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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

Resources

Northwestern Medical Center (northwesternmedicalcenter.org)

Four Seasons Dermatology (skinvt.com)

UVM Medical Center (uvmhealth.org)

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

Granato RC (1974). Surgical approach to male transsexualism. Urology. 1974 Jun;3(6):792-6. PMID: 4836347 https://doi.org/10.1016/s0090-4295(74)80231-1

Resources

granato-urology.com (2001-2006) [archive]

Ellie Zara Ley in 2019

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 Children’s 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.

References

Exclusively Inclusive (exclusivelyinclusivepodcast.com)

  • Ellie Zara Ley, MD and Nick Esmonde, MD

Resources

The Gender Confirmation Center (genderconfirmation.com)

Felix Spector (September 18, 1917–December 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 “grossly inferior quality.”

Spector was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease late in life and in 2002 was forced to give up his practice in Philadelphia when the medical board declared him an “immediate danger to the public health and safety.” 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.

Consumer experiences:

Sherry Joanne (geocities.com/sherrylanina) [archive]

  • The Castration Procedure (1999) [archive]
  • My Spector Experience (1999) [archive]

Anne Lawrence (annelawrence.com)

  • 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)

References

Lenzer J (2008). Felix Spector: Surgeon of eunuchs. BMJ. 2008 Mar 29; 336(7646): 726. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39520.528264.BE

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/25935203_Felix_Spector

Resources

Felix Spector (felixspector.com) [archive]

  • 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 Otolaryngology—Head 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.

Resources

Voice Institute of New York (voiceinstituteofnewyork.com)

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:

Davis Plastic Surgery (davisplasticsurgery.com)

Background

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 MIT’s 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/

Resources

Lannie Rose (lannierose.com)

Daniel Paul Greenwald (February 14, 1960–October 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/

Baird, Wood (July 3, 2003). Crash Kills Prominent Surgeon. The Ledger https://www.theledger.com/article/LK/20030703/news/608101531/LL/

Shepherd, Gary (March 22, 1999). Gender surgery: Tampa’s newest medical trend. Tampa Bay Business Journal. https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/1999/03/22/story4.html

Resources

Bayshore Plastic Surgery (bayshoreplasticsurgery.com) [archive]

  • Transgender Surgery [archive]
  • Address: 505 South Boulevard Avenue Tampa, Florida 33606
    Phone: 813-258-2425
    Fax: 813-258-1275

Indigo Pages: Daniel Greenwald [archive]

Edward E. Falces (February 8, 1931–December 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)
  • American Association of Plastic Surgeons
  • American Burn Association
  • American Trauma Society (Founding Member)
  • Pan-Pacific Surgical Association

References

Taylor, Michael (January 2, 2005). Edward Falces — surgeon dedicated to pro bono medicine. San Francisco Chronicle. https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Edward-Falces-surgeon-dedicated-to-pro-bono-2707845.php

Resources

Archival contact information:

  • Address: Suite 618, 909 Hyde Street, San Francisco CA 94109
  • Phone: (415) 885-6673 / 24 hour line: (415) 673-3940
  • Fax: (323) 442-5756
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Websites:
  • plasticsurgery.org/md/EFALCES.htm
  • us-plasticsurgeons.com/efalcesmd
  • efalcesmd.com [archive] (2001-2003)
Toby R. Meltzer in 2016

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.

See also

My surgical journal (1998)

G’s surgical journal (2003)

Resources

The Meltzer Clinic (themeltzerclinic.com)

Original site [1998-2019] (tmeltzer.com)

Historic links

General pages:

LINK: Indigo Pages on Toby Meltzer http://myria.home.mindspring.com/Indigo/Surgeons/Meltzer/MeltzerM2F.html

LINK: Electrolysis Preparing for SRS by Susan Diskin and Cheryl Naumoff (2002) http://www.tsroadmap.com/physical/hair/zapmeltzer.html

LINK: Vaginoplasty with Toby Meltzer from his commercial site http://www.tmeltzer.com/vaginapl.htm

Related pages:

LINK: Labiaplasty with Toby Meltzer from his commercial site http://www.tmeltzer.com/labiapl.htm

LINK: My Labiaplasty by Andrea James (1998) /physical/labiaplasty/index.html

Consumer experiences (most recent first)

LINK: My surgery with Dr. Toby Meltzer in Scottsdale, Arizona by G (2003) /physical/vaginoplasty/meltzer0603.html

LINK: My GRS With Dr Toby Meltzer by Melanie l’Heuremaudit (2002) http://cloud.prohosting.com/%7Ebenjsynd/women/mygrs.html

LINK: SRS in a Patient Homozygous for Factor V Leiden By Teri; ed. by Anne Lawrence (2002) http://www.annelawrence.com/factorvleiden.html

LINK: Dr. Toby Meltzer: Vaginoplasty Results by Anne Lawrence (1997 through 2001) (note: graphic images) http://www.annelawrence.com/meltzer.html

LINK: My Gender Reassignment Surgery in Portland by Teri, (2000) http://members.shaw.ca/tallteri/grsportland.htm

LINK: Vulvar Reconstruction Post-Vaginoplasty by Alexis (2000) via Anne Lawrence http://www.annelawrence.com/srsrevision.html

LINK: SRS Notes by Janet Bowman (1999) http://members.aol.com/janetxx1/srs.html

LINK: Dr. Toby Meltzer Performs SRS by Anne Lawrence (1998) (note: graphic images) http://www.annelawrence.com/meltzersrs01.html

LINK: My surgical experience by Andrea James (1998)

LINK: The Meltzer Page by raspy (1997) http://www.netdesign.net/%7Eraspy/Meltzer/index.html

LINK: Taking Portlandia’s Hand by Anne Lawrence (1996) http://www.annelawrence.com/portlandia.html

Marvin L. Corman (born 1939) is an American surgeon who has served our community.

Background

Corman specializes in colorectal surgery and fistula repair. He was at USC for many years before moving to Stony Brook Medicine in New York.

Resources

Stony Brook Medicine (stonybrookmedicine.edu)

Archival contact information:

  • Address: Professor of Surgery, Colon & Rectal Surgery, University of Southern California, 1450 San Pablo Street, Suite 5400 Los Angeles, CA 90033 USA
  • Phone: (323) 442-6874
  • Fax: (323) 442-5756
  • Website: surgery.usc.edu/divisions/cr/cv-corman.html
  • Email: [email protected]

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