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
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/
Gary J. Alter is an American plastic surgeon who has been a longtime supporter of our community. He has headquarters in Beverly Hills as well as offices in New York and Dubai. I suggest giving him strong consideration for your needs, as he is very experienced. I personally know several satisfied patients. He was also a major supporter of our first all-transgender performance of The Vagina Monologues in 2004. I am honored to know him personally.
Background
Alter graduated from UCLA School of Medicine in 1973 before additional training at Baylor and The Mayo Clinic. He was one of the first physicians with Board Certification by both the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Urology.
He has an office-based practice. Alter is known for genital plastic surgery, especially genital reconstruction. He has invented many original surgical procedures adopted by other plastic surgeons in the field, including the “Alter Central-Wedge labiaplasty technique”.
Alter is a frequent subject of media coverage. In addition to appearing in almost every major print media outlet, he was featured on E! Entertainment’s programs Dr. 90210 and Botched. He has been highlighted on Alexis Arquette: She’s My Brother (documentary) and on the TLC show Strange Sex. He has appeared on the Discovery Health Network, TLC, CNN, the Larry King Show, and was a recurrent guest on “Red Eye” on the Fox News Channel.
Indigo Pages on Gary Alter http://myria.home.mindspring.com/Indigo/Surgeons/Alter/AlterF2M.html
My SRS Experience with Dr. Gary Alter by “Rachel,” ed. by Anne Lawrence (2000) http://www.annelawrence.com/altersrsnarrative.html
My L.A. Experience with Dr. Alter by Lisa Kassner (1997) http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Heights/5445/alterexp1.html
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)
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.
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
J. William Futrell is an American plastic surgeon. His Transgender Surgical and Medical Center (TSMC) was in operation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania beginning in 1998 through 1999. This innovative clinic was developed by pioneering transgender medical professional Sheila Kirk.
J. William Futrell, MD, F.A.C.S.-Chief and Professor of the University Pittsburgh Medical Center, Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Department. One of the nation’s most respected plastic surgeons. Dr. Futrell has vast experience in MTF/FTM GRS, feminization and masculinzation of the face and related MTF/FTM surgeries.
Ernest K. Manders is an American plastic surgeon. His Transgender Surgical and Medical Center (TSMC) was in operation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania beginning in 1998 through 1999. This innovative clinic was developed by pioneering transgender medical professional Sheila Kirk.
Ernest K. Manders, MD, F.A.C.S.- Board certified in micro and plastic reconstructive surgery. Dr. Manders is Professor of Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical School. Specialists in Rib Removal and Male Pattern Baldness Surgery.
Stanley Harold Biber (May 4, 1923 – January 16, 2006) was an American surgeon who served the transgender community, becoming the country’s most prolific surgeon of the 20th century. His practice was taken over by Marci Bowers.
The archival information below is for historical purposes.
Vaginoplasty with Stanley Biber (retired)
Contact information: [August 2003]
Address: 406 First National Bank Building Trinidad, Colorado 81082
Phone: (719) 846-3301
Fax: 719-846-6097
Website: [none]
General pages:
LINK: Indigo Pages on Stanley Biber http://myria.home.mindspring.com/Indigo/Surgeons/Biber/BiberM2F.html
LINK: Georgie Girl: Trinidad, Colorado via PBS (2003) http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2003/georgiegirl/resources_04_biber.html
LINK: Dr. Compassion by Lisa Neff, The Advocate, May 25, 1999 http://www.advocate.com/html/stories/0599B/0599_trandoc.asp
LINK: Old mining town now ‘sex-change’ capital by Pauline Arrilaga The Associated Press May 22, 1999 http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/9630/n000524a.htm
LINK: Sex-Change Industry a Boon to Small City by James Brooke, New York Times, November 8, 1998 http://www.moss-fritch.com/biber.htm http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10613F8395A0C7B8CDDA80994D0494D81
LINK: Sex Machine by Harrison Fletcher, Denver Westword August 27, 1998 http://www.westword.com/issues/1998-08-27/feature2.html http://www.westword.com/
LINK: Crossing: A Memoir by Dierdre McCloskey (surgery in 1996) http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0226556697/qid=1060395056/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1/002-7394507-8196857
LINK: Review of Biber on Geraldo by Howard Rosenberg, Los Angeles Times Dec. 1, 1993 http://groups.google.com/groups?q=%22stanley%2Bbiber%22&start=40&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&scoring=d&selm=2dk8dm%246k3%40aludra.usc.edu&rnum=48
Usenet refers to articles by Michael Haederle Los Angeles Times January 23, 1995 and Sue Anne Pressley, Washington Post, May 13, 1998.
IFGE also lists a video called An Evening with Dr. Stanley Biber about his MTF Technique. Also through CDS http://www.ifge.org/books/bookstore_catalog.htm#video
Related pages:
LINK: Vaginoplasty results: Stanley Biber by Anne Lawrence http://www.annelawrence.com/biber.html
LINK: Doctor Biber’s Letter by Melanie Anne Phillips (1991) http://heartcorps.com/subversive/sub007/biber.htm
LINK: Post-op Care by Stanley Biber (1991) via Melanie Anne Phillips http://heartcorps.com/subversive/sub012/biber.htm
Consumer experiences (most recent first)
LINK: Passage through Trinidad: journal of a surgical sex change, Claudine Griggs (1996) http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0786400889/002-7394507-8196857?vi=glance
LINK: My Sex Reassignment Surgery: A Biber Girl, Class of ’93, Tells All by Jessy X (1993) via Susans.org http://www.susans.org/reference/mysrs.html
LINK: Chapter 24: Closure by Melanie Anne Phillips (1992) [for extended account, start at Chapter 20 in Diaries]
http://heartcorps.com/melanie/diary/diary024.htm
http://heartcorps.com/melanie/diary/diary020.htm
http://heartcorps.com/melanie/diary/diary.htm
LINK: The Trinidad Experience by Jennifer York (undated), via Ingersoll Gender Center http://www.genderweb.org/%7Ejanet/trinidad.html%0D
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
Sidhbh Gallagher is an Irish plastic surgeon practicing in the United States. Gallagher is known for performing masculinizing top surgery.
Background
Sidhbh Treasa Gallagher (pronounced “sive”) was born in ~1981 and grew up in Louth and Dundalk, Ireland. Gallagher earned an undergraduate degree from University College Dublin. In 2006 Gallagher studied at Emory University, then did a residency at Abington Memorial Hospital in Philadelphia from 2007 to 2012. Gallagher did plastic surgery training at Indiana University School of Medicine. In 2016 Gallagher took a surgical appointment at Eskenazi Health Transgender Health & Wellness Program in Indianapolis.
Gallagher relocated to Miami, Florida in 2019 and founded Gallagher Plastic Surgery and Gallagher Med Spa.
Gallagher is known for promoting on social media, particularly TikTok.
