseline Physiologic and Psychosocial Characteristics of Transgender Youth Seeking Care for Gender Dysphoria". The Journal of Adolescent Health. 57 (4): 374–380. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2015.04.027. ISSN 1879-1972. PMC 5033041. PMID 26208863.
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