Top Surgery in Georgia
Being transgender in Georgia involves navigating both opportunities and challenges, with experiences varying widely between urban and rural areas. While the state lacks comprehensive statewide protections against discrimination, cities like Atlanta and Savannah have local ordinances prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity. Additionally, Georgia's hate crime law includes protections for gender identity.
Atlanta boasts a vibrant LGBTQ+ community, supported by organizations such as The Health Initiative, Trans Housing Atlanta Program, Georgia Equality, and Atlanta Pride. The city is also home to numerous clinics specializing in gender-affirming care and has a high concentration of experienced Top Surgery surgeons. However, most of these surgeons are based in the Atlanta area, requiring significant travel for those living in rural parts of the state.
Following a 2022 federal court ruling, Georgia Medicaid now covers gender-affirming surgeries and other transition-related care, expanding access for many transgender individuals. Despite this progress, finding a surgeon who accepts Medicaid remains a challenge. In fact, very few Top Surgery surgeons in Georgia accept insurance of any kind, making out-of-pocket payment or medical financing more common.
Currently, Dr. Takintope Akinbiyi at Advanced Aesthetics Plastic Surgery Center and the surgeons at Emory University Hospital are the only providers in Georgia who accept employer/private insurance, Medicaid, and Medicare.
Surgeons in the Atlanta Area
Dr. Takintope Akinbiyi, MD, Msc
Advanced Aesthetics Plastic Surgery Center
One Prestige Park, 874 W. Lanier Ave.,
Suite 100
Fayetteville (suburb of Atlanta), Georgia,
30214
Takes insurance, Medicaid and Medicare.
Dr. Amy Alderman, MD
North Atlanta Plastic Surgery
3180 North Point Pkwy
Building 530, 3rd Floor
Alpharetta, Georgia 30005
Dr. Brian Arslanian, MD
Arslanian Plastic Surgery
1418 Dresden Dr. #225
Brookhaven (suburb of Atlanta), Georgia,
30319
Dr. James Depew, MD, FACS
Plastic Surgery Center of the South
120 Vann St. Northeast, #150
Marietta (suburb of Atlanta), Georgia
30060
Dr. Lisa Difrancesco, MD
Difrancesco Plastic Surgery
1800 Howell Mill Rd., NW, Suite 400,
Atlanta, Georgia 30318
Dr. Christopher Killingswort, MD
Astra Plastic Surgery Atlanta
5673 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd., Ste. 440
Atlanta, Georgia 30342
Dr. Marc Klein, MD
Premier Image Cosmetic and Laser Surgery
4553 N. Shallowford Rd., Suite 20B
Atlanta, Georgia 30338
Does not accept insurance but will help
you file a claim for reimbursement.
Dr. Clifton Lavenhouse, Jr., MD
4Ever Young Aesthetics &
Wellness
315 14th St. NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30318
Dr. Sheldon Lincenberg, MD
Georgia Plastic Surgery
1 Glenlake Pkwy., Suite 950
Atlanta, Georgia 30328
Board-certified; WPATH member; accepts
medical financing (eg. CareCredit); $100
in-person or phone consultations; will
operate on minors with parental consent;
wait list 1 month following consult.
Does not accept insurance but
will help you file a claim for
reimbursement with Blue Cross and Aetna.
Dr. Albert Loksen, MD
Dr. Heather Faulkner, MD
Emory University Hospital
550 Peachtree St. NE, Medical Office
Tower, Fl 9
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Take insurance, Medicaid and Medicare.
Dr. Paul McClukey, MD
Plastic Surgery Institute of Atlanta
137 Johnson Ferry Rd., Ste #2240
Marietta, Georgia 30068
Dr. Michael Mirzabeigi, MD
Atlanta Plastic Surgery PC
975 Johnson Ferry Rd NE #100
Atlanta, Georgia 30342
Dr. Fara Movagharnia, MD
Center for Gender Reassignment Surgery
200 Galleria Parkway, Suite 590
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
Dr. Farzad R. Nahai
MetroDerm & Center for Plastic Surgery
875 Johnson Ferry Rd., Ste. 300
Atlanta, Georgia, 30342
Dr. Eric A. Odessey, MD
Kaiser Permanente Brookwood at Peachtree
Medical Office
1745 Peachtree St. NE, Suite U
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Takes insurance.
Dr. Stanley Okoro, MD, MBA, FACS
Georgia Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
2285 Asquith Ave. SW
Marietta, Georgia 30008
Dr. Katherine Santosa, MD
Evelina Plastic Surgery + Aesthetics
980 Johnson Ferry Rd. NE, Unit 110
Atlanta, Georgia 30342
Dr. Kimberly Singh, MD
Dr. Nour Abboushi, MD
Panacea Plastic Surgery
901 Bernina Ave. NE, Unit 1
Atlanta, Georgia 30307
Dr. Peter Thompson, MD
Peachtree Plastic Surgery P.C.
3286 Northside Pkwy., Ste. 1000
Atlanta, Georgia 30327
Dr. David Whiteman, MD, FRCSc
Southern Plastic Surgery
3855 Pleasant Hill Rd., Suite 370
Duluth, Georgia 30096
Dr. Asaf Yalif, MD
Y Plastic Surgery
980 Johnson Ferry Rd. NE, Unit 110B
Atlanta, Georgia 30342
Outside Atlanta
Dr. Troy Austin, MD
Dr. Matthew Isakson, MD
Dr. Manuel Medina, MD
Southeastern Plastic Surgery
465 N. Belair Rd., Suite 3F
Evans, Georgia 30809
Dr. Matthew McLeod, MD
Savannah Plastic Surgery
7208 Hodgson Memorial Drive
Savannah, Georgia 31406
Dr. Daniel Most, MD
Most Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,
PC
5205 Frederick Street, Suite A
Savannah, Georgia 31405
Dr. James Parker, MD
Parker Plastic Surgery
1181 Langford Dr., Bldg 300-105
Watkinsville, Georgia 30677
Practices informed
consent (no letter required).
Last updated: 01/16/25
