Medicare Despite years of efforts with Medicare, we have been unable to contact any Medicare personnel who can guarantee approval and reimbursement. In our test cases, there have been continual denials of our claims, and eventually we withdrew from Medicare. However, our hospital and anesthesia group are contracted with and accepting Medicare for transgender surgery, […]
With more than 1200 MTF primary vaginoplasties done in the past 11 years, Dr Bowers’ reputation for innovation and consistency in the field of GRS as made her a very sought after teacher and mentor. During the past 18 months, Dr. Bowers has demonstrated surgical techniques for plastic surgeons and urologists in Israel and from […]
Coverage by Medicare culminates a long human rights struggle by so very many persons in the Transgender movement. Dr. Bowers and staff are proud to have been among the first advocating for surgical coverage. We have also strived for more than a decade in informing the public as to the legitimacy and validity of a […]
Marci Bowers MD, Timo Neider (Netherlands), MD and Guy T’sjoen, MD (Netherlands) presented various insights into the phenomenon of Gender Queer in Bangkok, Thailand in February 2014. Dr. Bowers in particular focused on the emerging gender diversity of individuals no longer defining themselves in a binary gender realm. The concept of maleness and femaleness is […]
Many have asked, was it difficult becoming a vegetarian? My answer is complicated but boils down to: “If you believe in a god, any God, how could a loving God have possibly designed mass suffering for the sustenance of the human species? NO!” When we look back upon this period in mankind, I believe we will […]
Marci Bowers: “Il rispetto per chi cambia sesso passa anche dalla sala operatoria” “La chirurga transgender che ha eseguito migliaia di operazioni di riattribuzione del sesso racconta come sia fondamentale il legame emotivo con il paziente. Sulla situazione medica italiana, Bowers è critica: “Da quello che mi risulta gli interventi non vengono sempre fatti come […]