Dr. Marci Bowers

New Book Alert! Going to Trinidad: A Doctor, A Colorado Town, And Stories from an Unlikely Gender Crossroads by Martin J. Smith is now available to purchase! The book uncovers the complicated post-surgery lives of transgender pilgrims whose personal journeys led them to a country doctor in the small mining and ranching town of Trinidad, Colorado, which between 1969 and 2010 was improbably known as a world center of gender transformation. Grab a copy today and find an exclusive Afterword by Yours Truly!

Donna Chapman is a doctoral student at the Pacifica Graduate Institute working on her dissertation. Her dissertation explores the lived experience of ciswomen with transgender partners. She is seeking couples to participate in her study. Eligibility Requirements 1. Couples must not be separated or divorcing 2. Non transgender partner is a Cisgender woman... 3. Couples must have been together for at least 2 years before their partner came out and 6 or more months past the coming out event 4. Both partners are willing to be video taped together and separately 5. No active drug or alcohol base or dependence 6. No history of or ongoing domestic violence Participation Requirements 1. Complete a tracking assessment before, during, and at the of the research project 2. Participate in a qualitative interview: both together, then each partner separately 3. Give consent for video recording of the interviews 4. Complete two brief post interview questionnaires; once immediately after the interview and again at one month after the interview Participation is completely voluntary and both partners must consent in order to participate. The option to opt out is available at any time in the process. If you have any questions or you would like to participate, please contact Donna Chapman at (619) 908-9908 or [email protected]. For verification of this study, contact Dr. Elizabeth Nelson at [email protected]

Join Dr. Bowers in the Facialteam's 2nd Training & Education Workshop, "Current Concepts in Gender Affirming Surgery for Women in Transition", on March 11-12th! The Workshop will be a high-level, immersive 2-day program, designed to encourage discussion and introduce novel techniques and approaches to improve gender congruence. The program features internationally recognized speakers offering an overview of the state-of-the-art in three different fields: Transgender Health, Genital Surgery and Facial Surgery. We hope to see you there! Register now at www.genderconfirmationsurgery.com

Dr. Linda Gromko is seeking funds to help publish more copies of her book, "A Practical Guide for Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Adults". This book, in addition to being instructive to trans individuals, will be highly useful in the training of health care providers, therapists, and others who sincerely want to help the community but traditionally get no training. Any contribution is appreciated and if you cannot help financially, please share this message!

"Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. This is the interrelated structure of reality." - MLK Jr. The office is closed on Monday to remember and honor Martin Luther King, Jr. His legacy continues to inspire us all and his words remind us to keep pushing towards a better future. We look forward to resuming to normal business on Tuesday, January 19th!

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In case you missed the exciting news, Dr. Bowers made history on July 14th, 2020 by becoming the first person in history to have delivered 2,000 babies and performed 2,000 vaginoplasties for transgender women! Read more about this historic accomplishment on the San Mateo Daily Journal: https://www.smdailyjournal.com//article_ebe14c50-c8a9-11ea

It was an historic day in the OR, as Dr. Bowers completed her 2000th GAV, making her the first person in history to have delivered 2000 babies and performed 2000 vaginoplasties.

Gender Health SF is offering a free webinar on Thursday, July 15th from 3:30PM-5PM PST on gender affirming voice coaching with Pamela Horenstein, Speech/Language Pathologist at Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehab. This webinar will cover gender affirming voice coaching services for transgender and gender non-binary (TGNB) individuals through the San Francisco Health Network. Participants will build an understanding of how TGNB individuals can find a voice that represents their t...rue authentic selves. The presenter will discuss how to meet the unique goals of TGNB individuals in a supportive environment through voice coaching and common techniques with breathing, resonance, articulation, intensity, intonation, and non-verbal aspects of communication. The presenter will also cover key aspects to meaning of voice, psychological effects, counseling and tips for TGNB individuals.. Limited space, Register at: https://ghsfvoicecoaching.eventbrite.com Link to Zoom webinar will be provided after registration.

PRIDE Happy Hour Special Guest Ms. Paula West! Calling All VIP’s, Be sure to join your hosts Christopher J. Meza, Mark Ryle, the Saint Francis Foundation Ambassadors, our esteem Dr.’s Marci Bowers and Jordan Deschamps-Braly, and a VERY special songbird guest & Jazz-Superstar, Ms. Paula West! We are expecting an action-packed Saint Francis Foundation Happy Hour. ... And have your trivia A-game on to win a $200 gift certificate for a pampered visit the Joseph Cozza Salon, an incredibly special gift from the Dechamps-Brady Clinic of Plastic & Craniofacial Surgery, wine, and spirits giveaway too. For those who RSVP’d early enough, have your PRIDE Care Package at the ready with your bottle of chilled Moët & Chandon or your frosty martini shaken and maybe a little stirred too! Zoom, 5:30, be there!

Join Dr. Marci Bowers and Dr. Daniel Simon as they discuss a few current topics on their minds--what has been happening due to the current global situation and the gender-affirming surgeons perspective on 2020. Tune in at https://youtu.be/j-OOGcNFGis

Attend a YouTube live stream on Thursday, June 4th at 11:00 AM PST. https://youtu.be/j-OOGcNFGis Dr. Bowers and Dr. Simon from the FACIALTEAM will be discussing how the pandemic has hit the clinics (which are getting restarted with new safety protocols) plus current difficulties in healthcare for the LGBTI+ community, travelling in a new world, the upcoming SOC8 review, and more!

While we have not yet been given a firm date to start rescheduling cases at our hospital, plans are being put in place to safely resume operations as soon as state and local regulations allow. Once we are given the go-ahead to schedule surgeries, we will contact patients with detailed information. Safety of patients, staff, and families continues to be our primary focus. We will also be adding additional surgical days, working extra hard to make up time lost and minimize any future schedule disruptions. We hope that you and your loved ones are well!

Without the immediate allocation of funds, Lyon-Martin Health Services (LMHS) and the Women's Community Clinic (WCC) will relocate and consolidate with their parent organization HealthRight360 (HR360). On May 1, 2020, HR360 will reduce LMHS/WCC clients served by 90%, lay off the majority of their staff, and relocate the one remaining medical provider to their Integrated Care Center. The provider will be available 8 hours/week in an environment in which little to no queer and ...trans competency training has occurred. This will leave thousands of sexual and gender minorities without their primary care home in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. There is less than a month to raise enough support and funding for LMHS/WCC to continue providing services at current capacity in their dedicated, independent safe space. **Ways you can help** 1) Sign on to petition letter as an organization and/or individual to support the ask to the City to invest in the survival of these historical clinics and the communities they serve. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2HY982M 2) Contribute to or share the GoFundMe campaign. https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-lyonmartin-amp-womens-commu 3) Call the Mayor Breed's office at (415) 554-5977 and put pressure on her to meet with LMHC/WCC and commit to their survival. 4) Share your story. Send a written letter or video testimony about the impact these clinics have had on you or your community to [email protected]. 5) Follow @savelyonmartin on Instagram for updates. 6) Organize a fundraiser!

To our friends, patients, and their families-- We wish all of you safety and comfort during these challenging times. While it is quite possible that the Coronavirus pandemic will quiet, we are following recommendations/regulations to perform no elective surgery until at least April 30, 2020. So far this does not affect outpatient surgeries, but that may change. This will affect mainly inpatient April patients is quite disappointing to all of us. That said, we expect that all ...patients will be worked into our regular patient schedule once the medical climate is safer for all. We are hopeful to be back on our original schedule within 3-4 months of this crisis. In the meantime, enjoy those precious moments of peace with those you love. Kindly, Marci Bowers, MD

We continue to monitor the impact of the COVID-19/Coronavirus. We will inform patients of any schedule changes as quickly as possible. In the meantime, take good care of yourselves and each other.

We are concerned with COVID-19/Coronavirus and its effect on staff, family, and patients. The situation is shifting on an almost daily basis and we continue to monitor. At present, surgeries have continued without interruption. Mills-Peninsula Hospital is extremely proactive and has had no positive COVID-19 patients to date while operations appear guarded but routine. Should any changes arise, patients will be alerted as quickly as possible.

The UCSF Child and Adolescent Gender Center, in partnership with SF DPH, SFUSD, SF LGBT Center, Gender Spectrum, and Bay Area Legal Aid is excited to offer the second quarterly Community Consultation Clinic for Trans and Non-binary individuals and their families. RSVPs are needed to schedule consultation appointments (see RSVP info below). The consultation clinic offers four services in one location. It includes: - Mental Health Consultation - Medical Consultation - Schools ...& Community Resources Consultation - Legal Consultation, including name and gender change document support *Families can choose to participate in any or all of the above consultation sessions. Session will be approximately 30min long and will be with specialized providers in the gender field. DATE: Saturday, February 22nd, 2020 TIME: 12pm - 4pm LOCATION: SF LGBT Center, 1800 Market St, SF WHO: trans/non-binary folks 24 and under, and their families. To RSVP or for more information please contact: J. Rose Cohen, LCSW, 415-943-0284 (text) or email: [email protected]