Dr. Sereno Reisner

Biography

Sari L. Reisner, ScD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and an Adjunct Associate Professor at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Reisner is trained as a social psychiatrist and epidemiologist, with a research focus on understanding and mitigating health inequities in underserved populations, particularly concerning mental health, substance use, HIV infection, and healthcare access and quality outcomes. His expertise includes LGBTQ+ health, research on transgender and gender-diverse populations, and social determinants of health, utilizing community-engaged research practices. He serves as an Affiliated Research Scientist and Director of Transgender Health Research at the Fenway Institute at Fenway Health, leading multiple research projects funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Dr. Reisner has co-authored over 300 peer-reviewed publications and was involved in the WPATH Standards of Care Version 8. He has served on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Committee to conduct a national consensus study on the health of sexual and gender minorities, published in 2020, and became an elected Board Member of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health in 2022.

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