Last Updated 6/26/2024
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Original Research:

  1. Blasdel G, Kloer C, Zarchen N, Bassale S, Zhao LC, Bluebond-Langner R, Dy GW. The Greatest Challenges After Gender Affirming Vaginoplasty. Transgender Health. Published online June 21, 2024. https://www.doi.org/10.1089/trgh.2023.0226

  2. Otto-Moudry R, Kinney LM, Butcher RL, Blasdel G, Brown LK, Elwyn G, Myers JB, Turco JH, Nigriny JF, Moses RA. Exploring Decisional Conflict Experienced by Individuals Considering Metoidioplasty and Phalloplasty Gender-affirming Surgery. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open. 2024 May 30;12(5):e5840. https://www.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000005840

  3. Zhang TR, Castle E, Dubach-Reinhold C, Blasdel G, Kloer KI, Alford A, Bluebond-Langner R, Zhao LC. Pilot test of a gender-conscious Sexual Health Intake questionnaire: increasing inclusivity and mitigating bias in sexual history taking. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open. 2024;12(4):e5614. https://www.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000005614

  4. Madzia JL, Chuanromanee T, Blasdel G, DeGuia A, Byrnes M,  Shakir N, Lane M, Haimson OL. Gender-Affirming Surgeons’ Attitudes toward Social Media Communication with Patients. Bulletin of Applied Transgender Studies. 2023;2(3-4):151-174. https://www.doi.org/10.57814/e1tc-mt51

  5. English J, Butcher R, Kinney LM, Brown LK, Walters OC, Blasdel G, Turco JH, Moses RA. Metoidioplasty and phalloplasty gender affirming surgery (MaPGAS) and association with gender congruence and life satisfaction: A cross sectional study. Transgender Health. Published online November 10, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1089/trgh.2023.0060

  6. Bruce L, Khouri AN, Bolze A, Ibarra M, Richards B, Khalatbari S, Blasdel G, Hamill JB, Wilkins EG, Morrison SD, Lane M. Long-Term Regret and Satisfaction with Decision Following Gender-Affirming Mastectomy. JAMA Surgery. Published online August 09, 2023. https://www.doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2023.3352

  7. Dy GW, Blasdel G, Dugi D, Butler C, Hotaling JM, Myers JB, Goodwin I, Bluebond-Langner R, Zhao LC, Agarwal CA. Transgender and Non-Binary Surgery Registry: Building a Patient-Focused Registry for Genital Gender Affirming Surgery. Transgender Health. Published online June 2023. https://www.doi.org/10.1089/trgh.2022.0111

  8. Butcher RL, Kinney LM, Blasdel G, Luck K, Boh B, Myers JB, Elywyn G, Moses RA. Decision making in metoidioplasty and phalloplasty gender-affirming surgery: a mixed methods study. The Journal of Sexual Medicine. Published online May 2023. https://www.doi.org/10.1093/jsxmed/qdad063 

  9. Robinson IS, Chao B, Blasdel G, Levine JP, Rachel Bluebond-Langner R, Zhao LC. Anterolateral Thigh Phalloplasty with Staged Skin Graft Urethroplasty: Technique and Outcomes. Urology. Published online April 2023. https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2023.03.038

  10. Kloer C, Blasdel G, Shakir N, Parker A, Gomez AI, Zhao LC, Bluebond-Langner R. Does genital self-image correspond with sexual health before and after vaginoplasty? Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open. 2023;11(2):e4806. https://www.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000004806

  11. Parker A, Hilliard B, Blasdel G, Bluebond-Langner R, Zhao L. Mending the Gap: AlloDerm as a Safe and Effective Option for Vaginal Canal Lining in Revision Robotic Assisted Gender Affirming Peritoneal Flap Vaginoplasty. Published online January 2023 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2023.01.003

  12. Blasdel G, Kloer C, Parker A, Shakir N, Zhao LC, Bluebond-Langner R. Genital Hypoplasia before Gender-Affirming Vaginoplasty: Does the Robotic Peritoneal Flap Method Create Equivalent Vaginal Canal Outcomes?. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2023;151(4):867-874. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000010011

  13. Blasdel G, Everhart A, St. Amand C, Gaddis M, Grimstad F. How Do Prescribing Clinicians Obtain Consent to Initiate Gender-Affirming Hormones? Transgender Health. Published online June 2022. https://www.doi.org/10.1089/trgh.2021.0208

  14. Robinson I, Rifkin W, Kloer C, Parker A, Blasdel G, Shakir N, Zhao LC, Bluebond-Langner R. Perioperative Hormone Management in Gender-Affirming Mastectomy: Is Stopping Testosterone Before Top Surgery Really Necessary? Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2023;151(2):421-427. https://www.doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000009858

  15. Rifkin WJ, Robinson IS, Kloer C, Cripps CN, Boyd CJ, Blasdel G, Zhao LC, Bluebond-Langner R. Gender-affirming Mastectomy: Comparison of Periareolar and Double Incision Patterns. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open. 2022;10(5):e4356. Published 2022 May 25. https://www.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000004356

  16. Dy GW, Blasdel G, Downing JM. Centering Transgender and Nonbinary Voices in Genital Gender-Affirming Surgery Research Prioritization. JAMA Surgery. Published online May 2022. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2022.1049

  17. Dy GW, Salibian A, Blasdel G, Zhao LC, Bluebond-Langner R. External Genital Revisions after Gender-Affirming Penile Inversion Vaginoplasty: Surgical Assessment, Techniques, and Outcomes. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Published online April 2022. https://www.doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000009165

  18. Blasdel G, Kloer C, Parker A, Castle E, Bluebond-Langner R, Zhao LC. Coming Soon: Ability to Orgasm After Gender Affirming Vaginoplasty. The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 2022;19(5):781-788. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2022.02.015

  19. Blasdel G, Robinson I, Parker A, Zhao LC, Bluebond-Langner R. Familiar Infections in Novel Anatomy: Patient Reports of Sexually Transmitted Infections After Gender-Affirming Penile Reconstruction. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2022;49(6):437-442. https://www.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001616

  20. Robinson IS, Blasdel G, Bluebond-Langner R, Zhao LC. The Management of Intra-abdominal Complications Following Peritoneal Flap Vaginoplasty. Urology. 2022 Feb 10:S0090-4295(22)00092-9. https://www.doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2022.01.036

  21. Boyd CJ, Blasdel G, Rifkin WJ, Guth AA, Axelrod DM, Bluebond-Langner R. Gender-Affirming Mastectomy with Concurrent Oncologic Mastectomy. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open. 2022;10(2):e4092. https://doi.org/10.1097/gox.0000000000004092

  22. Parker A, Blasdel G, Kloer C, Kimberly L, Shakir N, Robinson I, Bluebond-Langner R, Zhao LC. Postulating Penis: What Influences the Interest of Transmasculine Patients in Gender Affirming Penile Reconstruction Techniques? The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 2022;19(2):385-393. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2021.10.013

  23. Narayan SK, Hontscharuk R, Danker S, Guerriro, J, Carter A, Blasdel G, Bluebond-Langner R, Ettner R, Radix A, Schecter L, Berli J. Guiding the conversation—types of regret after gender-affirming surgery and their associated etiologies. Annals of Translational Medicine. 2021;9(7):605-605. https://doi.org/10.21037%2Fatm-20-6204

  24. Dy GW, Blasdel G, Shakir NA, Bluebond-Langner R, Zhao LC. Robotic Peritoneal Flap Revision of Gender Affirming Vaginoplasty: a Novel Technique for Treating Neovaginal Stenosis. Urology. 2021;154:308-314. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2021.03.024

  25. Robinson IS, Blasdel G, Cohen O, Zhao LC, Bluebond-Langner R. Surgical Outcomes Following Gender Affirming Penile Reconstruction: Patient-Reported Outcomes From a Multi-Center, International Survey of 129 Transmasculine Patients. The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 2021;18(4):800-811. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2021.01.183

  26. Jun MS, Shakir NA, Blasdel G, Cohen O, Levine JP, Bluebond-Langner R, & Zhao LC. Robotic-assisted Vaginectomy During Staged Gender-affirming Penile Reconstruction Surgery: Technique and Outcomes. Urology. 2021;152:74-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2021.01.024

  27. Greene RE, Blasdel G, Cook TE, Gillespie C. How Do OSCE Cases Activate Learners About Transgender Health? Academic Medicine. 2020;95(12S):S156-S162. https://doi.org/10.1097/acm.0000000000003704

  28. Dy GW, Jun MS, Blasdel G, Bluebond-Langner R, Zhao LC. Outcomes of Gender Affirming Peritoneal Flap Vaginoplasty Using the Da Vinci Single Port Versus Xi Robotic Systems. European Urology. 2021;79(5):676-683. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2020.06.040
    Awarded Best Scientific Paper on Robotic Surgery in European Urology, 2020

Peer Reviewed Reviews, Special Topics, and Expert Commentary:

  1. Arteaga R, Dryden K, Blasdel G. Patient Education and Surgical Decision-Making in Genital Gender-Affirming Surgery. Current Opinion in Urology. In Press.

  2. Roblee C, Keyes O, Blasdel G, Haley C, Lane M, Marquette L, Hsu J, Kuzon Jr WM. A History of Gender-Affirming Surgery at the University of Michigan: Lessons for Today. Seminars in Plastic Surgery. Published online January, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1778042

  3. Wilder S, Shannon B, Blasdel G, Shakir N. Sexual Function Outcomes Following Gender Affirming Vaginoplasty: A Literature Review. Current Sexual Health Reports. Published online November 10, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11930-023-00377-8  

  4. Castle E, Kimberly L, Blasdel G, Parker A, Bluebond-Langner R, Zhao L. Should BMI Help Determine Gender-Affirming Surgery Candidacy? American Medical Association Journal of Ethics. 2023;25(7):E496-506. https://doi.org/10.1001/amajethics.2023.496

  5. Blasdel G, Dy G, Nikolavsky D, Ferrando C, Bluebond-Langner R, Zhao LC. Urinary Reconstruction in Genital Gender-Affirming Surgery: Checking Our Surgical Complication Blind Spots. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Published online June 2023. https://doi.org/10.1097/prs.0000000000010813   

  6. Zhao L, Blasdel G, Parker A, Bluebond-Langner R. How Should Surgeons Approach Gender-Affirming Surgery Revisions When Patients Were Not, Perhaps, Well Informed in Prior Counseling? American Medical Association Journal of Ethics. 2023;25(6):E391-397. https://doi.org/10.1001/amajethics.2023.391

  7. Ortengren CD, Blasdel G, Damiano EA, Scalia PD, Morgan TS, Bagley P, Blunt HB, Elwyn G, Nigriny JF, Myers JB, Chen ML, Moses RA. Urethral outcomes in metoidioplasty and phalloplasty gender affirming surgery (MaPGAS) and vaginectomy: a systematic review. Translational Andrology and Urology. 2022;11(12):1762-1770. https://doi.org/10.21037/tau-22-174

  8. Blasdel G, Parker AC, Salibian A, Robinson I, Zhao LC, Bluebond-Langner R. “Recommendations for Communication in Gender Affirming Surgical Care.” Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. Published online June 2022. https://www.doi.org/10.1097/prs.0000000000009332

  9. Castle E, Blasdel G, Shakir NA, Zhao LC, Bluebond-Langner R. Weight stigma mitigating approaches to gender-affirming genital surgery. Plastic and Aesthetic Research. 2022;9:20. https://parjournal.net/article/view/4597

  10. Clennon EK, Martin LH, Fadich SK, Zeigen L, Blasdel G, Sineath C, Dy GW. Community Engagement and Patient-Centered Implementation of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in Gender Affirming Surgery: a Systematic Review. Current Sexual Health Reports. 2022;14:17-29. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11930-021-00323-6

  11. Sineath RC, Blasdel G, Dy GW. Addressing urologic health disparities in sexual and gender minority communities through patient-centered outcomes research. Urology. Published online November 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2021.08.065

  12. Kloer C, Parker A, Blasdel G, Kaplan S, Zhao L, Bluebond-Langner R. Sexual health after vaginoplasty: A systematic review. Andrology. 2021;9(6):1744-1764. https://doi.org/10.1111/andr.13022

  13. Kloer C, Blasdel G, Morris M, Zhao LC, Bluebond-Langner R. Overview of Gender Affirming Surgery for the Gynecologic Surgeon. Journal of Gynecologic Surgery. 2021;37(4):269-274. https://doi.org/10.1089/gyn.2021.0042

  14. Nolan IT, Blasdel G, Dubin SN, Goetz TG, Greene RE, Morrison SD. Current State of Transgender Medical Education in the United States and Canada: Update to a Scoping Review. Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development. 2020;7:238212052093481. https://doi.org/10.1177/2382120520934813

Book Chapters:

  1. Blasdel G, Parker A. Penile Reconstruction for the Trans Individual. Goldberg, Abbie, E (Ed). The SAGE encyclopedia of LGBTQ studies, 2nd ed. (in press).

  2. Salibian AA, Blasdel G, Bluebond-Langner R. Management Options for Gender Affirmation Surgery of the Breast. Neligan, P (Ed). Plastic Surgery, 5th ed (in press)

  3. Blasdel G, Levitt N. Surgical Transition. In: Trans Bodies, Trans Selves (2nd. Ed.). Oxford University Press. 2022. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/trans-bodies-trans-selves-9780190092726

  4. Blasdel G, Zhao LC, Bluebond-Langner R. Surgical Gender Affirmation. In: Keuroghlian AS, Potter J, Reisner SL. eds. Transgender and Gender Diverse Health Care: The Fenway Guide. McGraw Hill; 2022. https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=3104&sectionid=259325306

Peer Reviewed Editorials and Replies:

  1. Parker A, Brydges H, Kimberly L, Blasdel G, Rodriguez ED. Facing Violence: The Protective Impact of Facial Gender Affirming Surgery. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2022;10.1097/PRS.0000000000009509. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000009509

  2. Salibian AA, Blasdel G, Bluebond-Langner R. Discussion: Surgical Treatment of Granulomatous Breast Deformities Caused by Injection of Foreign Substances in Transgender Women: A Case Series and Algorithm. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2022;149(6):1317-1319. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000009169

  3. Dy GW, Blasdel G, Shakir NA, Bluebond-Langner R, Zhao LC. AUTHOR REPLY. Urology. 2021;154:314. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2021.03.026

  4. Blasdel G, Shakir N, Parker A, Bluebond-Langner R, Zhao L. Letter to the Editor from Blasdel et al: No Venous Thromboembolism Increase Among Transgender Female Patients Remaining on Estrogen for Gender Affirming Surgery. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 2021;106(9): e3783-e3784. https://doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgab243

  5. Blasdel G, Bluebond-Langner R, Zhao LC. PROMs Beyond the Penis: A Letter to the Editor on the Article by Pigot et al. The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 2021;18(4):839-840. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2021.01.181

  6. Blasdel G, Nolan IT, Harris AB, Young EI, Hazen A. Limited Coverage of Gender-Affirming Breast and Chest Reconstruction in Insurance CPT Coding Criteria. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2020;146(2):238e-240e. https://doi.org/10.1097/prs.0000000000007016

Non-Peer Reviewed Commentary:

  1. Blasdel G (2023). AUA Patient Perspectives Demonstrates Urology’s Commitment to Empowering Patients. AUA News. AUA Patient Perspectives Demonstrates Urology’s Commitment to Empowering Patients. https://www.auanews.net/issues/articles/2023/march-2023/aua-patient-perspectives-demonstrates-urologys-commitment-to-empowering-patients

  2. Dy GW, Downing J, Penkin A., Amarillo I, Kaur M, Gore J, Sage L, Avery C, Ragosta S, Fadich S, Knauerhase R, Blasdel G, & the TRANS-ARC Steering Committee (2021). TRANS-ARC Summit Findings, Strategic Plan and Prioritized Research Questions. https://trans-arc.org/2021-Strategic-Plan

  3. Blasdel G, Perry D, Goldstein Z, & Radix A. (2021). PUMP: Sexual Pleasure & Health Resource Guide for Trans Men who have Sex with Men. http://callen-lorde.org/graphics/2021/02/PUMP-TMSM-Health-Guide_Final_V3.2.pdf

  4. Blasdel G. (2020). Supporting a Gender Affirming Surgery, From Start to Finish. iWeigh. https://iweighcommunity.com/supporting-a-gender-affirming-surgery-from-start-to-finish/

  5. Blasdel G. (2018). Gender Confirming/GRS Surgeon List and Resources for Preparing for Surgery. Callen-Lorde Community Health Center. http://callen-lorde.org/graphics/2021/02/TGNB_Surgeons_List2.21.pdf

  6. Blasdel G. (2018). Tonic Guide to Healthcare If You’re Trans. Vice Media. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/j5zx3y/does-health-insurance-cover-transgender-care