Erik Eckhert, MD, MS, is a post-doctoral fellow in hematology and oncology at Stanford University Hospital. While earning his bachelor’s degree in molecular and cell biology and gender studies, Dr. Eckhert became interested in the way that social norms perpetuate inequalities in healthcare for LGBTQ+ people. After earning his MD and a master’s degree in health and medical science through the UC Berkeley/UCSF joint medical program, he completed his internal medicine residency and then began his post-doctoral fellowship at Stanford. At Stanford, he helped design and teach the Stanford internal medicine LGBTQ health curriculum for resident physicians and led several quality improvement initiatives for LGBTQ people who received care there.