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FTM Surgery is becoming more common but it can be hard to find the right surgeon for you. There's so much to consider: background and credentials, experience with the procedure, surgery results, geographic location and costs are all primary concerns. The providers listed below are highly qualified plastic, reconstructive and cosmetic surgeons who specialize in gender-affirming FTM Surgery. To find a Surgeon who's right for you, visit their profiles to learn more about their education, training and experience and which procedures they offer.

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Featured Surgeons

Dr. Laurel ChandlerDr. Laurel Chandler

Dr. Chandler is a Harvard fellowship-trained plastic surgeon who has received specialty training in FTM Surgery. During both her residency and fellowship training, Dr. Chandler focused on learning and mastering the aesthetic nuances of FTM Top Surgery. She provides individualized care for a diverse range of patients—up to 90% of whom are transgender and non-binary—at her practice in Darien, Connecticut. More »

Dr. Scott MosserDr. Scott Mosser

Dr. Mosser is a board-certified plastic surgeon with more than 10 years experience helping trans patients achieve their medical transition goals. His is co-founder of the American Society of Gender Surgeons (ASGS), and Medical Director of the Gender Institute at Saint Francis Memorial Hospital. Based in San Francisco, Dr. Mosser is an expert in all types of Top Surgery and also offers Body Sculpting. More »

Dr. Dany HannaDr. Dany Hanna

Dr. Hanna is a fellowship-trained Gender Surgeon and Urologist who established the Hanna Gender Center in Dallas, Texas as a one-stop facility for gender-affirming surgical care. Dr. Hanna is uniquely qualified to perform most aspects of female to male surgery. He specializes in Metoidioplasty and Top Surgery. More »

Northeast/Mid Atlantic

Dr. Praful RamineniDr. Praful Ramineni

Dr. Ramineni is a board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon who has more than 15 years of experience and performs upwards of 600 surgeries a year. Based in Washington D.C, Dr. Ramineni's practice is focused on providing the highest quality of gender-affirming care for transgender and non-binary patients. He's highly experienced and skilled at performing FTM Top Surgery as well as Body and Facial Masculinization surgeries. More »

Dr. Cassie NghiemDr. Cassie Nghiem

Dr. Nghiem is an exceptionally trained plastic surgeon in Washington D.C. who specializes in Top Surgery. Known for her surgical skill and artistry, she also possesses a very caring bedside manner. Dr. Nghiem is dedicated to providing the highest level of gender-affirming surgical care for her patients, more than half of whom are transgender or non-binary. More »

Dr. Gabriel Del CorralDr. Gabriel Del Corral

Dr. Del Corral is a board-certified plastic surgeon and microsurgeon who specializes in gender-affirming surgery. He performs Top Surgery and Phalloplasty at the Medstar Center for Gender Affirmation in Washington D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Del Corral. Hysterectomy is also available at Medstar, allowing patients to complete their surgical transition at a single institution. More »


Dr. Drew MaranoDr. Drew Marano

Dr. Marano is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon in New York City who specializes in the full spectrum of gender-affirming surgeries. He delivers the highest quality of gender-affirming care in New York City and the greater Newark area. Dr. Marano's high level of expertise and clear communication style make him a great choice of surgeon in the New York metropolitan area. More »

Dr. Jonathan KeithDr. Jonathan Keith

Dr. Keith is a board-certified and fellowship-trained Plastic Surgeon with expertise in Gender Affirmation Surgery. He is the first surgeon in New Jersey to offer the full range of gender-affirming procedures for transgender men, including Top Surgery, Metoidioplasty and Phalloplasty. More »

Dr. Shareef JandaliDr. Shareef Jandali

Dr. Jandali is a board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon who specializes in chest surgery. Based in Connecticut, Dr. Jandali had many years of experience with demanding procedures like gynecomastia surgery and breast reconstruction before he expanded his offerings to include FTM Top Surgery. He customizes his Top Surgery techniques for each patient to account for unique chest anatomy and surgical goals. More »


Dr. Aneesh GuptaDr. Aneesh Gupta

Dr. Gupta is a cosmetic surgeon in Pennsylvania who is skilled at performing FTM Top Surgery for his transgender and non-binary patients. Dr. Gupta completed fellowship training in cosmetic surgery and is board-certified by the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery (ABCS). More »

Dr. Kathy RumerDr. Kathy Rumer

Dr. Rumer is a board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon and an expert in gender-affirming surgery. In addition to performing hundreds of FTM surgery procedures each year, Dr. Rumer also directs a 1-year gender surgery fellowship program. More »

Dr. Dmitriy NikolavskyDr. Dmitriy Nikolavsky

Dr. Nikolavsky is Assistant Professor of Urology and Director of Reconstructive Urology at Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, New York. Dr. Nikolavsky is well known for providing urological care for patients experiencing complications following Metoidioplasty and Phalloplasty, such as strictures, fistulas and abscesses. He also offers Metoidioplasty. More »

Southeast

Dr. Hope SherieDr. Hope Sherie

Dr. Sherie is a board-certified surgeon with extensive training in transgender surgery, having completed a 1 year Fellowship Training with a focus on transgender surgery in 2012-2013. Dr. Sherie's trans-friendly practice, The Cosmetic Concierge, is based in Charlotte NC. More »

Dr. Christopher SalgadoDr. Christopher Salgado

Dr. Salgado is a board-certified plastic surgeon who has more than a decade of experience performing female-to-male surgery in Florida. He performs both Top and Bottom Surgery, giving patients the opportunity to experience a continuity of care throughout their surgical transition. More »

Dr. John WhiteheadDr. John Whitehead

Dr. Whitehead is a board-certified surgeon who performs gender-affirming Top Surgery and Hysterectomy in South Florida. Dr. Whitehead was trained in the art of FTM surgery by Dr. Harold Reed, a urologist and Gender Surgeon who practiced at The Reed Center for decades at a time when there were few surgeons in the field. Dr. Whitehead is proud to honor the legacy of Dr. Reed and serve the needs of the transgender community in the South. More »


Dr. Michael BeckensteinDr. Michael Beckenstein

Dr. Beckenstein is a board certified Plastic Surgeon in Alabama who is pleased to offer his expertise and skills in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery to trans masculine individuals in the Birmingham area and throughout Alabama and the Southeast. Dr. Beckenstein has more experience with Top Surgery than any other surgeon in Alabama, having performed Top Surgery for over 15 years. He also specializes in transgender hair restoration. More »

Dr. Drew SchnittDr. Drew Schnitt

Dr. Schnitt is a board certified cosmetic, plastic, reconstructive and craniofacial surgeon in South Florida who offers Female to Male Surgeries: Chest Masculinization (Top Surgery), Facial Masculinization (FMS) and Body Masculinization. More »

Dr. Daniel CraneDr. Daniel Crane

Dr. Crane is a skilled plastic surgeon who is highly experienced in aesthetic surgeries of the chest, body and face. In 2022, Dr. Crane joined Inspire Aesthetics where he worked with Dr. Drew Schnitt to refine his Top Surgery and masculization techniques. Dr. Crane has the knowledge and experience to help you realize your surgery goals. More »


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Dr. Joel BeckDr. Joel Beck

Dr. Beck is a board certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon in Charlotte NC. He has been performing FTM Top Surgery since 2003, making him the most experienced Top Surgery surgeon the state. More »

Dr. Josef HadeedDr. Josef Hadeed

Dr. Hadeed is a board-certified plastic surgeon who performs Female-to-Male surgery in Miami, Florida. Dr. Hadeed's FTM Surgery services include Top Surgery, Body Sculpting and Facial Masculinization Surgery (FMS.) Dr. Hadeed accepts insurance and Medicare. More »

Dr. Russell SassaniDr. Russell Sassani

Dr. Sassani is a board certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon who performs FTM Top Surgery in Florida. 5 star reviews from trans men have helped him quickly become one of the most popular FTM Top Surgery surgeons in the Southeast. More »


Dr. Jeffrey MarvelDr. Jeffrey Marvel

Dr. Marvel is a board-certified cosmetic surgeon who has a great reputation in Nashville for his technical skills, attention to detail and natural-looking results. Dr. Marvel and Marvel Cosmetic Surgery's dedicated staff have offer top-notch hospitality and care for patients seeking FTM Top Surgery, Body Masculinization and Hair Grafting in Tennessee. More »

Dr. Gregory SwankDr. Gregory Swank

Dr. Swank is a board-certified Surgeon who offers FTM Top Surgery and Body Masculinization in North Carolina. Based in Greater Charlotte, Dr. Swank completed his plastic surgery residency at Duke University. More »

Southwest/Arizona-Texas

Dr. Toby MeltzerDr. Toby Meltzer

Dr. Meltzer is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon who is globally recognized as one of the leading surgeons in the field of Gender Affirming Surgery. Dr. Meltzer began performing Gender Affirming Surgery procedures in the early '90s and has experience with FTM Surgery that only a select group of surgeons in the world can claim. Dr. Meltzer is based in Scottsdale, Arizona. More »

Dr. Curtis CraneDr. Curtis Crane

Dr. Crane is a board-certified plastic surgeon who performs Gender Affirming Surgery procedures in Austin, Texas. Dr. Crane is one of only a few surgeons in the world who is trained as both a plastic surgeon and urologist and has also completed fellowships in reconstructive urology and transgender surgery. He offers the full spectrum of gender-affirming procedures and specializes in FTM Top and Bottom Surgery. More »

Dr. Richard SantucciDr. Richard Santucci

Dr. Santucci is an expert Reconstructive Urologist who has committed his career to genital reconstruction for transgender individuals. After spending 18 years as one of the nation's most respected academic Reconstructive Urologists, Dr. Santucci joined the practice of Dr. Curtis Crane in January, 2018. Working out of the Crane Center's Austin location, Dr. Santucci performs Phalloplasty and Metoidioplasty, as well as urological repair surgeries. More »


Dr. Ashley DeLeon Dr. Ashley DeLeon

Dr. DeLeon is a board-certified general surgeon in Austin, Texas who had a background in breast surgery before learning Top Surgery techniques from Dr. Curtis Crane. Dr. DeLeon had practiced general surgery, laparoscopic and robotic surgeries, and complex abdominal, pelvic and breast procedures, developed an interest in gender-affirming surgery and sought out advanced fellowship training with Dr. Crane. On the completion of her training, she joined the Crane Center for Transgender Surgery where she offers Top Surgery and Phalloplasty for trans men and non-binary individuals. More »

Dr. Gerhard Mundinger Dr. Gerhard Mundinger

Dr. Mundinger is a board-certified plastic surgeon whose practice is exclusively focused on gender-affirming surgery. Dr. Mundinger founded the NOLA Transgender Institute in 2018 to increase access to surgical care for transgender and non-binary people in New Orleans and the Gulf South. In 2021, he joined the Crane Center for Transgender Surgery in Austin, TX, where he offers FTM Top Surgery. More »

Dr. Daniel J. FreetDr. Daniel J. Freet

Dr. Freet is a board-certified Plastic Surgeon in Houston who leads the gender care team at the University of Texas. Her performs Top Surgery and Bottom Surgery as well as Body and Facial Masculinization Surgery. Dr. Freet is a member of WPATH. He accepts both insurance and Medicare. More »


Dr. Dustin ReidDr. Dustin Reid

Dr. Reid is a double board-certified plastic surgeon in Austin who offers Top Surgery, Body Masculinization and Hair Restoration. In many cases, Dr. Reid is able to do "drain-free" Top Surgery. Dr. Reid is committed to providing expert surgical care and guidance throughout your FTM Surgery experience. More »

Dr. Alan DulinDr. Alan Dulin

Dr. Dulin is a board-certified Surgeon in Texas with many years of experience performing FTM Top Surgery, as well as Metoidioplasty and Body Masculinization Surgery. Dr. Dulin performs FTM Surgery in the Dallas area. More »

Dr. Scott HarrisDr. Scott Harris

Dr. Harris is a board-certified Surgeon with years of experience performing Female to Male Surgery in Texas. Known for his meticulous attention to detail, Dr. Harris offers a number of surgeries for trans men, including Top Surgery and Facial Masculinization. More »

Midwest/North Central

Dr. Christopher McClungDr. Christopher McClung

Dr. McClung is a board-certified urologist in Columbus, Ohio who specializes in FTM bottom surgery. Dr. McClung is highly experienced with complex urological reconstructions which provided the ideal background for performing Metoidioplasty and Phalloplasty. His practice is now fully dedicated to providing gender-affirming surgical care. More »

Dr. Daniel Medalie - FTM Top Surgery ClevelandDr. Daniel Medalie

Dr. Medalie is a board certified surgeon who has been performing gender-affirming surgery since 1996. His many years of experience, natural-looking results and trans-friendly staff have made him a popular choice with those seeking FTM Top Surgery and Simple Release Metoidioplasty. More »

Dr. Loren SchechterDr. Loren Schechter

Dr. Schechter is one of the country's foremost experts on FTM Surgery. He is the Medical Director of the Gender Affirmation Surgery Program at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Dr. Schechter's outstanding surgical skills and more than 20 years experience with transgender surgery have made him a popular choice. He offers the full spectrum FTM Gender Confirmation surgeries in Chicago, including Metoidioplasty and Phalloplasty. More »

Mountain/Colorado

Dr. Paul SteinwaldDr. Paul Steinwald

Dr. Steinwald is a nationally-recognized FTM Top Surgery expert who has performed Top Surgery hundreds of times over the last 25 years. He is one of the few plastic Surgeons in the Denver area who is double-board certified. Dr. Steinwald pioneered the Inverted-T Top Surgery procedure. More »


West Coast/California

Dr. Bauback SafaDr. Bauback Safa

Dr. Safa is a highly experienced Microsurgeon and the Medical Director of the San Francisco Transgender Institute, a multi-disciplinary center that offers FTM Bottom Surgery. Since 2012, Dr. Safa and his team have performed more than 700 gender-affirming Phalloplasties--with no cases of complete flap loss--representing one of the largest experiences in the world. More »

Dr. Andrew WattDr. Andrew Watt

Dr. Watt is an experienced Microsurgeon specializing in FTM Phalloplasty in San Francisco. Dr. Watt has been performing Gender-Affirming Surgery since he joined the world-renowned Buncke Clinic in 2012. He has performed hundreds of Phalloplasty and related surgeries with his team since and is among the most accomplished Phalloplasty surgeons in the U.S. More »

Dr. Mang ChenDr. Mang Chen

Dr. Chen is a Reconstructive Urologist who is an expert in FTM Bottom Surgery. Dr. Chen has performed hundreds of Phalloplasty, Metoidioplasty and related surgeries, and has earned a stellar reputation in the trans community for his knowledgeable and compassionate care. Dr. Chen performs RFF & ALT Phalloplasty, Metoidioplasty, and related procedures, such as Scrotoplasty and urological repairs. More »


Dr. Walter LinDr. Walter Lin

Dr. Lin is a Plastic Surgeon who performs Top Surgery at the San Francisco Transgender Surgery Institute. After his academic training at MIT, Harvard and UCSF, Dr. Lin completed a year-long fellowship in Hand, Microvascular, and Transgender Surgery at the Buncke Clinic. He has been performing gender-affirming surgeries since 2017. More »

Dr. Angela Rodriguez Dr. Angela Rodriguez

Dr. Rodriguez is a board-certified plastic surgeon in San Francisco who after 14 years of craniofacial, aesthetic and pediatric plastic surgery experience is now dedicated full time to gender-affirming surgery. Dr. Rodriguez served for several years as Plastic Surgery Director of the craniofacial anomalies clinic at Valley Children's Healthcare in California before becoming a Gender Surgeon. More »

Dr. Michelle LeeDr. Michelle Lee

Dr. Lee is a board-certified and fellowship-trained plastic surgeon who is widely regarded as being among the best plastic surgeons in the Los Angeles area. Dr. Lee has achieved a high level of technical proficiency and has the skill and artistry to get great results for her transgender patients. Based in Beverly Hills, Dr. Lee offers FTM Top Surgery and Facial Masculinization. More »


Dr. Thomas SatterwhiteDr. Thomas Satterwhite

Dr. Satterwhite is a Plastic Surgeon in San Francisco works exclusively with transgender and non-binary patients. Dr. Satterwhite is board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He performs multiple methods of Top Surgery, as well as Facial and Body Masculinization procedures. More »

Dr. Dev GurjalaDr. Dev Gurjala

Dr. Gurjala is a board-certified plastic surgeon in San Francisco who works exclusively with transgender and non-binary patients. Before joining Align Surgical Associates in 2019, Dr. Gurjala performed gender surgery, microsurgery, and general reconstructive and aesthetic surgery for five years in the Kaiser Permanente system. Dr. Gurjala performs both Top and Bottom Surgeries. More »

Dr. Dr. John Henry Pang Dr. John Henry Pang

Dr. Pang is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon whose practice is dedicated to providing comprehensive gender-affirming surgical care. Prior to joining Align Surgical Associates in San Francisco, Dr. Pang completed the Gender Surgery training program at Mount Sinai in New York. More »


Dr. Michael SafirDr. Michael Safir

Dr. Safir is a urologist in Los Angeles who specializes in Phalloplasty and Metoidioplasty. He is one of the only urologists in the world with individual fellowship training and experience in both male and female genital reconstruction. Dr. Safir's many years of experience in urology and gender surgery has made him a popular choice for FTM bottom surgery. More »

Dr. Charles LeeDr. Charles Lee

Dr. Lee is an award-winning plastic and reconstructive surgeon who performs Top Surgery and microsurgical Phalloplasty in San Francisco. In practice since 2003, Dr. Lee started working with the urologists at Crane Center for Transgender Surgery as a microsurgeon on their Phalloplasty team and later expanded his practice to include Top Surgery. More »

Dr. Kenan CeltikDr. Kenan Celtik

Dr. Celtik is a Reconstructive Urologist who specializes in gender-affirming genital surgery. His 15 years of medical education included robust training in pelvic reconstruction, robotic surgery and neurourology. Dr. Celtik possesses a dynamic mix of expertise, compassion and commitment that allow him to provide the highest level of care to his patients. Dr. Celtik joined the Crane Center for Transgender Surgery in 2023 and works out of their San Francisco location. More »


Dr. Mark Youssef - FTM Top Surgery Los AngelesDr. Mark Youssef

Dr. Youssef's surgical skills, his trans-friendly staff, and their shared goal of helping to make your transition smoother are just a few reasons why he is a great choice for trans men and gender-nonconforming clients seeking Top Surgery in Southern California. More »

Dr. Manish Champaneria - Top Surgery San DiegoDr. Manish Champaneria

Dr. Champaneria is board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and has extensive training and experience with chest and facial surgeries. He has a special interest in gender-affirming Top Surgery. Dr. Champaneria practices in San Diego, California. More »

Dr. Josef HadeedDr. Josef Hadeed

Dr. Hadeed is a board-certified surgeon who performs Female-to-Male surgery procedures in the Los Angeles area. Dr. Hadeed's FTM Surgery services include Top Surgery, Body Sculpting and Facial Masculinization Surgery (FMS.) Based in Beverly Hills, he accepts insurance and Medicare. More »


Dr. Ellie Zara LeyDr. Ellie Zara Ley

Dr. Ley is a board-certified plastic surgeon who had more than 15 years of specialized training in plastic surgery, craniofacial surgery and microsurgery before completing training in Gender Surgery. Dr. Ley's unique combination of skills are ideal for transgender surgery, and along with her gentle manner allow her to provide superb surgical care. Dr. Ley offers the full spectrum of FTM surgery procedures in San Francisco. More »

Dr. Alexander FacqueDr. Alexander Facque

Dr. Facque is the latest surgeon to join San Francisco's Gender Confirmation Center, where he performs Top Surgery and Body Masculinization, and has expanded their surgical offerings with his specialization in Facial Masculinization procedures. Dr. Facque is board-certified in plastic surgery and fellowship-trained in Gender Surgery. He was introduced to gender-affirming care in 2012 and now works exclusively with transgender and non-binary patients. More »

Dr. Daniel JacobsDr. Daniel Jacobs

Dr. Jacobs is a board-certified plastic surgeon who brings more than 30 years of experience to the Gender Confirmation Center in San Francisco. Dr. Jacobs is proud to devote his deep experience in plastic surgery to gender-affirming care, believing that it's every person's right to feel comfortable in their own body. More »


Dr. Min JunDr. Min Jun

Dr. Jun is a Reconstructive Urologist who has dedicated his practice to genital Gender Affirming Surgery. Dr. Jun is extensively trained, having completed fellowship training in both reconstructive urology and Gender Affirming Surgery. He practices in San Francisco, where he offers Metoidioplasty and Phalloplasty. More »

Dr. Adam Bonnington, Hysterectomy Surgeon in CaliforniaDr. Adam Bonnington

Dr. Bonnington is a board-certified Gynecologist in San Francisco, California who provides gender-affirming Hysterectomy for transgender and non-binary patients. He joined Dr. Heidi Wittenberg's MoZaic Care as a Surgical Associate in 2020. More »

Dr. Rex Moulton-BarrettDr. Rex Moulton-Barrett

Dr. Moulton-Barrett is an award-winning cosmetic, plastic and reconstructive surgeon in the Bay Area. He is double board certified and has been performing FTM Top Surgery since 2010. More »

Pacific Northwest

Dr. Tony MangubatDr. E. Antonio Mangubat

Dr. Mangubat's extensive experience and dedication to transgender health have made him the most sought after surgeon in the Pacific Northwest for Top Surgery. Dr. Mangubat has been performing FTM Surgery for more than 20 years at his private surgery center located 20 minutes south of Seattle. More »

Dr. Javad SajanDr. Javad Sajan

Dr. Sajan is a Seattle Plastic Surgeon who offers trans and non-binary patients the highest level of surgical care. Voted #1 Best Surgeon in Seattle in 2016 and 2017, Dr. Sajan is an expert at FTM Top Surgery, and also offers Hair Grafting. More »

Dr. Alvina WonDr. Alvina Won

Dr. Won is a board-certified cosmetic surgeon who gained significant experience with FTM Top Surgery during a year-long fellowship in 2018/2019. Based in the Seattle area, Dr. Won now devotes part of her practice to performing gender-affirming procedures, including FTM Top Surgery and Body Masculinization. More »


Dr. Nick EsmondeDr. Nick Esmonde

Dr. Esmonde is a fellowship-trained Gender Surgeon in Portland, Oregon who has deep knowledge about FTM surgery and offers the full spectrum of masculinizing procedures, from top to bottom surgery. He works almost exclusively with transgender and non-binary patients. More »

Dr. Jens BerliDr. Jens Berli

Dr. Berli is a Plastic Surgeon in Portland, Oregon who specializes in gender-affirming surgery. He joined the OHSU Transgender Health Program in July 2016, and now directs OHSU's transgender surgery fellowship training program. More »

SURGEONS IN THAILAND

Dr. Kamol PansritumDr. Kamol Pansritum

Dr. Kamol is recognized as one of the most experienced GRS Surgeons in the world, having completed over 5,000 Gender Reassignment Surgeries, and more than 10,000 related surgical procedures for trans men and women since 1997. More »

Dr. Pichet RodchareonDr. Pichet Rodchareon

Dr. Pichet is a board-certified plastic surgeon in Bangkok who has extensive experience performing Top Surgery for trans masculine patients. Dr. Pichet is considered one of top gender surgeons in Thailand. His experience and training have given Dr. Pichet the skill to provide his patients with superior Top Surgery results. Read more »

 

Last updated:10/16/24