About: Norman Spack

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Norman P. Spack is an American pediatric endocrinologist at Boston Children's Hospital, where he co-founded the hospital's Gender Management Service (GeMS) clinic in February 2007. It is America's first clinic to treat transgender children. He is an internationally known specialist in treatment for intersex and transgender youth, and is one of the first doctors in the United States who advocate prescribing hormone replacement therapy to minors. Spack, who is Jewish, has been an advocate for transgender resources and support groups for the Jewish community.

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  • Norman P. Spack is an American pediatric endocrinologist at Boston Children's Hospital, where he co-founded the hospital's Gender Management Service (GeMS) clinic in February 2007. It is America's first clinic to treat transgender children. He is an internationally known specialist in treatment for intersex and transgender youth, and is one of the first doctors in the United States who advocate prescribing hormone replacement therapy to minors. Spack, who is Jewish, has been an advocate for transgender resources and support groups for the Jewish community. Spack has been consulted to discuss trans medical issues, often specifically pediatric, in media outlets such as 20/20, Time, The Atlantic, and National Public Radio. He wrote the foreword of the 2008 book The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals. (en)
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  • Norman P. Spack is an American pediatric endocrinologist at Boston Children's Hospital, where he co-founded the hospital's Gender Management Service (GeMS) clinic in February 2007. It is America's first clinic to treat transgender children. He is an internationally known specialist in treatment for intersex and transgender youth, and is one of the first doctors in the United States who advocate prescribing hormone replacement therapy to minors. Spack, who is Jewish, has been an advocate for transgender resources and support groups for the Jewish community. (en)
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  • Norman Spack (en)
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