Gender Clinic

Refer a Patient

How to Refer a Patient

To locate or expedite a referral, please call Clinical Intake Coordinators at 206-987-2080, option 2.

Appointment availability

Updated April 2020

We are accepting new referrals. A referral is not required, but will help us serve your patient better. We currently do not have appointments available, but encourage you to submit a referral so that we can put your patient in our queue and call them when an opening is available. We are continuing to connect with families for phone intakes and to provide resources at this time. We are also reviewing referrals to prioritize urgent patients. It may take 3 to 6 months for the patient to be seen for their initial clinic appointment. We hope to reduce wait times by later this year.

Referral requirements

We ask that providers submit a referral that is complete. A complete referral helps us schedule an appointment for your patient in a timely manner and match them with the right specialist and clinic location. It ensures a productive and smooth first appointment for your patient. It also helps us assess the needs of our community and plan to have the capacity to meet those needs.

Please include:

Reason for referral: what is the clinical question for the specialist?
If the referral is urgent (see within 4 weeks) or routine (next available)
ICD-10 Diagnosis – required
Visit type:
- New patient consult, transfer of care, second opinion, or return visit/ongoing care
ALL relevant clinical documents
- Clinic notes
- Medication history
- Growth charts/curves
- Lab reports
- Imaging and diagnostic reports
- Previous specialty evaluations
Patient’s full name, DOB, sex, address, guardian contact information and insurance
Referring provider’s name, phone, fax and the referral coordinator’s email address so that we may contact you if additional information is needed
Preferred clinic location
If an interpreter is needed
Any known barriers to performing a successful telehealth (video) visit with the family

We see patients ages 9 to 21 for medical care. If your patient is prepubertal and not in need of medical treatment, we offer the family a phone consultation to help with social transition and locating information and support resources in the community. The Gender Clinic sees new patients through age 17.5.

For patients who are ages 17.5 and older, the Gender Clinic refers these patients to adult care gender providers in our community; in addition to connecting young adult patients with prompt access to care and minimizing the transition of having to switch to an adult care provider when aging out of pediatric care, this helps maintain capacity in pediatric care for patients 17 and under, who have very limited care options.

Submit a referral

New Appointment Request Form (PDF) (DOC)
Step-by-Step Guide to Submitting a Referral
New Patient Referral FAQ

We’re committed to partnering with you

Diagnosis and treatment options: call 206-987-7777 (Provider-to-Provider Line).
Referring or transporting a patient to our Emergency Department or Urgent Care: call 206-987-8899 or, toll-free, 866-987-8899 (Emergency Department Communications Center).

Learn more about managing your patients at Seattle Children’s, including viewing your patient’s records.

What Your Patients Can Expect

Once we receive your referral, your patient will be in our queue to review and schedule. Initial clinic visits are scheduling 3 to 6 months out.
Families may call 206-987-2028 to ask to be added to a cancellation list.
We review openings and the patient referral queue daily.
As openings become available, we call families to schedule based on provider availability and the patient’s needs.