About Our Gender-Affirming Care
The Transgender Health Program at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center is a multi-specialty comprehensive care center offering gender-affirming care to transgender and gender-diverse individuals.
Our Transgender Health Program provides both medical and surgical services in a safe and affirming environment. The program is co-directed by Dr. Khushabu D. Kasabwala, a reconstructive urological surgeon, and Dr. Reske-Nielson, an internist.
Schedule a Consultation Today
In order to schedule an appointment with our providers to learn more about our services, call Caryn Spano, LHMC Transgender Health Patient Care Coordinator, at 978-538-4685.
Transgender Health Programs & Services
The Transgender Health Program provides multi-specialty medical services as well as surgical services. Learn more about our gender-affirming services below.
Gender-Affirming Medical Services
Our behavioral medicine specialists care for adults with a full range of psychiatric,
psychological and behavioral health conditions, including gender dysphoria,
anxiety disorders, depression, and stress-related conditions.
Our dermatologists offer medical, surgical, and cosmetic services to treat many different conditions that affect the skin, nails, and hair for gender-diverse patients.
Our endocrinologists specialize in transgender hormone therapy and general endocrinology, including diabetes, thyroid and osteoporosis management.
Our board-certified specialists in obesity medicine offer comprehensive medical, nutritional, and lifestyle assessments and collaborative support for weight loss.
Our team of physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners work together to deliver comprehensive and compassion care to our transgender and gender-diverse community.
Our multi-disciplinary team works closely to help patients achieve their voice and communication goals through behavioral, medical and surgical interventions.
Our physical therapists work with patients who have developed pelvic floor dysfunction. Through specialized, individual sessions patients are able to strengthen supporting muscles for the bladder, bowels and sexual organs.
Gender-Affirming Surgical Services
Our plastic and reconstructive surgeons offer a variety of facial plastics and reconstructive procedures for trans-masculine and trans-feminine individuals.
Our gynecological team offers hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (vaginal or laparoscopic). Individuals may also make appointments for abnormal uterine bleeding and screening for cervical cancer.
Our gynecology and urology team offer a variety of services, including:
- Fertility preservation and contraceptive management for trans-masculine individuals
- Fertility preservation and orchiectomy for trans-feminine individuals
Our multi-disciplinary team of fellowship-trained plastic and reconstructive urological surgeons offers consultations for:
- Primary gender-affirming genital surgery, including orchiectomy, vaginoplasty, metoidioplasty and phalloplasty
- Revision surgeries for individuals with previous genital surgery
- Prosthetic surgery, including penile and testicular implants
Our plastic and reconstructive surgery team are currently seeing consultations for feminizing and masculinizing top surgery.
Meet Our Transgender Health Team
LHMC’s Transgender Health Program uses a multidisciplinary team approach to provide the most comprehensive care. Our team features experts from a wide range of specialties, including endocrinology, plastic and reconstructive surgery, gynecology, and urology. In order to schedule an appointment for any gender-affirming services, call Caryn Spano, LHMC Transgender Health Patient Care Coordinator, at 978-538-4685.
Learn more about our transgender health specialists below.
Behavioral Health
- Martin Levenson, LICSW
- Brian A. Quigley, LICSW, specializing in Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine
Dermatology
- Adam Wulkan, MD, specializing in dermatologic and laser treatments
- Sylvana Brickley, DNP, FNP-BC, DCNP, specializing in General Dermatology with clinical interests in skin lesions and acne
- Cynthia Sershen, DCNP, specializing in General Dermatology with clinical interests in acne and hair loss
Endocrinology
General Internal Medicine
- Jennifer Reske-Nielson, MD
- Kristy Cahill, MD
- Angela Freniere, MD
- Aleksandra Kolnick, MD
- Violeta Ristic, MD
- Marianna Silverman, DO
- Jessica Stevenson, MD
- Lauren Knowles, NP
- Anna Read, NP
Gynecology
- Dawn D. Anderson, MD, specializing in Gynecology with clinical interests in menopause, sexual health, LGBTQ health, mind and body medicine
- Amy S. McGaraghan, MD, specializing in gynecological care
- Jill Kooyoomjian, MSN, MPH, WHNP-BC, specializing in Gynecology
- Corinne M. Prigo, NP, specializing in Obstetrics and Gynecology with clinical interests in LGBTQ health
Medical Weight Loss
- Sathyavani Prabhakar, MD, specializing in the management of medical obesity
Physical Therapy
- Chenin Duclos, DPT, specializing in pelvic floor therapy for post-surgery recovery, urinary incontinence, sexual function, and vaginal dilator therapy
Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery
- Justin R. Fernandes, MD, specializing in gender-affirming top surgery
- Brian Freniere, MD, specializing in microsurgery and innovative gender-affirming genital surgery
- Lifei Guo, MD, PhD, specializing in microsurgery and innovative gender-affirming top surgery and phalloplasty
- Alan Lim, MD, specializing in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery and craniomaxillofacial surgery
- Ashley Muehlberger, MD
Speech and Language/Otolaryngology
- Timothy D. Anderson, MD, is affiliated with Lahey Health and specializes in Otolaryngology/Ear, Nose & Throat
- Cara Spang, SLP, specializing in gender-affirming voice care, voice evaluation with stroboscopy, voice femininization / masculinization
Urological Surgery
- Robert Carrasquillo, MD, specializing in reproductive urology, expert in the field of fertility and sexual health
- Khushabu D. Kasabwala, MD, specializing in reconstructive urology and gender-affirming genital surgery, including prosthetics