Personal
- Also known as: Kate Goonan; “Dr. Kate”
- Region: Bel Air, Maryland, United States
- Spouse: Thomas Anthony Goonan (attorney)
Roles and affiliations
- Genspect
- Former: Team lead of Beyond Trans (2022)
- Current: Director of parent and patient advocacy; consultant to parents as “Dr. Kate” (Genspect Parent Advocacy Programme)
- Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine (SEGM)
- Member (per 2023-04-05 “Understanding Gender Dysphoria” presentation) and adviser (per 2023-10-05 “Gender Ideology Forum”)
- Affiliation listed as SEGM at April 2022 SEGM HHS meeting
- Speaker at 2023 New York conference
- Roman Catholic Church
- Eucharistic minister (non-clergy, assists with communion) at St. Margaret Parish, Bel Air
Appearances
See Detailed notes for highlighted excerpts.
2022
- April 25: SEGM April 2022 HHS meeting
- July 18: Signatory to Genspect blog post “An Open Letter to the American Academy of Pediatrics”
- Undated: Signatory to Beyond WPATH declaration
2023
- March 23: “Exposing Gender Ideology Town Hall” hosted by Moms for Liberty, Maryland chapters, cosponsored by Heritage Foundation; panel with Goonan, January Littlejohn, Erin Brewer (Advocates Protecting Children/Partners for Ethical Care), Jay W. Richards (Heritage Foundation)
- April 5: Presented “Understanding Gender Dysphoria” at Transparency in Education event “Understanding Gender Dysphoria and School Policy Forum” in Frederick, Maryland with Jim Lehmann and Tom Neumark
- July 7: Gender: A Wider Lens, episode 121 (“Practical Advice for Managing Gender Identity in Schools with Dr. Kate Goonan”)
- July 21: Webinar by Stella O’Malley with Tom Neumark (“Managing my child’s school: A conversation with Dr Kate Goonan and Tom Neumark”)
- October 5: “Gender Ideology Forum” with Tom Neumark at Moms for Liberty Howard County event
- October 10-11: SEGM October 2023 New York conference
Publications
Presentations
- “Understanding Gender Dysphoria”, 2023-04-05 talk at Transparency in Education event
Books
- The Juran Prescription: Clinical Quality Excellence (1995) by Kathleen J. Goonan
- Journey to Excellence: How Baldrige Health Care Leaders Succeed (2009) by Kathleen J. Goonan, Joseph A. Muzikowski and Patricia K. Stoltz
Professional background
- Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Performance Excellence
- CEO, Goonan Performance Strategies (GPS)
- Partner at Guidehouse (formerly Navigant Consulting) after acquisition of GPS
- Moderator, American Society for Quality webinar series “Critical Healthcare Quality Topics”
- Faculty at American College of Healthcare Executives
- Committee member, American Hospital Association-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize program
- Past chief medical officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Past president of American Medical Student Association (1981-1982)
Additional information
- Detailed notes
- LinkedIn: Kathleen Goonan
Donations
- Donated $250-999 to Catholic Charities of Baltimore in 2019-2020
- Donated $2,500-4,999 to Catholic Charities of Baltimore in 2020-2021
- Donated to 2020 Annual Stewardship Appeal of the Order of Malta Federal Association U.S.A.
Other connections
- Paul R. McHugh (friend via mutual religion)