Stony Brook Children’s Hospital

Health Systems Stony Brook Medicine

Stony Brook Children’s Hospital

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101 Nicolls Rd.
Stony Brook, NY

13

Total Sex Change Patients

info icon Total unique children who underwent gender-affirming procedures or hormone/puberty blocker therapy.
4

Total Surgery Patients

info icon Total unique children who underwent gender-affirming surgical procedures.
9

Total Hormone and Puberty Blocker Patients

info icon Total unique children who were prescribed puberty blockers or received gender-affirming hormone therapy.
59

Total Prescriptions Written

info icon Total number of scripts for puberty blockers or gender-affirming hormones.
$56,405

Total Submitted Charges

info icon Total amount submitted by providers or pharmacies to insurance for services, treatments, or prescriptions, before any reviews or adjustments. Includes medical procedures and prescription charges but may not reflect the final amount after negotiations.

The Stony Brook Children’s Hospital is part of Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH), which is also part of Stony Brook Medicine, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit health system in New York. This hospital offers puberty blockers, hormone therapy and sex change surgeries to minors. Claims data confirms that Stony Brook Children’s Hospital billed for hormone therapy for minors. Claims data also confirms that Stony Brook Medicine billed for hormone therapy and sex change surgeries for minors. 

For more information on the specific procedure and diagnostic codes and other methodology used to make these determination, read our white paper here.

Key Findings

The Adolescent Medicine Division at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital provides medical care for gay, lesbian, bisexual, non-binary, queer, and transgender teens and young adults.

The Pediatric Endocrinology Division at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital treats conditions including gender identity disorders and sexual differentiation conditions.

Stony Brooks Medicine offers LGBTQ* Care for adolescents and specifically provides services related to transitioning including puberty blockers, gender affirming hormones, or gender affirming surgery.

Stony Brooks Medicine hosted a virtual transgender health conference that discusses “gender-affirming care” and new research on the transgender front.

Stony Brook Medicine maintains a “LGBTQ* Committee” that aims “to address the needs of the LGBTQ* community, including patients, faculty, staff and trainees.”

The Pediatric Endocrinology Division at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital participates in clinical research, including a study on “the effect of pubertal suppression and/or cross sex steroid therapy on depression and quality of life in transgender youth and young adults.”

In April 2020, Dr. Jennifer Osipoff, Dr. Kimberly Tafuri and Dr. Andrew Lane coauthored a study on “transgender youths experience[ing] high rates of depression and suicidal ideation compared to cisgender peers.”

In December 2021, Dr. Osipoff described how puberty blockers work by maintaining a steady release of hormones, impacting the development of secondary sexual characteristics in both assigned male and female individuals.

In January 2022, Psychology Today published an article highlighting 16 studies that have examined the impact of “gender-affirming” medical care for transgender youth, including a study conducted by Stony Brook Children’s Hospital.

In an October 2022 Healthline article, Dr. Osipoff highlighted the purported evolving understanding of gender identity, arguing that individuals may cease hormone therapy not due to a change in gender identity, but rather upon achieving desired physical changes.

Sex Change Treatments Offered

Adolescent Medicine Division

The Adolescent Medicine Division at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital provides medical care for gay, lesbian, bisexual, non-binary, queer and transgender teens and young adults.

Pediatric Endocrinology Division

The Pediatric Endocrinology Division at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital treats conditions including gender identity disorders and sexual differentiation conditions.

Stony Brooks Medicine LGBTQ Care

It provides sex change treatments, including:
  • Puberty blockers
  • Hormones
  • Sex change surgery

It offers educational resources on the basics of hormone therapy.

Virtual Transgender Health Conference

Stony Brooks Medicine hosted a virtual transgender health conference that discusses “gender-affirming care” and new research on the transgender front.
  • VIDEO: Dr. Osipoff presented a discussion on puberty blockers and other considerations related to adolescent endocrinology care for transgender and gender diverse individuals.
  • VIDEO: Dr. Allison Elliscu discussed terminology related to the transgender and gender diverse community.
  • VIDEO: Dr. Aleksandra Krajewski, assistant professor of surgery, discussed surgical care regarding top surgery for transgender and gender diverse individuals.

 

Definitions

SEX CHANGE PATIENTS: Total unique children who underwent “gender-affirming” surgical procedures or hormone/puberty blocker therapy.

TOTAL SURGERY PATIENTS: Total unique children who underwent “gender-affirming” surgical procedures.

TOTAL HORMONE AND PUBERTY BLOCKERS PATIENTS: Total unique children who were prescribed puberty blockers or received gender-affirming hormone therapy.

TOTAL PRESCRIPTIONS WRITTEN: Total number of prescriptions written by a provider for puberty blockers or gender-affirming hormones for children.

TOTAL SUBMITTED CHARGES: This is the initial amount a healthcare provider or pharmacy submits to the insurance company for a specific service, treatment, or prescription before the insurance company reviews and adjusts the payment. This value includes both the pharmacy-submitted cost of prescription drug claims and the line-item charges associated with medical procedures. Please note that this amount does not necessarily reflect the full cost of the procedure or prescription, as it is subject to adjustments and negotiations by the insurance company.

Leadership

Executive Leadership

Name Title Compensation
Ellen Miller Associate Director of Operations N/A
Maureen Cole, MS, RN, NEA-BC Associate Nursing Director N/A
Tracey Dupree Administrator, Outpatient Operations N/A
Allison Eliscu, MD, FAAP Division Chief of Adolescent Medicine and Medical Director of the Adolescent LGBTQ Program N/A
Alexis Santiago-Drakatos, MD Adolescent Medicine Physician N/A
Zachary Jacobs, DO Adolescent Medicine Physician N/A
Andrew Lane, MD Division Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology N/A
Diana Kaplan, DO Pediatric Endocrinologist N/A
Jennifer Osipoff, MD Pediatric Endocrinologist N/A
Kimberly Tafuri, DO Pediatric Endocrinologist N/A

The current leadership/titles are based on the Stony Brook Children’s Hospital websites: Stony Brook Children’s Hospital-Chair Message, Stony Brook Children’s Hospital-Medical Team, Stony Brook Children’s Hospital-Endocrinology Team.

In the News

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Psychology Today

The Evidence for Trans Youth Gender-Affirming Medical Care

01/24/2022

In January 2022, Psychology Today published an article highlighting 16 studies that have examined the impact of gender-affirming medical care…

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Dan's Paper

Transgender Awareness & How to Be Supportive, a Conversation with…

11/25/2022

Dr. Allison H. Eliscu discussed transgender awareness n an April 2024 interview.

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Healthline

Only 2% of Children Who Begin Gender-Affirming Hormone Treatment Stop

10/25/2022

In an October 2022 Healthline article, Dr. Jennifer Osipoff highlighted the evolving understanding of gender identity, purporting that individuals may…

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