The Vito Imbasciani, Ph.D., M.D.’85, and George DiSalvo LGBTQ Health Equity Lecture Series Presents

Has Medicine Failed the Intersex Community? DSD & Intersex Care: Past, Present and Future

Ilene Wong, M.D.
Urologist, MidLantic Urology
Board Member, interACT: Advocates for Intersex Youth

The care of patients with intersex variations is one of the most complex and challenging topics in medical education. In this talk, participants will review the history of the medicalization of people born with intersex traits, and critically examine the limited data that exists to guide evidenced based treatment. By understanding the checkered past of intersex care, they will understand the importance of a demedicalized, multidisciplinary approach that emphasizes the importance of peer support and trauma-informed care.

Monday, October 5, 2026 |5:00-6:30 PM | MedEd 200 Sullivan Classroom & Zoom