About ASGS
The American Society of Gender Surgeons was established in August of 2016 by thought leaders in gender surgery across multiple surgical subspecialties. The society was established to stimulate and encourage study and research in the field of gender surgery, to provide a forum for the presentation of the latest techniques, research, and relevant clinical information, and to serve as a unifying authority on all areas of the field.
The American Society of Gender Surgeons represents a diverse group of professionals – bringing the fields of plastic surgery, craniofacial surgery, microsurgery, obstetrics & gynecology, urology, otolaryngology, and general surgery together under one umbrella. Through this forum, the ASGS aims to foster collaboration and to celebrate the multi-disciplinary nature of the surgical care for transgender patients.
ASGS Founding Members
- Marci Bowers, MD
- Benjamin Breyer, MD
- Gregory Buncke, MD
- Rudolf Buntic, MD
- Jordan Deschamps-Braly, MD
- Miroslav Djordjevic, MD, PhD
- Maurice Garcia, MD
- Lawrence Gottlieb, MD
- Katherine Hsiao, MD
- Ervin Kocjancic, MD
- Giliel Kryger, MD
- William Kuzon, MD
- Ellie Zara Ley, MD
- Donald Laub, MD
- Toby Meltzer, MD
- Stan Monstrey, MD
- Scott Mosser, MD
- Juno Obedin-Maliver, MD
- Douglas Ousterhout, MD
- Bauback Safa, MD, MBA
- Ali Salim, MD
- Loren Schechter, MD
- Andrew Watt, MD
Executive Council 2017-2018
- PRESIDENT
Bauback Safa, MD, MBA
The Buncke Clinic
San Francisco Transgender Institute
45 Castro Street, Suite 121
San Francisco, CA 94114
415-565-6136 - PRESIDENT-ELECT
Loren S. Schechter, MD
University Plastic Surgery
9000 Waukegan Rd
Suite 210
Morton Grove, IL 60053
847-967-5122 - VICE PRESIDENT
Jordan Deschamps-Braly, MD
San Francisco Transgender Institute
450 Sutter Street, Suite 1520
San Francisco, CA 94108
415-624-3922 - SECRETARY
Katherine T. Hsiao, MD
San Francisco Transgender Institute
3905 Sacramento Street, Suite 204
San Francisco, CA 94118
415-876-8500 - TREASURER
Gregory M. Buncke, MD
The Buncke Clinic
San Francisco Transgender Institute
45 Castro Street, Suite 121
San Francisco, CA 94114
415-565-6136 - TREASURER-ELECT
Andrew J. Watt, MD
The Buncke Clinic
San Francisco Transgender Institute
45 Castro Street, Suite 121
San Francisco, CA 94114
415-565-6136 - HISTORIAN
William M. Kuzon, MD
University of Michigan
Division of Plastic Surgery
2130 Taubman Center
1500 E. Medical Center Dr.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0340
734-998-6022 - COUNCIL MEMBER-AT-LARGE
Marci L. Bowers, MD
San Francisco Transgender Institute
345 Lorton Ave Suite 101
Burlingame, CA 94010
650-570-2270 - COUNCIL MEMBER-AT-LARGE
Lawrence J. Gottlieb, MD
University of Chicago
Division of Plastic Surgery
Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine
5758 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
773-702-6302