VA Healthcare will host a Transgender Awareness Month Virtual Presentation by SAGEVets on Wednesday, November 17, 12-1pm (Eastern Time).
November is Transgender Awareness Month at the VA. Please join SAGEVets and VA professionals representing Manhattan, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Queens, and the Bronx as they celebrate programs and services available to transgender and gender diverse veterans. Hear from medical specialists and the veterans who benefit from these services in this important one-hour virtual seminar. Medical providers, veterans, and the public are invited to this free event. Panelists include:
Chrissy Ingenito, Ph.D., she/her/hers, LGBTQ+ Veteran Care Coordinator – VA NY Harbor HealthCare System, Manhattan Campus
Jessica Esposito, Ph.D. , she/her/hers, LGBTQ+ Veteran Care Coordinator – VA NY Harbor HealthCare System, Brooklyn Campus
Qudsia Hussain, M.D., MPH, she/her /hers, NYU Endocrinology Fellow, VA NY Harbor Health Care System- Manhattan Campus
Matthew Vespertino, M.A. CCC-SLP, he/his/him, Speech Language Pathologist, VA NY Harbor Health Care System- Manhattan Campus
Batsheva Halberstam, Ph.D., she/her/hers, LGBT Veteran Care Coordinator- VA James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx Campus
Elaine Lavin, Psy.D., she/her/hers, Military Sexual Trauma Coordinator, VA NY Harbor HealthCare System, St. Albans Campus
William Christiana, Psy.D., he/him/his, Staten Island Community Based Outpatient Clinic
Jillian Stein-Seroussi, LMSW, she/her/hers, Queens Vet Center
A veteran and patient of the Manhattan VA who served in the Vietnam Era, she/her/hers
Moderated by Ashton Stewart, he/him/his, SAGEVets Program Manager