Third I find your lack of compassion for these plaintiffs to be somewhat unsettling. Please if you are able to i would be very interested in speaking with you further outside of this feed. 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. No one else, other than a rare few, is willing to step up to the plate. 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. According to the plaintiff. If phalloplasty is right for you, work with your surgeon to learn about your options. Jacob is an undeniably cute kid, the entire family is good-looking, relatable, and well-educated, and they certainly seem to care a great deal about Jacob, as well as Jacobs future well-being. What we hear from other parents again and again is the fact that they know for sure their child is truly trans because this is so painful, no child would make this up, and no teen certainly would wish this upon themselves or ask for this. In his lawsuit against Dr. Crane, M alleged that during the 2015 surgery, Dr. Crane had displaced his scrotum by three centimeters, leaving it immediately adjacent to his anus. 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. The legal papers contain another interesting and tantalizing suggestion that is never developed in the record. You may want to contact Scott Newgent. It has graphic pics and videos and breakdowns of what I experienced. i had top with garramone in 13. So please dont tell me that going trans is the perfect antidote to suicide: I wont believe you. We dont opt in to be disrespected, denied access and bullied by assholes. This guy in my opinion is a butcher. We all know that once the lawsuits start rolling in, it will be hard to defend the mutilation of young peoples bodies. (plastic surgeon); and. Doe v. Crane, CGC-16-550630 was dismissed April 5, 2017. Doctor Crane is back in business, looking for more victims. The Newsletter Bringing the Legal System to Light. Let me tell you something Noah, you dont want someone to get a Phallo because of something as ignorant as what you just stated. Also, others who were trying to file a malpractice suit after all of those it was told that he had reached his medical insurance payout and that the clients the lawyers were already representing, were their first priority. The opinions expressed by individual authors, commenters, and visitors to 4thWaveNow are their own. He is a psychopath and shouldnt have a medical license. As with the other actions listed above, this lawsuit also alleged malpractice in connection with genital surgery: Interestingly, the plaintiff in that case alleged that at the time he consulted Dr. Crane, Dr. Crane told him that none of his patients had ever had a serious complication from phalloplasty, that it was a safe procedure, and that only 5% of his patients have needed surgical repairs.. These NDA provisions have, of course, come under public scrutiny as part of the MeToo movement and the Stormy Daniels affairs. I wonder how this doctor is able to continue his practice if he maxed out his liability insurance. Radial Forearm Flap (RFF) Phalloplasty is the most common type of Phalloplasty. In and of itself, this is not surprising. This case involves a plaintiff who had already undergone several transgender surgeries who wished to replace an earlier phalloplasty with a new graft that would also include lengthened urethra. Who would insure him now? Meaning, anyone is shit out of luck. We cant know. What is the story behind Dr. Cranes relocation to Texas? In fact each surgery is a trial surgery, its in my opinion experimental at best and should not be performed at all. Excellent investigative journalism, worriedmom. It is definitely worth a read! According to the plaintiff, he specifically advised Dr. Cranes practice in advance of surgery that he did not require a vaginectomy or a scrotoplasty; however, during the phalloplasty both of these surgeries were indeed performed. In March 2019 (following the three post-Crane surgeries), M stated that he still had an abscess in his pelvis where his vagina had been. 1. Dr. Crane thus appears to be among the fraction of physicians who are extremely frequent targets for medical malpractice lawsuits. Since this surgery, the plaintiff has had two more surgeries, with other doctors, to obtain a larger scrotum, but they have both been unsuccessful. However, plaintiff claims a week after phalloplasty, he suffered numerous complications and needed to undergo multiple revision surgeries to the correct the complications of the procedure. This type of transitioning does and has not been around long enough to determine a level of care and because of that its the wild wild west. Transpeople have got to be lowest on the totem-pole for any type of funded medical research. Yeah, 4thwavenow is terrible not the surgeon who is completely wrecking people. what i am just coming to learn now is this major malpractice record. There is also the issue that, as had been discussed on GT and on other sites, that there is an effort afoot by the brigade, to fast track those with ASD to be transed. 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. So, yes. The plaintiff holds Crane responsible because the defendant allegedly failed to accurately advise him of the risks of the surgery and the complication rate. I too, at one point, thought of him as a savior. Any time Ive gone in for any surgery as an adult, Ive been told of the risks and possible long term effects, and the decision to proceed has always been mine (I dont remember being asked when I had my heart attack 5 years ago, but that was t routine surgery but an emergency procedure, I doubt anyone is going to hang around waiting for consent in those situations). The fact that he insists that he never said that is a complete lie and its a slap to the face for many of us who believed in him, his confidence, his cool, calm, and collected demeanor as he would go through his spiel. The filing also stated that, because of the surgeries he had undergone, M had to assume a new job for which he was paid 50% less, and was then living paycheck to paycheck.. strongly considering finding another surgon. As of the writing of this article, however, all of the malpractice litigation filed against Dr. Crane in San Francisco has now been dismissed. IMHO, the silence is partially due to not wanting to out transgender surgeries as dangerous (surgeons must to keep that lucrative wheel generously greased), and partially because FTMs (female-to-male transgender persons) just dont rate among the male-dominated transgender culture. Your request has been completed. There are probably a couple other points worth mentioning that you leave out: 1. Tags: ALT phalloplasty, bottom surgery, Dr. Crane, female to male gender reassignment, FTM, phalloplasty, Transsexual Male, transsexual surgery 2 So things have been pretty uneventful since surgery. There are naked passing men with functional phalloplasty; erotic and tactile sensations, urination standing, capable erections, penetrative intercourse because this surgery was successful for them. At the Crane Center we offer the full spectrum of Gender Reassignment Surgery procedures for transgender and non-binary individuals. After researching a long time hes the only one I would have gotten the surgery with. I'm talking, like, you'd be waiting until at least 2019 to have surgery. Yann Wehrling, vice-prsident de la rgion le-de-France, charg de la Transition cologique, et Patrice Leclerc, maire de Gennevilliers et Prsident du groupe Front De Gauche la . How about we actually stop the problem? (uro-genital surgeon); Gabriel Kind, M.D. As though truth is a menace and honesty is to be ignored. He handled me with care and performed my procedure well. The entire penis was later removed, and the plaintiff was informed by another doctor that he never should have been considered for this surgery. Please feel free to comment on older posts. (OB/GYN, surgeon); Michael Safir, M.D. Nothing is a sure thing. There is a huge pyramid of medical wrong-doing, that starts out with negligence, which gets trimmed way back when the potential plaintiff realizes that something is wrong, then gets trimmed again when the plaintiff decides to do something, then gets trimmed again when the physician or the insurer decides not to offer a pre-complaint settlement, then gets trimmed again when the plaintiff finds or doesnt find someone to represent her, then finally gets trimmed again when the physician or the insurer doesnt offer a post-complaint settlement. One of the other doctors that perform surgery with Crane told me that Crane creates mistakes because he makes MORE money fixing his intentional problems. This time, a popular teen soap opera in Portugal had a character that made up and/or referred to a strawberry virus, but teen viewers of the show took it seriously, and 300 children from different school in different areas across the country suddenly fell ill from a disease that did not exist. This operation was not planned to, and did not, include construction of a functioning urethra. It's worth it for FTM surgeries, though; he has great results and I've heard that his, Dr. Chen's, and Dr. Wittenberg's bedside manners are all lovely. His prior practice, Brownstein & Crane Surgical Services, seems to be out of business. He graduated from UNIVERSITY OF IOWA in 2002. The medical liability insurance carrier is, in most cases these days, the party that decides whether or not to settle a case, and this is a business decision on the carriers part. 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I do hope things are going better for you now. A lot of us want certain surgeries but we hold back b/c the outcomes arent quite worth the risks for us, lawsuits or not. 34 thoughts on " Former phalloplasty patient of Dr. Curtis Crane speaks out " . Im sorry but you are wrong, this surgery is still in the experimental stage and it has a 67% chance for complication. The main overall complaint I've heard from people is that he tends to be very optimistic when he talks with patients especially about post-op issues - this has led to some folks not realizing that something was as serious an issue as it was. Carter v. Crane, CGC-16-554254 was dismissed December 10, 2018. As with the other actions listed above, this lawsuit also alleged malpractice in connection with genital surgery: Interestingly, the plaintiff in that case alleged that at the time he consulted Dr. Crane, Dr. Crane told him that none of his patients had ever had a serious complication from phalloplasty, that it was a safe procedure, and that only 5% of his patients have needed surgical repairs.. At this point, words cannot really begin to describe Ms ordeal. Many of the males who tend to run media outlets, whether LGBT, trans, or traditional, just dont see an important story in young womens genitalia being butchered by an incompetent surgeon. According to the Wayback Machine, which is the only source for information on the practice, back in March of 2018, Brownstein-Crane, in addition to Dr. Crane, employed: A photograph that appeared on Brownstein-Cranes now-defunct website. The suits variously allege medical malpractice, medical negligence, and/or failure to . So, its important to understand: When dismissal with prejudice is entered as part of a settlement, it does not indicate that anyone has ruled on the merits of the case. I was going to go to Dr. Crane in Austin for mtf body contouring, but I recently found out about the many lawsuits against him posed by his phalloplasty patients. 4thWaveNow contributor Worriedmom has practiced civil litigation for many years in federal and state courts. These kids that are transitioning will be a much much bigger ration of suicides once they realize how difficult it is to transition and they are 25 and begin to understand how invasive and hard it is to transition. I am so so sad to hear what you have been through . Any care is better than no care? Thomas Satterwhite, M.D. Jacobs parents have been generous with their transgender parenting expertise, sharing insights with Harvards Graduate School of Education, Good Morning America, New Hampshire Public Radio, Here and Now on Bostons WBUR, and MSNBC, among others. Trial is set for December 17, 2018. In my experience, his representing lawyers are cruel and demeaning-with zero regard that they are speaking to those who have experienced a tremendous amount of trauma by their clients (Dr Crane) hand. You also hypothesize that perhaps they were aggressive and unpleasant and disturbing what is your evidence for that? And we all know how things went there. These surgeons are not about helping people with Gender issues it is all about $$$$ . Crane is AHmazing and Do I Regret Lower Surgery? for two recent examples) . Update: Top San Francisco phalloplasty surgeon now with 8 malpractice suits, our initial post about Dr. Crane and his legal troubles, a recent (2017) survey conducted by Medscape, a large-scale study using data from the National Practitioner Data Bank, all surgical partners in Dr. Cranes practice, insurance section of Dr. Cranes practices website, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Clauberg, Whats Current: South Korean women hold two day #MeToo speakout, https://wpathopenletter.wordpress.com/2018/04/04/genital-surgery-open-letter/, https://twitter.com/4th_WaveNow/status/1037791291143118849, https://www.reddit.com/r/asktransgender/comments/apkb4r/honest_review_of_dr_thomas_satterwhite_san/, Catching up with renowned phalloplasty surgeon, Dr. Curtis Crane | 4thWaveNow. FTMs need to wake up and realize the only time the news media is interested in them is if the are pregnant men. Please, FTMs, take care of yourselves and look out for each other. I dont believe hes being uncaring or half-assed. Unlike some other surgeries, however, there is a fairly high risk of complications associated . 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. The latter of which, yours truly is dealing with, thanks to Prednisone being used to remedy sarcoidosis ]. A similar situation can be found in cosmetic surgery as a whole: there is still much stigma felt by people who seek out non trans related cosmetic surgery. When mistakes arise its down played and the patient starts questioning themselves. This story received no media attention. Would you like to guest post on this site? Diane Ehrensaft) are aware of it. Even though he ruined sacred parts of me even though he stole much of my trust in people or damaged my spirithe did not destroy me and I will do whatever it takes so that NO one has to go through what I and many others have gone through. Facial Feminization. Claim-proneness results from a number of factors, including type of specialty, age and sex; however: Compared to physicians with only one previous claim, a physician who has had three previous claims is three times as likely to have another one, said lead author David Studdert, a professor of medicine and law at Stanford. Not entirely, you can have the Phallos or Penis removed, but you have a vagiasectomy to get this procedure doneNo more Vagina..Its a horrible surgery and should be illegal or this Surgeon should have his medical license removed. What we do know is that none of these dismissals appear to have been the result of a jury or other type of fact-finding proceeding that evaluated Dr. Cranes conduct and made any findings about negligence or malpractice. He sounds like an opportunist preying on a vulnerable community, spouting this tired old gender nonsense. 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. All eight of the malpractice cases that had previously been pending in the San Francisco Superior Court have now been dismissed with prejudice (read on to understand the meaning of with prejudice in the settlement context, since this doesnt mean what some folks may assume it does). 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. (plastic surgeon); and. If they reach out to others Doctors for help they are directed back to Dr. Crane because very few surgeons know how to perform a Phalloplasty. At some point we have to face disphoria instead of butchering our bodies. So is it the case that calling attention to any victims of misbehavior or wrong-doing is pimping them out? How so? 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. And yet Ms gender dysphoria endures. It is safe to assume that at least that case was settled (for quite a lot of money to cover the medical debt from all the surgeries and have enough left overto buy a house in the markets he is looking in). The authors also cover the Strawberry Virus in Portugal. "The problem I have with going to the doctor is that they are self important and interrupt when the patient is talking. email me if so, reply and we can trade emails. The recent wave of teens are very clearly experiencing these as very real and painful symptoms, and are not making it up. Thanks, worriedmom. Dear Anonymous, could I post your reply on my site, thetransgendertruth.com/mysite. Carson v. Crane, CGC-17-556743 was dismissed October 10, 2018. A lack of reporting on this topic does not automatically equate with a lack of care. Im also going to do a video more in detail about my comment above. We are cutting up our bodies and rearranging them..shit will happen, shit might happen, and then again, shit might not happen. Please stop Dr Curtis. But better to hear this and have to find ways to cope with it, than having to cope with such a surgical aftermath. 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