Donald Rudolph Laub, Jr. is an American plastic surgeon who has served the transgender community.
Background
Laub got his medical degree at Medical College of Wisconsin, then did residencies at Oregon Health & Science University and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
Laub ran Green Mountain Gender Clinic in Williston, Vermont from 1999 until around 2007. William B. “Bill” Nash was the psychologist.
Note: His father Donald R. Laub, Sr. is also a plastic surgeon who was at Stanford University.
References
Archival links and contacts:
http://hometown.aol.com/grnmtclin
http://hometown.aol.com/grnmtclin/surgery.html
Dr. Laub Jr. 3 Timberland South Burlington, VT 05403 (802) 860-3340
or
Green Mountain Gender Clinic 183 Talcott Rd. Suite 206 Williston, VT 05495 (802) 879-5333 Fax : (802)879-5333 http://hometown.aol.com/grnmtclin/index.html [email protected]
https://www.wbnphd.com/ Metoidioplasty and FTM Top surgery using double incision
Selected publications
Vaginoplasty for gender confirmation.Laub DR Laub DR 2nd Biber S
The Post-Modern Phalloplasty: Another Method to Consider.Laub D Jr
Roberto C. Granato, Sr. (April 10, 1926 – October 26, 2014) was an Argentine-American urologist and surgeon.
Granato performed 300 bottom surgeries for trans people, including ophthalmologist and athlete Renee Richards.
Historic contact information:
Address: 40-46 75th St. Elmhurst, NY 11373
Phone: 718 335-1437
Fax: 718 899-1846
Website: http://www.granato-urology.com
References
Zagria (2009). Roberto C. Granato, Sr. (1926 – 2014). A Gender Variance Who’s Who https://zagria.blogspot.com/2009/09/roberto-c-granato-sr-193-urologist.html
Ellie Zara Ley (born ~1973) is a Mexican-American surgeon. She performs gender surgeries with the Gender Confirmation Center in California.
Background
Ley was born in San Luis, Sonora. She received treatment as a child in the US for a medical condition. She earned bachelor’s degrees in Spanish literature and biochemistry from University of Arizona in 1995. She earned her medical degree from the medical school of Universidad AutĂłnoma de Guadalajara in 2000, then returned to the United States to work at New York Medical College and at University of Arizona. Following her fellowship in pediatric craniofacial plastic surgery at Primary Childrenâs Medical Center in Utah, she trained at UCLA in hand and microsurgery. She then returned to the University of Utah for a fellowship in plastic and reconstructive surgery.
She founded the LEY Institute of Plastic & Hand Surgery before joining Toby R. Meltzer at The Meltzer Clinic in Arizona. In 2022 she joined the Gender Confirmation Center with Scott Mosser. She is licensed to practice in Arizona, California, Oregon, and Utah.
Felix Spector (September 18, 1917âDecember 5, 2007) was an American physician who specialized in orchiectomy. Spector was one of the first American surgeons to use the informed consent model of care for transgender and gender diverse people, the eunuch community in particular.
Background
Spector graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1942. Spector moved to California and later returned to Philadelphia in 1957, where he began performing orchiectomies during the late 1950s and early 1960s. He was arrested in the 1960s for performing abortions and was charged with falsifying pharmacy records, billing irregularities, and performing a castration of âgrossly inferior quality.â
Spector was diagnosed with Alzheimerâs disease late in life and in 2002 was forced to give up his practice in Philadelphia when the medical board declared him an âimmediate danger to the public health and safety.â Via the Pennsylvania Department of State Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs:
Name: FELIX SPECTOR
Address: PHILADELPHIA PA 19147
Type: Osteopathic Physician & Surgeon Secondary
Type: N/A
Number: OS000181L
Profession: Osteopathic Medicine
Status: Suspension
Obtained By: Application
Issue Date: 1/9/1957
Expires: 10/31/2002
Last Renewed: 10/26/2000
Standing: This license is not in good standing based on the license status ‘Suspension’.
Disciplinary action history: Disciplinary action history exists. Please contact the Prothonotary Office at (717)772-2686.
The Philadelphia Experiment: Orchiectomy with Dr. Felix Spector by anonymous (undated) http://www.annelawrence.com/philadelphia.html
Anonymous (May 2003):
“Physician with suspended license”
I emailed Anne [Lawrence] detailing my personal experiences with Dr. Spector previously; but she her site remained noncommittal regarding him. I have forwarded this information to her as well.
(He seemed quite old to still be in practice, had a noticeable tremor in his hands and was still performing surgery, had a filthy office & touched me inappropriately during examination. I had just moved to Philly then and knew of no other resources, I should just have left his office after my first visit – but he didn’t provide more than a week or two of medication at time & I needed time to find resources. Several others have reported similar experiences – I tell you my experiences in confidence)
Included essays on Feminization through hormones, on Castration, and contact information.
Jamie A. Koufman (born November 2, 1947) is an American surgeon who specializes in voice issues. She is Founder and Director of the Voice Institute of New York.
Background
Koufman grew up in the Boston area. She attended Boston University, then earned a bachelor’s degree from Brandeis University in 1969. She earned her medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine in 1973. She did her surgery residency at Hartford Hospital. She then did a OtolaryngologyâHead and Neck Surgery at Tufts/BUSM.
She was licensed in North Carolina in 1978 and took a staff position at North Carolina Baptist Hospital and a teaching position at Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University. In 1981, she was named Director, Center for Voice and Swallowing Disorders at Wake Forest.
She founded the Voice Institute of New York in 2006.
Annette Catherine Cholon Siegel (born January 8, 1966) is an American plastic surgeon who served the trans community from 2002 to 2006. In 2006 Cholon retired to spend more time with her family.
Her colleague, Peter K. Davis, continued the surgical practice in Palo Alto, California:
Cholon earned her medical degree from Stanford University in 1993, then did her plastic surgery residency at Stanford University Hospital.
According to the American Medical Association’s site, Dr. Cholon’s specialties included: Breast Enlargement, Breast Lift, Breast Reconstruction, Breast Reduction, Botox, Facelift Surgery, Conventional Liposuction, Liposuction, Neck Lift, Lip Augmentation
After she retired, she and her husband, venture capitalist Mark Siegel, created the Mark and Annette Siegel Fund to support graduate students in MITâs physics department.
Archival contact information
Cholon Aesthetics 1225 Crane Street, Suite 120, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: 650-326-7100
Fax: 650-323-8540
References
MIT Technology Review (May 7, 2007). Mark and Annette Siegel. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/407865/mark-and-annette-siegel/
Daniel Paul Greenwald (February 14, 1960âOctober 5, 2019) was an American plastic surgeon who served our community.
Background
Greenwald earned his bachelor’s degree in biology from Princeton University He graduated from the Yale University School of Medicine in 1985 and was licensed in Florida that year. He completed his internship at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and his plastic surgery residency at the University of Chicago Hospital. Specializing in hand surgery, Greenwald went on to serve as head of plastic surgery at Tampa General Hospital.
Greenwald’s clinic offered a range of trans medical services, including hormones and surgery.
In 2003, Tampa neurosurgeon David Cahill and a passenger died after crashing a private plane he and Greenwald owned together. Greenwald was not on board at the time. Greenwald had a crash in 2008 that injured himself and his passenger. Greenwald died in 2019 after crashing his private plane during a solo flight near Kokomo, Indiana.
References
Surana, Kavitha (October 6, 2019). Tampa plastic surgeon killed in plane crash. Tampa Bay Times. https://www.tampabay.com/news/breaking-news/2019/10/06/tampa-plastic-surgeon-killed-in-plane-crash/
Edward E. Falces (February 8, 1931âDecember 16. 2004) was an American surgeon who served our community.
Background
Falces was born in Waipahu, Hawaii. He earned his undergraduate and medical degrees from Northwestern University. Following his surgery residency at St. Luke’s Hospital in San Francisco, he served as a U.S. Army surgeon from 1959 to 1961. He the did his Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency at St. Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco, earning Board Certification in 1968.
He was a founding member of Interplast and traveled the world to perform pro bono surgery. He was known for his work with trans and gender diverse patients as well.
Memberships:
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation (Board Member)
Toby Roger Meltzer (born September 19, 1957) is an American plastic and reconstructive surgeon.
Background
Meltzer earned his medical degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine. He completed his plastic surgery residency at the University of Michigan. He was appointed clinical professor of plastic surgery at Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU).
In 1993 he began performing vaginoplasty, and he became widely known in the community. In 1996, he opened his own private practice in Portland, Oregon. In 2003, Meltzer was forced to relocate to Scottsdale, Arizona after a conservative physicians consortium, Symphony Healthcare, purchased Eastmoreland Hospital. Symphony Healthcare filed for bankruptcy soon after, and the entire hospital was torn down.
In 2016, The Meltzer Clinic added surgeon Ellie Zara Ley to their roster of providers. Ley left to start her own practice, after which Nick Esmonde joined the clinic.
Indigo Pages from his time at USC: With my background and experience as an individual who has had a not inconsiderable experience with problems in this area, and having treated many patients who have undergone sex change procedures, I am uniquely qualified to deal with the complications and surgical problems that are not uncommon with individuals in these circumstances – e.g. recto-vaginal fistula, anal incontinence, and the requirement of revision. To arrange an appointment with Dr. Corman, please call (323) 442-6874. http://myria.home.mindspring.com/Indigo/Surgeons/Corman/CormanM2F.html
