Trailblazers: Dr. Rob Garofalo

In this LGBTQ Pride month Trailblazers episode, we interview national expert on LGBTQ+ health and adolescent HIV care, Dr. Rob Garofalo. Dr. Garofalo is the Chief of Adolescent medicine at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and specializes in the care of HIV+ and LGBTQ adolescents at the Center for Gender, Sexuality and HIV Prevention. He has a passion for caring for transgender and gender diverse youth and advocating to help LGBTQ kids thrive. Dr. Garofalo has received several lifetime and leadership awards for his advocacy on behalf of youth and is a prolific researcher and author, having over 180 publications to his name. He has been an inspiration to many in the field of queer and trans health, and a role model of a genuine, honest and passionate pediatrician and human being.
View the transcript here:
https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-trailblazers-dr-rob-garofalo-6-10-22/