The first clinic for transgender patients in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs medical care system opened today at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center.
The clinic will handle an initial enrollment of 20 transgender veterans, ages 21 to 75, on a half-day (Thursdays) each month, and is headed Dr. Megan McNamara, who started working two years ago with this patient population.
McNamara, who trained as a primary care and women's health doctor, is the clinical lead physician. She leads a team of other VA staffers including a nurse, psychologist and social worker, who will add the clinic to their usual duties at the medical center, at 10701 East Blvd....
