Gender Reassignment/Transgender Surgery
Clinical
The
Division
of
Plastic
and
Reconstructive
Surgery
at
Brigham
and
Women’s
Hospital
is
pleased
to
offer
a
1-year
fellowship
in
gender-affirming
surgery.
Under
the
leadership
of
Dr.
Devin
O’Brien-Coon,
Fellowship
Director
and
Clinical
Director
of
the
BWH
Center
for
Transgender
Health,
and
Dr.
Andrea
Pusic,
Chief
of
Plastic
and
Reconstructive
Surgery,
the
program
is
a
leader
in
gender
surgery
both
clinically
and
in
research.
The
fellowship
delivers
complete
training
in
all
core
procedures,
including
and
facial
feminization,
phalloplasty,
metoidioplasty,
vaginoplasty,
and
non-gender
microsurgical
urogenital
reconstruction
across
five
core
faculty.
BWH,
along
with
McMaster
University,
is
the
home
site
for
GENDER-Q,
the
first
fully
comprehensive
and
validated
patient
reported
outcome
metric
for
gender
care.
Accordingly,
a
broad
range
of
emerging
research
opportunities
and
collaborations
are
available
to
study
and
improve
GAS
patient
care.
Program
leadership
training
is
also
available.
The
fellow
will
hold
a
faculty
attending
appointment
as
Clinical
Instructor
with
opportunities
for
graduated
independence
and
will
have
an
independent
clinic.
• Supervisor(s):
Under
the
direction
of
Dr.
Devin
O’Brien-Coon,
the
fellow
will
work
closely
with
all
BWH
Plastic
Surgery
faculty
who
perform
gender
affirming
surgery.
The
emphasis
of
the
fellowship
is
on
complex
(i.e.,
face
and
bottom)
rather
than
top
surgery.
• On-call
requirement:
8
weeks
of
junior
attending
call,
meaning
the
fellow
will
be
paired
with
a
plastic
surgery
attending
and
residents
will
present
cases
to
the
fellow
who
can
then
operate
as
an
attending
if
clinically
appropriate.
• Education:
The
fellow
will
participate
in
all
BWH
Division
of
Plastic
Surgery
educational
conferences
as
well
as
Harvard
Plastic
Surgery
wide
conferences,
which
occur
on
a
weekly
basis.
Funding
is
offered
to
subsidize
attendance
at
one
major
conference
(generally
either
ASRM,
ASPS
or
AAPS).
Fellows
are
expected
to
take
a
graduated
role
in
resident
education
and
develop
the
capacity
to
independently
supervise
residents
and
medical
students
for
some
procedures.
• Evaluation:
Case-based
feedback,
mid-rotation
feedback,
end-of-rotation
evaluation,
end-of-year
evaluation.
• Salary:
Commensurate
with
PGY
level
Eligible
applicants
must
meet
requirements
to
obtain
a
full
medical
license
in
the
state
of
Massachusetts.
To
apply,
please
send
CV
to
Shannon
Weiss
at
sweiss3@bwh.harvard.edu
Devin O'Brien Coon
7-12 Months
7/1/2025
6/30/2026
Yes
$0
8/31/2024
Domestic or International Applicants
Applicants must be eligible to obtain a full MA medical license
In Plastic Surgey Residency/Training Program, In Fellowship, In Active Practice