Top Surgery in New Hampshire
New Hampshire offers both challenges and opportunities for transgender individuals seeking gender-affirming care. Compared to other states in New England, New Hampshire reflects a mix of conservative and liberal perspectives on transgender rights.
On the positive side, New Hampshire has anti-discrimination laws protecting gender identity in employment, housing, and public accommodations. The state also allows updated gender markers on IDs, including a nonbinary "X" option. Additionally, New Hampshire bans exclusions for gender-affirming care in Medicaid coverage, ensuring better access to essential healthcare for transgender residents.
However, a law enacted in 2023 prohibits gender-affirming surgeries, including Top Surgery, for people under 18. (The law doesn't restrict access to puberty blockers or hormone replacement therapy for transgender youth.)
For transgender adults seeking Top Surgery, New Hampshire has a growing number of surgeons performing the procedure. Wait times for consultations, insurance approvals, and surgery dates can be long though. Many choose to consult surgeons in nearby Boston, which has a more extensive network of experienced Top Surgery specialists.
Surgeons in New Hampshire
Dr. John F. Nigriny, MD
Dr. Joseph Shin, MD
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Plastic Surgery, One Medical Center Drive
Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756
Take insurance, NH & VT Medicaid, Medicare.
Dr. Emese Kalnoki-Kis
Elliot Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
185 Queen City Ave.
The Elliot at River's Edge
Manchester, New Hampshire 03101
Dr. Patrick Mannal, MD
Concord Hospital Plastic Surgery
Pillsbury Medical Office Building
248 Pleasant St., Ste. 2800
Concord, New Hampshire 03301
Takes insurance, Medicaid and Medicare.
Dr. Kimberly Marble, MD
Core Physicians
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Medical Office Building
3 Alumni Drive, Suite 402
Exeter, New Hampshire 03833
Takes insurance, Medicaid and Medicare.
Dr. Anthony Wilson, MD
AW Plastic Surgery
500 Market St., Suite 1B
Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801
Last updated: 01/20/25