ReconstructionCanada
University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia
Two-year fellowship in gender affirmation surgery and complex genitourinary reconstruction, with emphasis on urethral reconstruction and complex genital trauma, plus implant surgery and salvage or revision work.
Length2 years
What stands out
- Combined training in vaginoplasty, phalloplasty and metoidioplasty alongside male urethral reconstruction
- Accepts applicants trained in either urology or plastic surgery
- Penile prosthesis work emphasizes salvage and complex revision
- Mentorship in curriculum design and program development for gender surgical care
- Program lead
- Alex Kavanagh
- Apply through
- Direct application
- Focus
- Gender-affirming surgery, urethral reconstruction, complex genital trauma, penile prosthesis
- Eligibility
- Open to Canadian-trained applicantsNo USMLE neededCanadian program (no US visa needed)
Training
- Structure
- Year 1: operative immersion in gender, urethroplasty and reconstructive cases, clinic and perioperative care; year 2: more autonomy in revision and trauma
- Research
- Clinical research in gender and reconstructive surgery, with publication, meeting presentations and mentorship in outcomes analysis and program development
- Case numbers
- About 40 cisgender urethroplasties and 100+ gender-affirmation urethral reconstructions per year
- Fellow directly involved in more than 80 to 90 urethroplasties per year, cisgender and gender-related
- About 90+ vaginoplasties, 20 phalloplasties and 10 metoidioplasties per year
- About 25 inflatable penile prostheses and 50+ testis prostheses per year
- About 10 complex genital reconstructions (such as buried penis) per year
Requirements (1)
- Prior residency training in urology or plastic surgery