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Symposium

DEI Track

Malignancy

APP Track
Symposium

Gender Affirmation Surgery and the Role of Colorectal Surgery

Saturday, May 10, 2025
3:15 PM – 4:05 PM PT
Location: Ballroom 6A, Upper Level

CME Live Q&A and Polling

    Co-Moderator(s)

  • Shanglei Liu, MD (he/him/his)

    Assistant Professor
    UCSD Department of Survery
    San Diego, California, United States

    All of the relevant financial relationships listed below have been mitigated.
    This individual has no financial relationships with ineligible companies.

  • Alexander Liberman, MD, FACS, FASCRS, FRCSC (he/him/his)

    Professor of Surgery & Oncology
    McGill University
    Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    All of the relevant financial relationships listed below have been mitigated.
    This individual has no financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
  • Describe surgical methods for intestinal vaginoplasty.
  • Recognize the short-term and long-terms complications of neovagina creation surgery.
  • Explain the process involved in gender-affirming care.
CME Credit: 0.75
Self-Assessment Credit: 0.75
Contact Hours: 0.75

This symposium will address sensitive and appropriate care of patients with gender dysphoria who are undergoing gender-affirming care with a focus on colon/intestinal vaginoplasty and other pelvic reconstructive techniques. The session will highlight the role of the colorectal surgeon in gender affirmation surgery, reconstructive options, management of short-term and long-term complications, and understanding of functional outcomes.

Presentations:

  • 3:15 PM – 3:20 PM PT
    Introduction
  • 3:20 PM – 3:35 PM PT
    Overview of Goals and Reconstructive Options for Gender Affirmation Surgery

    Faculty: Jennifer Anger, MD – UC San Diego Health

  • 3:35 PM – 3:45 PM PT
    Surgical Approaches and Considerations of Colon Vaginoplasty

    Faculty: Bidhan Das, MD, FACS (he/him/his) – Southwest Surgical Associates, LLP

  • 3:45 PM – 3:55 PM PT
    Functional Outcomes and Complications of Colon Vaginoplasty

    Faculty: Aimal Khan, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

  • 3:55 PM – 4:05 PM PT
    Question and Answer