Harold Morgan Reed (born October 25, 1940) is an American reconstructive urologist and cosmetic surgeon known for his pioneering work with transgender and gender diverse people.
Reed was a diplomat of the American Board of Urology and a board certified surgeon. He was a Member of WPATH (formerly HBIGDA) and performed bottom surgery.
The Reed Centre (srsmiami.com) [archive]
Restore (restoremedcenter.com)
Sheila C. Kirk (April 5, 1930 â July 2019) is an American gynecologist and an important figure in the history of trans health services. Kirk authored several books on medical transition and served on many nonprofit boards.
Kirk’s innovative Transgender Surgical and Medical Center (TSMC) was in operation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania beginning in 1998 through 1999.
Kirk was board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and was a member of the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association (now WPATH). Kirk earned a medical degree from the Boston University School of Medicine in 1957 and was licensed in Pennsylvania in 1963. Kirk’s internship and main residency were at the University Hospitals in Buffalo, New York.  Kirk completed her training in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, then set up a private practice there.
In 1992 Kirk retired from active practice and as Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Pittsburgh to work with the International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE) as a medical consultant to the trans and gender diverse community. Kirk was the first trans surgeon elected to the board of HBIGDA. Kirk also served on the editorial board of the International Journal of Transgender Health (then International Journal of Transgenderism) and was a member of TransPitt and the Gay & Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA).
Kirk’s medical information books were important pre-internet resources. Following decades of service to the community, Kirk retired from activism and moved to South Carolina.
WPATH (May 26th 2020). WPATH Remembers Sheila Kirk, MD, 1930-2019. https://listloop.com/wpath/mail.cgi/archive/adhoc/20200526073422/
Digital Transgender Archive (digitaltransgenderarchive.net)
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 nationâs 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 â 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]
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]
LINK: The Trinidad Experience by Jennifer York (undated), via Ingersoll Gender Center http://www.genderweb.org/%7Ejanet/trinidad.html%0D
Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
A Gender Variance Who’s Who (zagria.blogspot.com)
Donald Rudolph Laub, Sr. (born January 1, 1935) is an American plastic surgeon who was based in California at Stanford University. He is an important figure in improving the health outcomes of trans and gender diverse people.
Laub earned his bachelor’s degree at Marquette University and his medical degree from the Marquette University School of Medicine in 1960. After an internship at Yale School of Medicine, he was appointed to a position at Stanford University.
He then served as chief of Plastic Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine from 1968 to 1980, before entering private practice.
During that time he co-founded the Stanford Gender Clinic.
Note: His son Donald R. Laub, Jr. is also a plastic surgeon based in Vermont. He was previously a surgeon at UVM Medical Center and their Cleft Palate Center. He serves as the medical director of the Vermont Cleft Palate â Craniofacial Center for the Vermont Department of Health. He also practices with Four Seasons Dermatology.
Former address
According to transhistory.org:
Related pages:
Consumer experiences (most recent first)
I needed corrective work of a very specialized nature. After being examined by several plastic surgeons, I was told that nothing could be done. The last doctor I saw recommended Dr. Donald R. Laub. Dr. Laub utilized such great ingenuity and creativity that the problem was successfully resolved.
— Joyce C Laguna Woods, CA (undated)
Interplast (interplast.org)
Yvon Ménard (born circa 1950) is a Canadian plastic surgeon who retired in 2009. His clinic was transferred to Pierre Brassard. Ménard had worked with Brassard at Clinique de chirurgie esthétique St-Joseph.
MĂ©nard first attended a trans surgical procedure in 1971. He built a global reputation for high-quality care over the next 30+ years.
In 2001, MĂ©nard served on the HBIGDA Standards of Care Committee for Version Six.
This is archival information for historical purposes.
Archival information
Allison, Luna (December 3, 2009). Celebrated genital surgery doc retires. Xtra https://www.dailyxtra.com/celebrated-genital-surgery-doc-retires-35562
LINK: Indigo Pages on Yvon Menard http://myria.home.mindspring.com/Indigo/Surgeons/Menard/MenardM2F.html
LINK: Vaginoplasty Results: Yvon Menard by Anne Lawrence http://www.annelawrence.com/menard.html
Vulvas of Transsexual Women: Dr. Yvon Menard [Images] Images of post-op male-to-female transsexual vulvae, from patients of Yvon Menard. Images courtesy of Transsexual Women’s Resources page, run by Anne Lawrence. http://www.annelawrence.com/menard.html
Vulvas of Transsexual Women: Dr. Pierre Brassard [Images] Images of post-op male-to-female transsexual vulvae, from patients of Dr. Pierre Brassard. Images courtesy of Transsexual Women’s Resources page, run by Anne Lawrence. http://www.annelawrence.com/brassard.html
Drs. Yvon Menard and Pierre Brassard: GRS Information [Info] Pre-operative and procedure information from Drs. Mernard and Brassard. Courtesy of Transsexual Women’s Resources page, run by Anne Lawrence. http://www.annelawrence.com/menardinfo.html
Post-Operative Transsexual Survey Results [Info]
Michelle’s Post-op Survey results. http://www.tgguide.com/nook/post_op_survey.970302_1.html
SRS Experiences [Personal accounts, images]
Links to a number of personal accounts of SRS with Drs. Mernard and Brassard. http://www.users.uswest.net/~kelaine/about.html
Montreal GRSÂ [Personal account, images]
Darlene’s account of her experience in Montreal. http://userdata.acd.net/dmayers/Montreal.htm
My Experience [Personal account]
Natasha’s account of her experience in Montreal. http://home.att.net/~tashy515/mine.html
My Sister’s Experiences [Personal account]
Kelly’s account of her experience in Montreal. http://home.att.net/~tashy515/sisters.html
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:
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
granato-urology.com (2001-2006) [archive]
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.
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:
Sherry Joanne (geocities.com/sherrylanina) [archive]
Anne Lawrence (annelawrence.com)
Anonymous (May 2003):
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
Felix Spector (felixspector.com) [archive]
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)
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
MIT Technology Review (May 7, 2007). Mark and Annette Siegel. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/407865/mark-and-annette-siegel/
Lannie Rose (lannierose.com)