Louis Gooren
Louis J. G. Gooren (14 December 1943 – 17 September 2023) was a Dutch
endocrinologist known for his work with transsexual and transgender people. He treated over 2,200 transsexual people and was one of the first physicians to treat transgender youth
.
Life and career
Louis J. G. Gooren was born in
testicular hormones in 1981.[1]
In 1988 he became Professor of Endocrinology and held the special position Professor of Transsexuality at the Vrije Universiteit.[2] He was featured in the 2005 documentary, Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She.
Gooren was a professor emeritus at Vrije Universiteit from 2008, and he worked as a consultant in
human sexual differentiation.[3]
Gooren also published research on
Surabaya, Indonesia
.
Louis Gooren died on 17 September 2023, at the age of 79.[5]
References
- ABC Radio
- Florida Sun-Sentinel
- ^ Zhou J, Hofman MA, Gooren LJG, Swaab DF (2 November 1995). A sex difference in the human brain and its relation to transsexuality. Nature 378, 68 – 70.
- ISBN 978-981-04-4908-7
- ^ Overlijdensbericht Louis Wiet Gooren (in Dutch)
External links
- Louis Gooren at IMDb
- Gooren, Louis (16 April 1993). Closing speech at Transsexualism, medicine and law speech (via Press for Change)
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