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Sex-Change Doctor Loses His License

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This article highlights John Brown, who falsely promised trans people gender affirming care and who performed surgeries on them with no regulations or prior experience. After a medical malpractice and testimonies from other doctors, his license was revoked.

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Identifier
r781wg43c
Collection
Stanford University Gender Dysphoria Program
Institution
Stanford University Special Collections
Creator(s)
Petit, Charles
Publisher
San Francisco Chronicle
Date Issued
Dec. 23, 1977
Genre
Clippings
Subject(s)
Andrew James Spence
Donald Laub
John R. Brown
Julie Phillips
Norman Fisk
Topic(s)
Gender-affirming surgery
Plastic surgeons--Malpractice
Resource Type
Text
Language
English
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