2018 Gender Odyssey

Michael H. Safir, MD, is a diplomate of the American Board of Urology in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery. He completed both his bachelor’s and medical degrees and a urology residency at Northwestern University and received an award as the senior resident “who best exemplified academic excellence, special leadership skills and compassion for patients.” He was selected to complete two separate year-long fellowships in male (UCSF) and female (UCLA) genito-urinary reconstructive surgery with mentors Dr. Jack McAninch and Dr. Shlomo Raz. Dr. Safir has served as section chief of reconstructive urology at New York Medical College and as a clinical instructor in urology at both UCLA and UCSF. He is one of a handful of urologists in the world with individual fellowship training and experience in both male and female genital reconstruction. Dr. Safir will perform all aspects of bottom surgery for the trans community after his intensive fellowship training at Brownstein & Crane Surgical Services.

Thomas Satterwhite, MD, obtained his bachelor’s degree (Human Biology with Honors) and medical degree at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA. He remained at Stanford Hospital to complete his residency in plastic surgery, a highly regarded training program. His expertise in facial surgery was further refined with the completion of a craniofacial fellowship in Miami, FL, under the tutelage of Dr. S. Anthony Wolfe, a world-renowned craniofacial surgeon.