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== Controversy ==
== Controversy ==


In October 2024, the [[New York Times]] reported Olson-Kennedy did not publish a study on [[puberty blockers]] and has been withholding its results because she was worried that the results provide evidence for the critics of the currently available [[Transgender_health_care#For_transgender_youth|healthcare for transgender children]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ghorayshi|first=Azeen |date=October 23, 2024 |title=U.S. Study on Puberty Blockers Goes Unpublished Because of Politics, Doctor Says |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/science/puberty-blockers-olson-kennedy.html |access-date=October 23, 2024 |website=New York Times |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Impact of Early Medical Treatment in Transgender Youth |url=https://reporter.nih.gov/search/OPTb_4f5-kOe2wU2YYzolA/project-details/10615754 |access-date=October 23, 2024 |website=[[NIH]] |language=en}}</ref>
In October 2024, the [[New York Times]] reported Olson-Kennedy did not publish a study on [[puberty blockers]] and has been withholding its results because she was worried that the results provide evidence for the critics of the currently available [[Transgender_health_care#For_transgender_youth|healthcare for transgender children]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ghorayshi|first=Azeen |date=October 23, 2024 |title=U.S. Study on Puberty Blockers Goes Unpublished Because of Politics, Doctor Says |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/science/puberty-blockers-olson-kennedy.html |access-date=October 23, 2024 |website=New York Times |language=en}}</ref> The study was part of a larger [[NIH]]-funded project studying the impact of gender-affirming care on transgender youth.


== Selected publications ==
== Selected publications ==

Revision as of 04:41, 24 October 2024

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

In October 2024, the New York Times reported Olson-Kennedy did not publish a study on puberty blockers and has 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.

Selected publications

  • 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 [11]
  • 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.[12]
  • 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.[13]
  • 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.[14]
  • 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[15]

References

  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. "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. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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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