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  1. Fertility Intentions and Histories Among Transgender Adults Who Started Gender-Affirming Testosterone Before Adulthood

    Article • Women s Health Issues, March 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  2. National Trends of Common Gynecologic Procedures Among Pediatric Hospitals: A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric (NSQIP-P) Database Analysis

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Surgery, February 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  3. A Retrospective Cohort Study of Transgender Adolescents' Gender-Affirming Hormone Discontinuation

    Article • Journal of Adolescent Health, January 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  4. Clinical Characteristics and Care Trajectories of Transgender and Gender Diverse Patients With Cancer Seen in a Pediatric Gender Clinic

    Article • Psycho-Oncology, November 2024, Wiley

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  5. Extended Use of Histrelin Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonist Implants in Transgender Patients

    Article • Transgender Health, October 2024, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  6. Adult endocrinologists’ perspectives on transitioning adolescent patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, July 2024, De Gruyter

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  7. Sexual Orientation Labels Used by Transgender and Gender Diverse Adolescents and Young Adults Seeking Gender Affirming Hormones

    Article • Sexuality & Culture, March 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  8. Danazol’s use for menstrual suppression in transgender individuals: A retrospective multi-site cohort study

    Article • Women s Health, January 2024, SAGE Publications

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  9. Association of Pubertal Blockade at Tanner 2/3 With Psychosocial Benefits in Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth at Hormone Readiness Assessment

    Article • Journal of Adolescent Health, December 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  10. Gender-Affirming Hysterectomy and Oophorectomy Counseling Practices for Transmasculine Adolescents

    Article • Transgender Health, November 2023, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  11. Prevalence of pelvic pain in transgender individuals on testosterone

    Article • The Journal of Sexual Medicine, October 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  12. Understanding Their Experiences: Psychosocial Functioning of Nonbinary and Binary Youth at the Time of Hormone Readiness Assessment

    Article • LGBT Health, October 2023, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  13. Re: “Determining the Sex Assigned at Birth of Transgender and Nonbinary Populations in Administrative Claims Databases Utilizing Diagnostic and Procedure Codes” by Haley et al.

    Article • Transgender Health, August 2023, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  14. Gender Affirmation–Related Information-Seeking Behaviors in a Diverse Sample of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Young Adults: Survey Study

    Article • JMIR Formative Research, August 2023, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  15. Body mass index and benign breast surgeries: A survey of plastic surgeons’ knowledge and attitudes

    Article • JPRAS Open, June 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  16. Comparing scrotoplasty complication rates in transgender and cisgender men: An ACS NSQIP study

    Article • JPRAS Open, June 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  17. Prospective Evaluation of Psychosocial Changes After Chest Reconstruction in Transmasculine and Non-Binary Youth

    Article • Journal of Adolescent Health, June 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  18. The role of social work and social welfare in the current crisis facing trans youth in the US

    Article • Critical and Radical Social Work, March 2023, Policy Press

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  19. Retrospective Review of Sexual and Reproductive Health Conversations During Initial Visits of Adolescents Seeking Gender-Affirming Testosterone

    Article • Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, February 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  20. Young Adult Patients with Testosterone Management Concerns after Gender-Affirming Hysterectomy and Bilateral Oophorectomy: A Case Series

    Article • Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, February 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  21. Gender Affirmation–Related Information-Seeking Behaviors in a Diverse Sample of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Young Adults: Survey Study (Preprint)

    Article • January 2023, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  22. Patient and parent perspectives on the utility of telemedicine for initial surgical gender care consultations: A cross-sectional survey

    Article • Digital Health, January 2023, SAGE Publications

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  23. Unreasonable Expectations: A Call for Training and Educational Transparency in Gender-affirming Surgery

    Article • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, January 2023, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  24. “Band-Aids on Bullet Holes”: Experiences of pediatric hospital social workers after 1 year of the COVID-19 pandemic

    Article • Qualitative Social Work, December 2022, SAGE Publications

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  25. “You can’t be deadnamed in a video game”: Transgender and gender diverse adolescents’ use of video game avatar creation for gender-affirmation and exploration

    Article • Journal of LGBT Youth, November 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  26. The Quality and Utility of Referral Letters for Gender-Affirming Surgery

    Article • Transgender Health, November 2022, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  27. Family Building Perspectives of Assigned Female at Birth Transgender and Gender Diverse Adolescents Seeking Testosterone Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy

    Article • LGBT Health, October 2022, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  28. “We Are Not Taking a Backseat”: Health Social Workers’ Perspectives on COVID-19 Response and Recovery

    Article • Health & Social Work, September 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  29. Feasibility of an External Erectile Prosthesis for Transgender Men Who have Undergone Phalloplasty

    Article • Sexual Medicine, August 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  30. Can gender-affirming surgeries be safely combined? An NSQIP analysis of 30-day outcomes and case planning factors

    Article • Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, August 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  31. More than Just Abortion: How Attacks on Privacy Threaten Gynecology

    Article • Journal of Gynecologic Surgery, August 2022, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  32. Assessing Fertility Intentions in Patients Presenting for Gender-Affirming Surgery

    Article • LGBT Health, July 2022, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  33. Sexual Orientation and Attraction in a Cohort of Transmasculine Adolescents and Young Adults

    Article • Transgender Health, June 2022, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  34. Intimate Partner Violence and the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Article • PEDIATRICS, May 2022, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  35. 278 Sexual Function after Gender Affirming Phalloplasty

    Article • The Journal of Sexual Medicine, May 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  36. Prevalence of Chronic Pelvic Pain by Sexual Orientation in a Large Cohort of Young Women in the United States

    Article • The Journal of Sexual Medicine, May 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  37. Concerns About Internal Erectile Prostheses Among Transgender Men Who Have Undergone Phalloplasty

    Article • The Journal of Sexual Medicine, April 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  38. A Single Center Case Series of Gender-Affirming Surgeries and the Evolution of a Specialty Anesthesia Team

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, March 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  39. Prostatic metaplasia and pilar differentiation in gender-affirming mastectomy specimens

    Article • Modern Pathology, March 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  40. A Critical Assessment of the Transgender Health Care Workforce in the United States and the Capacity to Deliver Gender-Affirming Bottom Surgery

    Article • Annals of Plastic Surgery, February 2022, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  41. Reported Pain in Cisgender Female and Transmasculine Patients Seeking Benign Breast Surgery

    Article • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, February 2022, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  42. Nonsensical Coding of Gender-Affirming Procedures: A Need for Transgender-Specific Procedure Codes

    Article • Journal of the American College of Surgeons, January 2022, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  43. ‘We are essential:’ Pediatric health care social workers’ perspectives on being designated essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Article • Social Work in Health Care, January 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  44. Why Are You Asking? Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Assessment in Clinical Care

    Article • Journal of Adolescent Health, December 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  45. Breakthrough Bleeding in Transgender and Gender Diverse Adolescents and Young Adults on Long-Term Testosterone

    Article • Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, October 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  46. Gender-Affirming Surgeries in Transgender and Gender Diverse Adolescent and Young Adults: A Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Primer

    Article • Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, August 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  47. “We’re Moving in the Right Direction. Still a Long Way to Go”: Experiences and Perceptions of the Climate for LGBTQ+ Employees at a Pediatric Hospital

    Article • Journal of Homosexuality, June 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  48. The role of androgens in clitorophallus development and possible applications to transgender patients

    Article • Andrology, April 2021, Wiley

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  49. Legislation, Market Size, and Access to Gender-affirming Genital Surgery in the United States

    Article • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, February 2021, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  50. Is Clitoral Release Another Term for Metoidioplasty? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Metoidioplasty Surgical Technique and Outcomes

    Article • Sexual Medicine, January 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  51. “You never stop being a social worker:” Experiences of pediatric hospital social workers during the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic

    Article • Social Work in Health Care, January 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  52. Use of the Subfascial Plane for Gender-affirming Breast Augmentation: A Case Series

    Article • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, January 2021, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  53. Perioperative Issues With Gender-Diverse Youth

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Surgical Nursing, November 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  54. Surgical Affirmation for Gender-Diverse Youth

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Surgical Nursing, November 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  55. Barriers to Gender-affirming Surgery Consultations in a Sample of Transmasculine Patients in Boston, Mass.

    Article • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, August 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  56. Associations Between Transgender Exclusion Prohibitions and Insurance Coverage of Gender-Affirming Surgery

    Article • LGBT Health, July 2020, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  57. New-Onset Abdominopelvic Pain After Initiation of Testosterone Therapy Among Trans-Masculine Persons: A Community-Based Exploratory Survey

    Article • LGBT Health, July 2020, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  58. Behavioral Health Concerns and Eligibility Factors Among Adolescents and Young Adults Seeking Gender-Affirming Masculinizing Top Surgery

    Article • LGBT Health, June 2020, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  59. Empowering Transmasculine Youth by Enhancing Reproductive Health Counseling in the Primary Care Setting

    Article • Journal of Adolescent Health, June 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  60. How Should Decision-Sharing Roles Be Considered in Adolescent Gender Surgeries?

    Article • The AMA Journal of Ethic, May 2020, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  61. Are Prophylactic Postoperative Antibiotics Necessary after Masculinizing Mastectomy with Free Nipple Graft? A Single-institution Retrospective Review

    Article • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, January 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  62. The Effect of Forearm Tattoos on Flap Choice in Transmasculine Phalloplasty Patients

    Article • MDM Policy & Practice, January 2020, SAGE Publications

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  63. Women’s college admissions and retention policies pertaining to transgender students: a comprehensive analysis

    Article • Journal of LGBT Youth, November 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  64. Piloting a Genital Affirmation Surgical Priorities Scale for Trans Masculine Patients

    Article • Transgender Health, October 2019, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  65. Epidemiologic Characteristics and Postoperative Complications following Augmentation Mammaplasty: Comparison of Transgender and Cisgender Females

    Article • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, October 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  66. Masculinizing Chest Reconstruction in Transgender and Nonbinary Individuals: An Analysis of Epidemiology, Surgical Technique, and Postoperative Outcomes

    Article • Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, August 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  67. Insurance Policy Trends for Breast Surgery in Cisgender Women, Cisgender Men, and Transgender Men

    Article • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, August 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  68. Mastectomy in Transgender and Cisgender Patients: A Comparative Analysis of Epidemiology and Postoperative Outcomes

    Article • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, June 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  69. Ethical Issues Considered When Establishing a Pediatrics Gender Surgery Center

    Article • PEDIATRICS, May 2019, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  70. Abstract 78

    Article • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, April 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  71. Congruence Is Not Cosmetic

    Article • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, April 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  72. Self-assessment of clinical competence with LGBT patients at a pediatric hospital

    Article • Social Work in Health Care, March 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  73. Identification Before Prescription: Necessary Changes for the Support of Transgender Youth

    Article • The American Journal of Bioethics, February 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  74. Association of Surgical Risk With Exogenous Hormone Use in Transgender Patients

    Article • JAMA Surgery, February 2019, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  75. Public Accommodation Laws and Gender Panic in Clinical Settings

    Article • The AMA Journal of Ethic, November 2018, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  76. Appropriately submitting for top surgery in transmasculine patients.

    Article • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, October 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  77. Abstract

    Article • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, August 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  78. Examining the Relationships Between Bone Tissue Composition, Compositional Heterogeneity, and Fragility Fracture: A Matched Case-Controlled FTIRI Study

    Article • Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, December 2015, Wiley

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  79. Understanding Transgender Identity Development in Childhood and Adolescence

    Article • American Journal of Sexuality Education, October 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  80. Use of FTIR Spectroscopic Imaging to Identify Parameters Associated With Fragility Fracture

    Article • Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, September 2009, Wiley

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  81. Acceptability of a self-sampling technique to collect vaginal smears for gram stain diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis

    Article • Women s Health Issues, February 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  82. Acceptability of a self-sampling technique to collect vaginal smears for gram stain diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis

    Article • Women s Health Issues, January 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  83. A Self-Sampling Method to Obtain Large Volumes of Undiluted Cervicovaginal Secretions

    Article • Sexually Transmitted Diseases, February 2003, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  84. Origins of vaginal acidity: high d/l lactate ratio is consistent with bacteria being the primary source

    Article • Human Reproduction, September 2001, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  85. Acid Production by Vaginal Flora In Vitro Is Consistent with the Rate and Extent of Vaginal Acidification

    Article • Infection and Immunity, October 1999, ASM Journals

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey

  86. Sexually Transmitted Diseases

    Article • SAGE Publications

    Dr Elizabeth Boskey