Fellowship in Gender Affirmation Surgery

Collaborate with expert teams including:

• Plastic Surgeons
• Psychiatrists & Psychologists
• Endocrinologists
• Urologists
• GI surgeons
• ENT Surgeons
• Gynecologists

Acquire hands-on training in a full range of gender-affirming procedures—from facial feminization to phalloplasty—with a strong emphasis on pre-op planning, surgical technique, and post-op care following WPATH Standards of Care.

Master surgical techniques such as:

• Male-to-Female: Breast augmentation, nipple enlargement, penile-inversion vaginoplasty, colon vaginoplasty, facial feminization, body contouring, and hair transplantation
• Female-to-Male: Circumareolar or double-incision mastectomy, body contouring, metoidioplasty, and phalloplasty

Gain expertise in pre- & post-operative workflows, patient counselling, and complication management.

• Lead and mentor medical students and surgery residents
• Participate in broad plastic surgery procedures to maintain plastic surgical proficiency

Supervisor: Dr. Sundeep Vijayaraghavan oversees clinical mentorship and operative learning.

• Engage in transgender health research during the fellowship 
• Aim to produce at least one peer-reviewed publication and present findings at conferences

• Weekly: Case discussions, surgical planning, and journal club sessions on Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays 
• Quarterly: Organize and lead a Gender Affirmation Surgery journal club for the program