Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast

Join for the fifth episode in the Association of Out Surgeons and Allies (AOSA) series for a comprehensive discussion of what the general surgeon needs to know prior to operating on a patient who has previously undergone gender affirming surgery. Host:  Dan Scheese, MD Andrew Schlussel, DO, Colorectal and General Surgeon, Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center Guests: Dr. Megan Lane (She/her) megalane@med.umich.edu Dr. Lane is a plastic surgery resident at the University of Michigan who is planning on going into Gender Affirming Surgery and general reconstruction. She completed a research fellowship in the National Clinician Scholars Program and focused primarily on patient-reported outcomes in gender affirming surgery. Dr. Amy Suwanabol pasuwan@med.umich.edu Dr. Suwanabol is a colorectal surgeon at the University of Michigan and the Ann Arbor VA. She assists the gender affirming surgeons at the University of Michigan in performing robotic-assisted vaginoplasty. Her research focuses on optimizing quality of lif