Research & MoreGender-affirming surgeryCanada
University of Toronto (Women's College Hospital and Sinai Health) Fellowship incl. Transition-Related Surgery (gender-affirming surgery)
Toronto, Ontario
University of Toronto urology clinical fellowship with training in the Transition-Related Surgery (TRS) program at Women's College Hospital, covering vaginoplasty, vulvaplasty and their post-operative care.
Length12 months
What stands out
- Operative training in vaginoplasty and vulvaplasty within the TRS program
- Hospital-based vaginoplasty post-operative clinic used to teach pre- and post-operative management
- Apply through
- SMSNA Select
- Focus
- Male genital reconstruction, prosthetic surgery, sexual medicine and gender transition-related surgery in an ambulatory setting
- Eligibility
- Open to Canadian-trained applicantsNo USMLE neededCanadian program (no US visa needed)
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Training
- Structure
- Clinical fellowship through the University of Toronto Division of Urology. International medical graduates start with a mandatory 4 to 12 week Pre-Entry Assessment Period (PEAP).
- Research
- Urology research at WCH focuses on the TRS program and male reproductive medicine and surgery. Active TRS studies cover the neovaginal microbiome, inflammation and post-vaginoplasty outcomes, and gender, body image and pain.
- Hospital
- Women's College Hospital
- Faculty
- Yonah Krakowsky, Alexandra Millman, Katie Armstrong
Requirements (3)
- Completion of urology, plastics or gynecology residency
- Eligible for licensure in Ontario
- US, Canadian and international applicants