BACKGROUND The transgender/gender nonconforming (TGNC) population is growing
exponentially, but surgeon education has not advanced accordingly. Our objective was to …

Objectives Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals in the US face significant
healthcare disparities, which can be further exacerbated by providers' unfamiliarity with this …

Purpose: Approximately 1.4 million adults identify as transgender in the United States.
Transgender patients face societal, legal, and medical discrimination that can lead to health …

Objective To characterize the current state of educational modalities employed within
surgical training programs in the field of gender-affirming surgery, summarize the modalities …

Gender-affirming surgery (GAS) is among the most rapidly growing and expanding subfields
in plastic surgery due to increased awareness, decreased stigma, rising demand, and …

Purpose: Transgender individuals have been systemically excluded from US health care,
creating barriers and disparities that other populations do not face. Gender-affirming surgery …

Background Recent advocacy efforts and expanded insurance coverage has increased
health care utilization among transgender patients. Therefore, it is pivotal that surgical …

Background With increasing public awareness of and greater coverage for gender-
confirming surgery by insurers, more transgender patients are likely to seek surgical …

Background: Gender dysphoria is estimated to occur in up to 0.9 percent of the US
population. With increasing awareness and decreasing stigma surrounding transgender …

In the United States, 0.52% of adults and 1.43% of youth identify as transgender, signaling
24 the demand for gender affirming healthcare to more than double within the next 25 …