Callen-Lorde Community Health Center

Last week, we shared the exciting news that Dr. Demetre C Daskalakis will be joining Callen-Lorde as our new Chief Medical Officer. Today, we’re here to reintroduce Demetre, in his own words and en route to Callen-Lorde. Welcome home, Demetre. "Let's get to work".

🩺 Thinking about the next step in your healthcare career? Check out the Keith Haring Nurse Practitioner Postgraduate Fellowship in LGBTQ+ Health! ⭐ This full-time, year-long program is designed to give academically prepared family and adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioners an opportunity to train under worldclass LGBTQ+ health experts and help address disparities among the LGBTQ+ community. 📌 Fellows come from across the country to NYC and take that training with them back to their homes and communities. 🔗 Learn more about this transformative program and sign up for updates at callen-lorde.org/khf 📅 Applications open January 2! #keithharingfellowship #np #nurses #nursing #nursingeducation #fellowship #fellowshipopportunity #lgbtqhealth #hivcare #communityhealth #primarycare #lgbtq #recentgrad #newgrad #postgrad #aprn #fnp #advancepracticenurse

Your generosity has unlocked an additional $5k match 🔓 🎇 We have been blown away by your support. Since #GivingTuesday, your contributions helped surpass our original goal of $10K and unlock an additional $5K match—which means donations through December 31 will continue to go twice as far. Help us cross the finish line before the end of the year to safeguard lifesaving healthcare for all in 2026. Head to callen-lorde.org/give to make your gift count twice! Thank you 💕🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ #givingseason #holidayseason #holidays #givingtuesday2025 #nonprofit #charity #LGBTQ #LGBTQhealth #healthcare #support #donate #community #nyc #ny

We know more about #HIV than ever before and our expanding prevention toolbox helps prove it. And yet, racial disparities persist and have even grown among the most impacted communities. This #WorldAIDSDay, Callen-Lorde joined Amida Care, DESTINATION TOMORROW, Latino Commission on AIDS, and National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, Inc. (NBLCA) to demand urgent, coordinated action at every level of government and called on our community to name and address these inequities. The time for reflection has passed. The time to act is now. Read the full article on Gay City News or POZ, o en español en El Diario NY ❤️ #AIDS #healthequity #health #healthcare #LGBTQhealth #LGBTQ #queer #trans #nonbinary #TGNC #community #takeaction #news #nys #nyc

📣 First established in 1992, #InternationalDayOfPersonsWithDisabilities is a day to promote the dignity, rights and well-being of people with disabilities. One of the focuses this year is inclusive health financing. At Callen-Lorde, we are advancing this call today and every day. Through care provided free of judgement and regardless of identity or ability to pay, we are committed to helping all communities access care. We also know disability comes in many forms. Not all of them are visible. Need accommodations? We got your back. Just let us know before or during your next visit! #accessibility #accessiblecare #careforall #primarycare #lgbtq #lgbtqhealth #intersectionality #disability #disabilityrights

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Demetre C Daskalakis is joining Callen-Lorde as our Chief Medical Officer! Dr. Daskalakis has a wealth of experience that will help him guide Callen-Lorde through new clinical initiatives and challenges while remaining steadfast to our mission to care for our communities regardless of ability to pay. His passion and experience make him particularly suited for this new role—and he has a deep connection to Callen-Lorde. He first encountered our clinics in 1997 while on rotations as an NYU medical student; and more than 25 years later Callen-Lorde honored him at this year’s Community Health Awards. “At Callen-Lorde, I learned the true meaning of service: to uplift and protect the very community I hold most dear. I witnessed a safe space based in science, a mission lifted by and for community.” Dr. Daskalakis established himself as a prominent infectious disease physician and researcher during posts at the NYU School of Medicine/Bellevue Hospital and Icahn School of Medicine/Mount Sinai early in his career before moving to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in 2014. He first worked as the Assistant Commissioner of the Bureau of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control and ultimately became the Deputy Commissioner of the Division of Disease Control. In 2021 he went to work in several positions at the CDC, eventually becoming the director of its National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases; he also spent one year at the White House where he led the nation’s mpox response. Recently Dr. Daskalakis, along with our CEO Patrick McGovern, were named to Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani's Transition Committee on Health. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Daskalakis back to New York City!

Reminder! 💫 Join us for our second info session happening tonight, Dec 2 at 8PM ET to learn more about the #KeithHaringFellowship — and explore how you can take the next step in deepening your impact in LGBTQ+ healthcare. RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/eGtQVV-t

We are grateful for your support every day of the year, but this #GivingTuesday, your generosity can go even further. Callen-Lorde has faced unnumerable threats to our ability to provide essential #LGBTQ+ healthcare, and they will only persist as we head into 2026. We are determined to stand strong in our convictions, but we need you to stand with us. You can join us and power the care of over 22,000 patients with a donation today. All gifts made through December 31 will be matched up to a total of $10,000! Head to: callen-lorde.org/give Thank you 💕🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ #GivingTuesday2025 #nonprofit #charity #givingseason #holidayseason #holidays #LGBTQhealth #healthcare #support #donate

Since 1988, December 1 has marked #WorldAIDSDay. Today we mourn New Yorkers lost, reflect on how far we’ve come and celebrate the latest scientific advancements to end the epidemic. Callen-Lorde will empower our communities to fight against #HIV and #AIDS until the epidemic is over in New York and beyond. We hope you'll take meaningful action to ensure the fight continues. See our previous post for ways to get involved this World AIDS Day (https://lnkd.in/eKPWiS8t) or directly support our work at callen-lorde.org/give. #WAD #WAD205 #EndingTheEpidemic #EtE #newyork #nyc #support #LGBTQhealth #health #healthcare #publichealth

The holiday season can be isolating and difficult for LGBTQ+ folks. Here at Callen-Lorde, we want to let you know that we're here for you. Our partnership with Crisis Text Line offers 24/7 confidential counseling via text, from wherever you are. You are not alone. 🤍💗🩵🤎🖤❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 Si estás pasando por un momento difícil, estamos aquí para ayudarte. La Línea de Ayuda Callen-Lorde con Crisis Text Line ofrece asesoramiento gratuito y confidencial las 24 horas, todos los días, desde donde estés, seas o no paciente. 💬🫂 #behavioralhealth #mentalhealth #helpnow #gethelpnow #crisistextline #holidayseason #fall #winter #Thanksgiving #free #confidential #lgbtq #lgbtqhealth #health #healthcare #HealthcareForAll