Loren S. Schechter, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Board-certified plastic surgeon

'Gender Confirmation Surgery': What's in a Name?
Posted: 04/20/2012 11:14 pm

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/loren-s-schechter-md-facs/gender-confirmation-surgery_b_1442262.html

I'm a plastic surgeon based in the Chicago area, certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, and an active member of several medical societies, including the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, and the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery. I earned my medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and completed my residency in general surgery and plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Chicago Hospitals. I also completed a fellowship in reconstructive microsurgery at the University of Chicago, where I currently hold an associate teaching position.

For more than 11 years, I have performed gender confirmation surgery as part of my surgical practice. I call it "gender confirmation surgery" because I believe that out of the myriad labels I've heard for the procedure -- "sex reassignment surgery," "gender reassignment surgery," and "sex change operation," to name but a few -- none is as accurate when it comes to describing what is actually taking place as "gender confirmation surgery."

He is an example of a handsome man in possesion of mightily intellect and skilfully hands that go hand in hand with a kind and sensitive hart.

Bravo Zulu Dr. Schechter, when my time comes, I will happily seek your services.