She is the Director of UCSF Transgender Care and a Principal Investigator at the UCSF Center of Excellence for Transgender Health, where she conducts research and provides support to agencies developing and implementing transgender care programs. She is a recognized expert in transgender health who has written numerous peer-reviewed articles and textbook chapters, and has lectured nationally and internationally on a range of transgender health and medicine topics. Dr. Deutsch is an Associate Editor for the journal LGBT Health, and is on the Editorial Board for the journal Transgender Health. Dr. Deutsch is currently overseeing the development of a telemedicine program which will allow patients to be seen by remote computer connection, and is leading efforts at UCSF Medical Center to implement best practices for transgender patients such as the use of preferred name and pronouns.