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