Race, Ethnicity, and Complications Following Gender-Affirming Surgery: A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) Analysis
Racial and ethnic disparities exist in surgical utilization and complications among TGNB individuals, highlighting the need for additional research and possibly targeted interventions to address these inequities.
Authors
- Calvin R. Schuster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1161-9127)
- Bashar Hassan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4037-8740)
- Fan Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2867-4413)
- Mona Ascha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1807-4465)
- Essie Ghafoor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9644-5439)
- Claudia Taccheri
- Yu Jui Kung
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-11-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.96699
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00