Full Program

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Saturday, January 18, 2025

Hilton Waikoloa Village
69-425 Waikōloa Beach Dr, Waikoloa Village, HI 96738

1pm – 5pm.

1:00pm – 1:20pm        SGS Business Meeting

1:20pm – 1:50pm        ASRM Best of the Best Gender Papers ASRM

1:50pm – 2:20pm        Young Surgeons Roundtable

  • Speakers: Roberto Travieso, MD, Drew Marano, MD, Brielle Weinstein, MD and Shane Morrison, MD

2:20pm – 2:30pm        BREAK

2:30pm – 3:15pm        Keynote: Rachel Gross, author Vagina Obscura

3:15pm – 4:45pm        Panel Discussion: Nerve and Sensory Outcomes in Gender-Affirming Surgery:  Evolving Concepts in Sensation and Sexual Function

  • Speakers: Blair Peters, MD; Neurophysiologist; Devin Coon, MD

    Moderator/Speaker Intros: Blair Peters (5 min)

    Targeted Nipple-Areolar Complex Reinnervation and Free Nipple Grafts in Gender-Affirming Chest Surgery: What is the Evidence? Lisa Gferer (15 min)

    Supporting Sensation Beyond the Nerve Repair: Sensory Re-Education and Cortical Plasticity - a Review of the Evidence. Christine Novak (15 min)

    Phantom Sensation in the Transgender and Gender Diverse Population: Embodiment, Trans Phantoms and Understanding the Gendered Experience. S.J. Langer (20 min)

    Current Concepts in Genital Gender-Affirming Surgery: A Comprehensive Approach to Sensation and Sexual Function. Blair Peters (20 min)

4:45pm – 4:55pm        Q&A

5:00pm                           Adjourn