Kade Goepferd, MD (they/them)

Kade Goepferd, MD, is the Chief Education Officer at Children’s Minnesota and medical director of Children’s Gender Health Program. For over 20 years, Dr. Goepferd has been a leader in the LGBTQIA+ community who is driving equitable care for LGBTQIA+ youth, particularly transgender and gender diverse youth, and is a sought-after speaker and trainer on these topics. As an advocate and educator, they have received multiple awards including two special recognition awards from the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2019 and 2023 and the distinguished Ellen Perrin Award for Excellence in LGBTQ Health and Wellness from the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2022. In 2019, Dr. Goepferd launched the Children’s Gender Health Program, the largest multispecialty exclusively pediatric program in the region. In October of 2020, their first TED talk, “The revolutionary truth about kids and gender identity” was released by TEDxMinneapolis.