First Transgender Surgery and Psychiatric Medical Fellowships in U.S. Launched at Mount Sinai’s Icahn School of Medicine
Programs Designed to Educate Next Generation of Culturally Sensitive Providers
Transgender patients experience disproportionate health inequities, yet only about five hours of medical school training are spent covering issues relating to LGBT health. Gender confirmation surgeries rose 19 percent in 2016, yet the waiting list for these procedures remains long at many centers: Some 500 patients await gender confirmation surgery at Mount Sinai’s Center for Transgender Medicine. Forty percent of the transgender population has attempted or thought about suicide, a rate nine times higher than the general population.
To address these health disparities, Mount Sinai will launch the first two medical fellowships in the country focused on transgender health this July to educate the next generation of culturally sensitive healthcare providers. Bella Avanessian, MD, is the first Transgender Surgery Fellow and has completed a residency in plastic surgery. During the one-year fellowship, Dr. Avanessian will assist and perform surgery, teach residents and medical students, and conduct transgender-related research. Matthew Dominguez, MD, is the first Transgender Psychiatry Fellow, and completed a residency in General Adult Psychiatry. Dr. Dominguez will treat patients in acute and longitudinal care with psychopharmacology and psychotherapy, provide inpatient consultations and teach residents and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai medical students. Both Fellows will become familiar with surgical procedures related to transgender surgery and will receive training to become sensitive to transgender related issues.
First Transgender Surgery and Psychiatric Fellowships at Mount Sinai's Icahn School of Medicine neurology department | |
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