Amy K. Weimer, MD

Transgender Health Care

Peer-reviewed journal articles

Vyas, N., Douglas, C.R., Mann, C., Weimer, A.K., Quinn, M.M. Access, barriers and decisional regret in pursuit of fertility preservation among transgender and gender diverse individuals. Fertility and Sterility, Apr 2021, 115(4): 1029-1034.

Gaither, T.W., Williams, K., Mann, C., Weimer, A., Ng, G., Litwin, M.S. Initial clinical needs among transgender and nonbinary individuals in a large, urban gender health program. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2021, online ahead of print.

Bernacki JB, Weimer AK. Role of development on youth decision-making and recovery from gender-affirming surgery. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology. 2019 Sep;7(3).

Hashemi L; Weinreb J; Weimer AK; Weiss RL. Transgender Care in the Primary Care Setting: A Review of Guidelines and Literature. Federal Practitioner. 2018 Jul;35(7):30-37. [Role: Provided expert review for accuracy of clinical content, terminology, and final editorial details].

Peer-reviewed book chapter

Weimer, A.K., “Primary Care for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Patients: Preventive Care and Perioperative Health Optimization,” in Garcia, M. (ed) Gender Affirming Care and Surgery: Principles, Options and Techniques for an Interdisciplinary Field, Springer: New York, in review.

Blackcloud, P., Goh, C., Weimer, A.K. “Alopecia in transgender patients” in Goh, C. (ed) Hair Loss: Evidence-Based Guide to Hair Loss and Management, Springer: New York, in review.

Oral conference presentations

Weimer, A.K. (presenter), Grock, S., Fadich, S., Williams, K., Korenman, S., Patel, R., Weinreb, J., Geft, A. “Variability in desired sexual function and prevalence of erectile pain reported on a community survey of trans and gender-diverse people listed as male at birth,” Nov 2021, US Professional Association for Transgender Health Virtual Symposium.

July 2016 Interviewed in “Transgender Health: Creating a Safe Space for Medical Care,” UCLAHealth on-line newsletter.
June 2017 Interviewed in “Advocates express need for increased research in transgender health care,” Daily Bruin.

Jun 2019          Interviewed in “President Trump Blamed the Transgender Military Ban on an Inaccurate Cost for Surgery.” Time Magazine. https://time.com/5601347/trump-transgender-military-ban-costs/

Mar 2019        Interviewed in “Donald Trump Campaigned as a President for LGBTQ Americans. But He Keeps Rolling Back Protections for Them.” Time Magazine. https://time.com/5595474/donald-trump-roll-back-transgender-protections/

Oct 2018         Interviewed in “What Could Happen If the Federal Government Redefined Gender?”, Time Magazine. http://time.com/5432091/gender-identity-transgender-hhs-memo/

Winter 2018    Interviewed in “Gender Health Program provides service to a diverse population,” UCLA Vital Signs, Volume 77, p. 6-7.

Jul 2021          Interviewed in “A transgender weightlifter’s dream has sparked an existential debate about what it means to be female.” Cnn.com. https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/03/sport/transgender-athletes-tokyo-olympics-intl-hnk-dst/index.html

Nov 2020        Interviewed in “Feminizing hormone therapy: A guide to the medications, body effects and health risks you should know about.” Insider.com. https://www.insider.com/feminizing-hormone-therapy

Oct 2020         Interviewed in “10 changes to expect from masculinizing hormone therapy and how to know if taking testosterone is right for you.” Insider.com. https://www.insider.com/masculinizing-hormone-therapy

Feb 2020         U Magazine, “On the Road to Health Care Equality.”

Oct 2019         UCLAMDChat Webinar, “Transcending Gender in Children and Adolescents: Gender Identity Development and Medical Options for Transgender Youth.”

• Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2024
• Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2021, 2020
• UCLA Medicine-Pediatrics Outstanding Teaching Award 2013-2014
• Golden Apple Award for excellence in teaching, UCLA Medicine-Pediatrics Program 2011

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• uclahealth.org/gender-health
• uclahealth.org/lgbtq