Georges Burou

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Georges Burou (1910–1987) was a French gynecologist who managed a clinic^[1] in Casablanca, Morocco and is widely credited with innovating modern sex reassignment surgery for trans women.^[2]

Notable patients include Coccinelle, April Ashley and Jan Morris.^{[citation needed]}

Surgeons, including the late Stanley Biber, have credited Burou's methods as the basis for their techniques.^[3]

References

↑ Annals of Plastic Surgery: December 2007 - Volume 59 - Issue 6 - pp 723-729
↑ Staff report (January 21, 1974). Prisoners of Sex. Time.
↑ Wesser, David R. A single stage operative technique for castration, vaginal construction and perineoplasty in transsexuals. Archives of Sexual Behavior. Volume 7, Number 4 / July, 1978

External links

Georges Burou, MD via lynnconway.com
I Am a Woman Now at the Internet Movie Database A document about former patients of Dr. Burou 50 years later

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Name	Burou, Georges
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Date of birth	1917
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Date of death	1987
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