Dr. Curtis Crane
Leading Gender Surgeon, Trained by the Pioneers of Top Surgery
Dr. Curtis Crane, MD is a board-certified plastic surgeon who performs Top Surgery in Austin, Texas. He is impeccably trained, both as a plastic surgeon and urologist, and has completed fellowships in reconstructive urology and transgender surgery. Dr. Crane has been performing gender surgery since 2005, working extensively with Dr. Stan Monstrey in Belgium, one of the world's most respected gender surgeons.
Dr. Crane took over the practice of world-renowned surgeon, Dr. Michael Brownstein, in January, 2013. For more than three decades, Dr. Brownstein was one of very few surgeons in the United States who would perform Top Surgery. Dr. Brownstein was known in the trans community for his consistent results, and Dr. Crane received training from Dr. Brownstein in his Double Incision and Keyhole techniques when he took over the practice. Dr. Crane has further optimized these procedures to get the best outcomes possible, and patients now travel to Austin from all over the country to have Top Surgery with Dr. Crane. Dr. Crane and his team at the Crane Center for Transgender Surgery perform approximately 120 Top Surgery procedures each year.
Facility
Dr. Crane performs Top Surgery at The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center and Westlake Hills Surgery Center.
Surgery Requirements
Dr. Crane follows WPATH guidelines for surgery. You will need to provide one referral from a qualified mental health professional, unless otherwise specified by insurance. Additionally, patients must be 18+ years of age.
Financing & Insurance
The exact cost of Top Surgery can only be determined following a consultation with Dr. Crane.
Dr. Crane accepts credit/debit cards, cashier's check, money order, wire transfer and medical financing via CareCredit. He also accepts insurance and is in-network with Cigna PPO, Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO, Commercial United Healthcare PPO, and Employer Health Network (Whole Foods). He has also had success billing as an out-of-network provider with Aetna, Group Health, Harvard Pilgrim, HealthPartners and Medica. Medicare, Medicaid, Tri-Care, Kaiser, Ambetter and Oscar Health are not accepted.
Booking a Consultation
Dr. Crane is available for phone or in-person consultations in Austin. If insurance is out-of-network, then the cost of the consultation is $200. If in-network, the consultation fee is the specialist co-pay. An in-person consultation is not required for booking a surgery date.
Current wait list: 4-6 weeks for a consultation; 5-6 weeks for a surgery date.
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