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Hayden Shafer

He/Him

Dr. Hayden Shafer is an assistant professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center who provides care through the Program for LGBTQ Health called VIVID Health, specializing in delivery of primary care and gender affirming treatments across the state.

Affiliations & Certifications
About Me

Certifications:

  • Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Resident Teacher Award, UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, June 2020

  • Robert C Cefalo House Officer Award, UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, 2019

  • Academy of Educators Resident Inductee, UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, 2019

  • Family Medicine Leads Emerging Leaders Institute, Project Award Winner Policy and Public Health Leadership, AAFP Foundation Kansas City, KS, 2018

  • Gold Humanism Honor Society, ETSU, Johnson City, TN, 2016

  • Highest Honors in Biological Sciences, University of Tennessee Chattanooga, TN, 2013

  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC Family Medicine Residency Program June 24 2017 – June 27 2020

  • East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN Medical Doctorate July 14 2013 – May 05 2017

Specialty:

Primary Care, Primary Care, Gay and Bisexual Men’s Care, Gender Affirming Care, Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy

Languages:

English

Gender:

Man

Ethnicity:

White

Sexual Orientation:

Gay

Insurance accepted:

  • Public Insurance

    • Medicare

  • Private Insurance

  • Self Pay

Care delivered in LGBTQ+ clinic:

Yes

Patient Focus
  • BIPOC
  • Intersex
  • Seniors
  • Transgender/Nonbinary
  • Youth
Approach
  • Harm Reduction
  • Weight Inclusive
  • Informed Consent
  • Racial Equity
  • Sex Positive
  • Trauma Informed Care
Location
  • Vanderbilt Primary Care Melrose

    Nashville, TNUnited States

    This is an LGBTQ+ clinic

    Accessibility:

    • Wheelchair Accessible

    • ADA Compliant