David Klein MD, MPH

Education

2018 - Air War College (by correspondence)

2014 - Adolescent Medicine Fellowship, San Antonio Military Medical Center, TX

2010 - Family Medicine Residency, David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, CA

2007 - Doctor of Medicine (MD), Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, MD

2003 - Master of Public Health (MPH), University of Maryland, College Park, MD

2001 - Bachelor of Science with Honors in Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Biography

Dr. David A. Klein, a Colonel in the United States Air Force, is a Family and Adolescent Medicine physician. He currently serves as Program Director of the Family Medicine Residency at David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, CA.

Dr. Klein is a Professor of Family Medicine and Pediatrics at the Uniformed Services University and a Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at UC Davis School of Medicine. He has authored more than 70 articles in peer-reviewed journals on topics related to sexual and reproductive health, sexual- and gender-diverse youth, eating disorders, and psychosocial screening for adolescents.

Most recently, Dr. Klein served as Chief of Medical Staff (Chief Medical Officer) at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling and Joint Base Andrews in Washington, DC. Dr. Klein previously spent 5 years as a faculty member at the National Capital Consortium Family Medicine Residency in Fort Belvoir, Virginia where he held the position of Associate Program Director. In 2018, he deployed to Kuwait in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Prior to that, he was the Medical Director of the Lajes Air Base Military Clinic in the Azores, Portugal. In 2016, he received the US Air Force Surgeon General's Award for Clinical Excellence.

He enjoys mentoring medical students, residents, and junior clinicians, caring for his patients, and spending time with his family.

Representative Bibliography

Nos A, Klein DA, Hisle-Gorman E, Adirim TA, Schvey NA, CM Roberts. Association of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue use with subsequent use of gender-affirming hormones among transgender and gender-diverse adolescents. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(11):e2239758.

Klein DA, Ahmed AE, Murphy MA, Pearlman AT, Johnson N, Gray JC, Schvey NA. The mediating role of parental acceptance and family conflict on suicidality among sexual and gender minority youth. Arch Suicide Res. 2022;27(3):1091-1098.

Schvey NA, Pearlman AT, Klein DA, Murphy M, Gray JC. Obesity and eating disorder disparities among sexual and gender minority youth. JAMA Pediatr. 2021;175(4):412-415.

Klein DA, Berry-Bibee EN, Baker KK, Malcolm NM, Rollison JM, Frederiksen BN. Providing quality family planning services for LGBTQIA individuals: A systematic review. Contraception. 2018;97(5):378-391.

Klein DA, Roberts TA, Adirim TA, Landis CA, Susi A, Schvey NA, Hisle-Gorman E. Transgender children and adolescents receiving care in the US military health care system. JAMA Pediatr. 2019;173(5):491-492.

Brunson MR, Klein DA, Olsen CH, Weir LF, Roberts TA. Postpartum contraception: initiation and effectiveness in a large universal healthcare system. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017;217(1):55.e1-55.e9.

Schvey NA, Blubaugh I, Morettini A, Klein, DA. Military family physicians’ readiness for treating patients with gender dysphoria. JAMA Internal Med. 2017;177(5):727-729.

Diedrich JT, Klein DA, Peipert JF. Long-acting reversible contraception in adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017;216(4):e1-364.e12.

Chiles DP, Roberts TA, Klein DA. Initiation and continuation of long-acting reversible contraception in the United States military healthcare system. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016;215(3):328:e1-328.e9.

Klein DA, Goldenring JM, Adelman WP. HEEADSSS 3.0: The psychosocial interview for adolescents updated for a new century fueled by media. Contemp Pediatr. 2014;31(1):16-28.