Transgender-Friendly Doctors

In Alberta, the practice of medicine is governed by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta, located at 2700 - 10020 100 St NW, Edmonton, AB T5J 0N3. In the Edmonton area, you can call them at 423-4764, and in the rest of the province, you can call toll-free at 1-800-561-3899 (number does not work outside Alberta) -- their fax number is (780) 420-0651. You can also email them at publicinquiries@cpsa.ab.ca. If you are looking for a General Practitioner who is accepting patients at this time and is open to seeing trans patients, you can put this request to them, and they will do their best to locate one -- however, this can yield mixed results. With the low number of doctors accepting patients at the moment and high number of those who are uncomfortable with trans concerns or who feel that they don't have the training in this area, they may not be able to locate one close by, but it is certainly worth a try.

If you have a complaint about a physician, they also have an additional toll-free number to address these issues at 1-800-661-4689.

There is a Yahoo group called TS-care to discuss the positives or negatives about specific doctors (usually more specific to SRS doctors than local G.P.s -- it is an international group in scope), if you prefer to do your homework -- it is only asked that if you have a complaint about a particular doctor, that you quantify it with valid reasons, rather than say "Dr. N is a jerk." For something more local, the Alberta Trans Peer Support Group has some of this kind of discussion at times, as well.

Alberta Health refers GRS surgery to Drs. Brassard and Menard in Montreal, both for transwomen and transmen. Their Flash-based site has an excellent explaination of what their surgeries involve.

* Note to medical professionals: this information is based on discussions within the medical community. If you would like to correct any information on this list or to be added to the list, please discuss with Mercedes.

--Red Deer, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge, Grande Prairie and other rural areas --

--- General Practitioners / Family Doctors

Dr. C.J. Grundling
Dr. P.J.E. Swarts
Dr. J.S. Badenhorst
Dr. N. Basson
Easthill Medical & Walk-In Clinic
430 CRUA, 3020 - 22 St.
Red Deer
403-343-0115

Dr. Timothy Richard Collins
430 Mayor MacGrath Dr
Lethbridge, Alberta
(403) 328-8101

Dr. Leonard W. Krush
509G Centre St SW
High River
(403) 652-7891

Pentelichuk, Dr. Tanya Koren
PO Box 1105
300-317 Banff Ave
Banff, Alberta, Canada, T1L 1J1
Phone: (403) 760-3360
Fax: (403) 760-3370

Ramlall, Dr. Jacintha
608 6th St SE
Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada, T0G 2A3
Phone: (780) 849-2860
Fax: (780) 849-2190

--- Psychiatrists

Dr. Manjula Dua
708 - 5010 43 St.
Red Deer
(403) 341-4303