Teddy Goetz

Teddy G. Goetz (they/he) is a psychiatry resident at the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to earning their M.D. at Columbia, they studied biochemistry and gender studies at Yale, conducting research on a wide spectrum of biologically- and socially-determined aspects of gender-based health disparities, including earning their M.S. developing the first animal model of gender-affirming hormone therapy. They have two forthcoming books entitled Gender-Affirming Psychiatric Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse People, the first textbook on gender-affirming psychiatric care (APA Publishers, 2023) and Gender is Really Strange, a graphic novel about the weird complexities of gender—sociocultural to neuroscience (Jessica Kinglsey Publishers, 2023). Their current focuses include mixed-methods research on LGBTQ mental health, as well as narrative medicine and physician advocacy. More about their scholarly and artistic work can be found at teddygoetz.com.