Gender Surgery: A Truly Multidisciplinary Field

Recent years have seen significant advances in the care of transgender and gender-diverse individuals. These advances have been timely as broadened insurance coverage has generated greatly increased demand for gender-affirming care, thereby exposing an inadequate supply of qualified practitioners. In order to help correct this discrepancy, much emphasis has been placed on practitioner education, spanning both surgical and nonsurgical specialties. For example, the World Professional Authority for Transgender Health initiated a Global Education Initiative, developing expert practitioners globally to better care for transgender and gender-diverse individuals.