Kendra, Im really sorry that this happened to you and your husband. Its harmful to minimize it. I wish for healing for both you and your husband, and that he is able to receive competent care in the future. 2. We may never know whether Jacob, who like the others has been frequently lauded as brave and inspirational, will have the happy ending that early childhood transition, we are told, is guaranteed to produce. Having seen the photos of what Dr Curtis Crane has done to my friends arm, that arm will never recover, believe that Dr Curtis Crane should stop performing phalloplasty. But I doubt the Pokmon wave of 12,000 children consciously wished spontaneous seizures upon themselves, or that Portuguese teens wished nausea, vomiting, painful rashes, and trips to hospital on themselves. It takes a courageous group of individuals to tell the world that XX does not always result in a female and XY male. 2. 34 thoughts on " Former phalloplasty patient of Dr. Curtis Crane speaks out " . A physician who has had four is four times more likely and so on.. The entire penis was later removed, and the plaintiff was informed by another doctor that he never should have been considered for this surgery. Each time a see new critical review a day or so later their is a raving A++ looks suspicious, Ive had surgery with guy and I dont believe ANYONE that surgery with him would be raving, I havent met one yet. It is helpful to have the case number (also called an index or docket number), although a search can also be performed using the persons name, so those are provided below. So being young isnt all fun & games, I know that. / you can be trans and love your genitals IDIOCY. 12,000 children across Japan suddenly fell ill watching the show after that news report was made. Lets see the reality of it. And we all know how things went there. Its hard for me, personally, to understand wanting to have this surgery but regardless of my feelings, my heart truly goes out to all the young folks who have been so badly damaged here. Had stage 1 with Crane this past fall and stage 2 yesterday actually. In other words, it does not appear that an independent arbiter has reviewed the facts of these cases and ruled on whether the care provided either complied, or did not comply, with established standards of care. This is not surprising, since over 90% of all medical malpractice cases never go to trial. Since our last coverage of medical malpractice litigation against renowned phalloplasty surgeon Curtis Crane, M.D., we've received frequent inquiries about the current status of the lawsuits and his practice. The only reason we know about Ms story at all is because M was one of at least nine former patients of Dr. Curtis Crane, late of San Francisco and currently of Austin, Texas, who filed medical malpractice or other personal injury cases against Dr. Crane. I think thats more to do with the fact that they were misgendered for a long time, which implies justification for their murder, and appears to deliberately disrespect them, its victim blaming almost. I have been shocked at the level of victim-blaming and rationalization that seems to be occurring in the FTM community around these facts particularly when the plaintiffs themselves are members of that community, and certainly have suffered for it. So we were at his mercy there was literally no one else to turn to. Gender dysphoria challenges the basic pretenses that the medical community assumes to understand about chromosomal influence on gender. It may be that Jacobs transgender story will, at some point, go dark. These surgeons are not about helping people with Gender issues it is all about $$$$ . This operation was not planned to, and did not, include construction of a functioning urethra. As you said they dont have the operations or take the hormones. I dont believe hes being uncaring or half-assed. I will say, there is momentum moving and many of us will soon be coming forward-large media coverage-you name it. It is impossible to understand the turmoil, desires, wants and needs of others, I get that. you are exactly right this is the wild west and its more wild to see people so delusional. Second and since youve come from abroad perhaps this isnt really your area but the number of malpractice lawsuits that have been filed against Dr. Crane is phenomenal for one doctor in such a short time period. Interestingly, possibly due to potential statute of limitations restrictions, the plaintiff brought his complaint seeking damages for medical battery and promissory fraud, rather than medical malpractice. Its scary, its something that many of us will never be able to bounce back from. Pingback: Whats Current: South Korean women hold two day #MeToo speakout, A quote by Dr. Carter on his intro page: After initially meeting some members of the trans community, I was immediately drawn to them. The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks judgment for general damages, costs of suit, and such other relief as the court deems just and proper. Dr. Lee is skilled in surgically creating a penis for trauma victims, cancer patients, and transitioning female-to-male patients with designer flaps and phalloplasty. Theres only 11 subscribers and I dont expect that to grow. To be judged by anyone for any reason is just so sad especially your own community because you want to speak out about a botched surgery . How about we actually stop the problem? Part 1 is here. Successful phalloplastry operations are few and far between and this is being kept from transitioners in order to keep the burgeoning industry in business. From interrogatory answers filed in the Raynor case, cited above, we do know something about Dr. Cranes professional liability and medical malpractice coverage in 2016, the date the malpractice alleged in that case was claimed to have occurred (see Motion for Relief from Waiver of Discovery Objections dated April 16, 2018, Declaration of Corban J. Porter and Exhibit D thereto): Private settlement agreements also typically include NDA (or non-disclosure agreement) provisions, in which the parties agree to keep all terms of the settlement confidential, and further agree to the payment of damages in the event of a breach. Theres a handful of surgeons who have decided (for whatever reasons) to focus on us and we know that we are all guinea pigs as they do their best efforts to hone their craft in a field where theres no text books or formal education. No. Dr. Gabriel Del Corral Baltimore, MD (uro-genital surgeon); Gabriel Kind, M.D. What one will notice when a reasonable attempt at a debate about the issues involving the brigade is attempted, the reversion to schoolyard level tactics comes across on the part of the person[s] from the community. Also, I see people daily talking about Phallo and how great it is on the internet and when I finally get to ask the if they even had the surgery, its always..No not yet, or they got something completely different than a phallo. Try giving a call to an attorney for med mal, they would have to create a baseline for trans surgery because current they dont have any.This surgery needs to have a baseline and procedure in place and they dont. Again, though, the question naturally arises should the practitioners in this field be immune from liability, because the over-riding need for care is so great? He is represented by Nancy Hersh, Kate Hersh-Boyle and Montana Baker of Hersh & Hersh in San Francisco. The issue is that the State of California only allows ONE year from the date of INITIAL incident to sue for medical malpractice. People who have experienced transgender genital surgery recognize the deficiencies in the field and have called on WPATH to upgrade and change its standards: https://wpathopenletter.wordpress.com/2018/04/04/genital-surgery-open-letter/. These NDA provisions have, of course, come under public scrutiny as part of the MeToo movement and the Stormy Daniels affairs. We dont opt in to be disrespected, denied access and bullied by assholes. The reason why he continues to be in practice is because again these transgender patients are directed to Attorneys that only have the sole desire to win monetary settlements and not to stop the atrocity. Dr. Curtis Crane, MD is a Urology Specialist in Greenbrae, CA and has over 21 years of experience in the medical field. This post updates the reader on the various lawsuits now pending against Dr. Crane, and also documents the peculiar silence with which these allegations have been greeted in the transgender community. However, a large-scale study using data from the National Practitioner Data Bank also found that a tiny fraction of doctors (1%) accounts for almost one-third (32%) of paid medical claims. 3.3 (7 ratings) Leave a review Brownstein and Crane Surgical Services 575 Sir Francis Drake Blvd Ste 1 Greenbrae, CA 94904 Accepting new patients The plaintiff holds Crane responsible because the defendant allegedly failed to accurately advise him of the risks of the surgery and the complication rate. Facial Feminization. I cannot speak for his demeanor as of late, since I have not seen him in years, but in 2013 he was the most genuine and talented surgeon I have met. With this amount of money flowing around, and a large number of malpractice suits with NDAs attached, the true scale of Dr Curtiss malpractice seems to be well hidden below the surface. Lastly many people wonder why some of us didnt come forward or waited SO LONG (past the California stipulation to file a medical malpractice suit) the reason being was because he ruined us he messed us up but there werent many performing these surgeries around 2013-2016 so therefore he was the only one trained (its sickening to say that) to fix what he did. Scott, I had a fully successful phalloplasty, in Canada, and know many many others who are in the same boat. Thank you very much for commenting here, and let us know what else we can do to help. Crane drags out the surgeries to repair his purposeful mistakesbeyond this timeframe. Would you like to guest post on this site? I am 23 years old trans I had a breast augmentation with dr crane and it was the worst experience of my life I threw away 10k and I will be afraid to go back to do the breast augmentation although I know it was due to incompetence of such fear was that I came to think that I had put old implants in my body and one bigger than the other in different dimensions, I had some 4-year-old hormonal breasts and ended up flat because of Crane I couldnt do anything because I also signed papers and By the way they wanted to make me feel like I was not sure I was transsexual just because of how horrid my breasts were that I had them removed. PS Your the first person I know that didnt have major complications, again Im happy for you, thats really cool. Dr. Curtis Crane, MD is a board-certified plastic surgeon who performs Gender Reassignment Surgery procedures in Austin, Texas. Literally.. that is it. I begged God for the month to kill me but unfortunately I am still alive and urinate in a broad spray with no sexual organs. He is calling for a class action lawsuit. My honest review of Dr. Thomas Satterwhite, San Francisco, CA: https://www.reddit.com/r/asktransgender/comments/apkb4r/honest_review_of_dr_thomas_satterwhite_san/, Pingback: Catching up with renowned phalloplasty surgeon, Dr. Curtis Crane | 4thWaveNow. Davis v. Crane, CGC-17-557363 was dismissed December 10, 2018. People are oddly protective of these surgeons. Most surgeon websites are not very informative and most 3rd party websites on this topic are broken and fragmented at best. The amount paid in settlement of such a claim is confidential virtually 100% of the time. And yet Ms gender dysphoria endures. Ive not had surgery with Crane but I have met with him twice while accompanying a friend who has had 2 successful surgeries with him. Second, it seems that activists are concerned that covering practitioners such as Dr. Crane will lead to increased gate-keeping and perhaps lower availability of medical care. A metoidioplasty is a surgical procedure that uses clitoral tissue that has been enlarged through testosterone use to form a neophallus. Trial is set for February 19, 2019. Why is this practitioner still in practice? Why isnt The Trans Advocate warning people against this butcher? Susans Place, a major resource page for transgender people to connect and share resources, has a thread on Dr. Crane which contains only praise and, again, no mention of the extensive legal history cited above. Hi scott, The softball approach that these men give to each other slays me, trying to humanize them when in fact, they are monsters. Dr. Crane now appears to practice in Austin, Texas, and has been joined there by Dr. Richard Santucci (together with Dr. DeLeon); Dr. Safir holds down the fort in San Francisco and has been joined by Dr. Angela Rodriguez. The rest need to realize this is misinformation to say its a experimental surgery that shouldnt be allowed. 24, US, post-phallo One commenter already described the lawsuits and another said something I totally agree with (you shouldn't get to sue a surgeon because YOU regret getting an optional surgery), but neither used Crane so I'll contribute. Perhaps some of his current or former patients will enlighten us. "Single stage" phalloplasty involves the creation of a neophallus, UL, vaginectomy, scrotoplasty, and perineal reconstruction. This makes sense, because otherwise no defendant would ever pay money in settlement of a litigation if he or she knew that the plaintiff could simply re-file the same lawsuit another day. I am thankful to come across this as I was thinking of having the erectile device and testicular implants with Dr. Crane. What else can he do? Bartholomew is a sociologist and Radford is a science writer. But then again, arent most of these surgeons like that? Its not clear when Dr. Santucci joined Dr. Cranes practice, but he does not appear to have been part of the earlier Brownstein-Crane incarnation: Not to worry, though: Dr. Safir remains busy in San Francisco. Part 1 is here. Thank you to those who continue to speak out. But, to have compassion for something you dont understand is incredible. Is it worthwhile information to know hes been sued 8 times? Yet, one of the huge benefits to being young is that, by and large, a young person doesnt have to worry about chronic health problems. San Francisco phalloplasty surgeon, Curtis Crane, M.D., continues his odyssey through the San Francisco court system. First, as of this writing, there no longer appear to be any open civil cases against Dr. Crane in the state of California. We opt in to surgery. Meaning, anyone is shit out of luck. It doesnt exist. In 2009, M received a metoidioplasty, an operation that uses tissue from the clitoris, which has typically been enlarged from testosterone use, to form a neo-penis. This operation was performed by the famous Dr. Miroslav Djordjevi of Serbia, which was in the process of becoming, In 2011, M underwent his first phalloplasty or surgical construction of a penis, with Dr. Toby Meltzer. my good friend had phallo with him a few years back, and now he is having minor complications. So, yes. and Does 1-30 alleging medical negligence. (plastic surgeon); and. The outcome has been good. Teach people to love their bodies the way they are rather than slicing away healthy tissue with your surgeons knife. 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