Ben Haseen, MD

Ben Haseen, MD (He/Him) is a trans South Asian physician, author, and transgender health advocate of Bangladeshi descent. He is committed to health disparities research publishing and presenting on transgender care, health equity, and health literacy. He is the first in his family to attend college in the United States, and the first to attend medical school. Since the start of his academic career, he has written works detailing his experiences being a transgender Muslim growing up in marginalized neighborhoods in Atlanta, GA. Lastly, he has spearheaded multiple trans and queer health education resources including a YouTube channel dedicated to transgender health education, and holding health workshops as part of the mutual aid efforts across Atlanta, and the nation. He has previously been featured in Prevention.com and USA Today.