Guero

Guero was born and raised in Los Angeles, educated in the South, and returned to the West for residency training. Self-identified as a genderqueer transwoman, she has remained dedicated to LGBTQ health policy, education, and activism, as well as basic science and clinical research throughout college, medical school, and residency. She is a firm believer in "paying it forward," sharing advice and resources in the pre-medical forums, serving on SDN's editorial board, co-creating and moderating the LGBTQ forum.

Get It Before It’s Too Late: Disability Insurance

February 16, 2021November 5, 2020 by Guero

“What the [bleep] are you doing!? Don’t risk injuring your hands! We’re surgeons for goodness … Read more

Q&A with Zubin Damania, aka ZDoggMD

April 2, 2019March 29, 2019 by Guero

Zubin Damania, aka ZDoggMD, is a hospitalist and founder of Turntable Health, a direct primary … Read more

Combined Medicine and Psychiatry Training: It’s a Thing

April 19, 2022August 29, 2018 by Guero

Most people asking what discipline I was pursuing during my fourth year of medical school … Read more

The Chemistry of Gender and Coming Out in Medical School

March 13, 2019December 12, 2016 by Guero

“Is it trans or cis?” It’s a question that has tortured many pre-professional students studying organic chemistry for the better part of a century. Effectively learning stereochemistry and its notation really comes down to the permutations of trans, cis, and chiral centers. I think one of my mentors summed it up best when I asked him if he found Organic Chemistry useful in medical school and in his practice as a physician: “Yep, I finally learned how to pronounce all those shampoo ingredients!”