Note: this was published in June, 2022.
Update in October, 2023: Doctors Morrison and Skokan have a long waiting list of patients at UW. Expect a multi-year wait for consultation and surgery. If you are under 26, you may be able to schedule surgery at Seattle Children’s on a much faster timeline.
We are *SO EXCITED* to share some updates on accessing gender-affirming bottom surgeries in Seattle, WA. Dr. Shane Morrison (he/him) is taking consults NOW! He is operating on adult patients at Harborview. His department is technically the Burn Center.
Your hormone prescriber or primary care provider can refer you for gender-affirming bottom surgeries to Dr. Morrison.
Shelley Hubbard (she/her) is at Harborview and will help coordinate the referral and scheduling. Dr. Alex Skokan (he/him) also participates in the gender-affirming surgeries joining from Harboview’s Urology Department. Referrals are NOT currently processed through the University of Washington Gender Clinic.
For transparency, QueerDoc is not affiliated with Harborview nor were we involved in the development of this offering. At QueerDoc, we have made it part of our mission to provide resources and information for our community. QueerDoc is an online doctor’s office for gender-affirming medical care. We do offer hormone managment and surgery referrals. You can request an appointment with QueerDoc now! Everyone starts with a free 15 minute introductory visit where you learn more about the clinic after that you can book a medical appointment with a provider in as little as one to two weeks!
Dr. Morrison has already completed some vaginoplasties and is taking consults for phalloplasties which will be offered soon. He is offering the following surgeries and may or may not have additional options available:
- Metoidioplasty
- Abdominal Phalloplasty
- Anterolateral Thigh Free Flap Phalloplasty (ATF)
- Radial Forearm Free Flap Phalloplasty (RFFF)
- Ring Flap Phalloplasty
- SCIP Phalloplasty
- Revision Phalloplasty
- Vaginal-preserving phalloplasty without urethral lengthening
- Scrotoplasty
- Penile Inversion Vaginoplasty (PIV)
- Peritoneal (Pull-through) Vaginoplasty (PPV)
- Minimal Depth Vaginoplasty
- Intestinal Vaginoplasty
- Penile-preservation vaginoplasty
- Penectomy
- Nullectomy
They are already constructing their surgery schedule and waiting list. Dr. Morrison determines BMI and weight restrictions on an individual per case basis. Insurance plans accepted by UW Medicine (see “Accepted Insurance Plans”) also include Washington State Medicaid, Medicare, and Molina Marketplace.
We contacted Dr. Morrison directly so this up-to-date and accurate information. Dr. Morrison shared the following hair removal guides as hair removal is often the part which slows surgery the most (up to 18 months).
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