Gary Alter
Gary J. Alter is an American plastic surgeon. His specialties include sex reassignment surgery,[1] genital reconstruction surgery and facial feminization surgery.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] He appeared in two episodes of the reality television series, Dr. 90210.[13] PRNewswire[14] reported on June 5, 2015 that Dr. Gary J. Alter performed the body work plastic surgery on Caitlyn Jenner. He has a practice in Beverly Hills, CA.
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Alter was one of the first physicians with Board Certification by both the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Urology. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery at UCLA School of Medicine. Alter's sub-specialty is in genital plastic surgery, especially genital reconstruction. He has invented many original surgical procedures adopted by other plastic surgeons in the field, including the "Alter Central-Wedge labiaplasty technique".
Education
Alter attended the University of California, Berkeley without completing his Bachelor's degree. Afterwards, he enrolled in UCLA School of Medicine and received his Doctor of Medicine degree. At the time, it was possible to enroll in medical school upon the completion of prerequisite coursework.
Television shows
Alter was featured on E! Entertainment's programs Dr. 90210 and Botched. He has been highlighted on Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother (documentary) and on the TLC show Strange Sex, discussing hidden penis syndrome. He has appeared on the Discovery Health Network, TLC, CNN, the Larry King Show, and was a recurrent guest on "Red Eye" on the Fox News Channel. He has also been featured in numerous media outlets including the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Allure, Self, Glamour, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, and Health.
Publications
Alter has been published in numerous medical journals and textbooks pertaining to his specialty and has co-edited a textbook.
- “ A new technique for correction of the hidden penis in adults and children”, Gary J. Alter and Richard Ehrlich, Journal of Urology 161:455, 1999[15]
- “Penile enhancement surgery”, Gary J. Alter, Techniques in Urology, 4:70, 1998
- “A new technique for aesthetic labia minora reduction”, Gary J. Alter, Annals of Plastic Surgery 40:287, 1998[16]
- “Use of prefabricated tunica vaginalis fascia flap to reconstruct the tunica albuginea after recurrent penile prosthesis extrusion”, GJ Alter, J Greisman, PE Werthman, AS Seid, BJ Joseph; Journal of Urology 159:128,1998[17]
- “Reconstruction of deformities resulting from penile enlargement surgery”, Gary J. Alter; Journal of Urology 158:2153, 1997[18]
- RE: Complications of penile lengthening and augmentation seen at 1 referral center”, Letter to the editor. Journal of Urology 156:1784, 1996[19]
- “Penis enhancement”, Gary J. Alter; Aesthetic Surgery Quarterly Vol 16:226, 1996
- “Penis enhancement”, Gary J. Alter; Advances in Urology Vol 9, p 225-254, 1996, Mosby, Chicago
- “Penis enhancement”, Gary J. Alter; AUA Update Series, Lesson 12, Volume XV: p 99-100, 1996, American Urological Association; Houston, Texas,
- “Split thickness skin graft urethroplasty and tunica vaginalis flaps for failed hypospadias repairs”, Richard M. Ehrlich and Gary J. Alter; Journal of Urology 155:131, 1995
- “Augmentation phalloplasty”, Gary J. Alter; Urologic Clinics of North America Vol 22, N 4, p 887-902 November 1995, W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia
- “Prosthetic implantation after phallic construction”, Gary J. Alter, David A. Gilbert, Steven M. Schlossberg, Gerald N. Jordan; Microsurgery 16:322, 1995
- “Use of tunica vaginalis in hypospadias cripples”, Richard Ehrlich, Gary J. Alter; Society for Pediatric Urology Newsletter September 26, 1994
- “Total phallic reconstruction”, Guy Trengove-Jones and Gary J. Alter; Dialogues in Pediatric Urology Vol 18, No 3, 4-6, 1995
- “Penile implantation in total phalloplasty”, Gerald Jordan, Gary J. Alter, David Gilbert, Charles Horton; Journal of Urology 152: 410, 1994
- “Buried penis as a contraindication for circumcision”, Gary J. Alter, Charles E. Horton, Charles E, Horton, Jr.; Journal of the American College of Surgeons 178:487, 1994
- “Hemangioma of the penis and scrotum”, Gary J. Alter, Guy Trengove-Jones, Charles E. Horton, Jr.; Urology August 1993
- “Experience with vaginal reconstruction utilizing the modified Singapore flap”, John E. Woods, Gary J. Alter, N. Bradly Meland, Karl Podratz; Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 90:270, 1992
References
- Rachel. "My SRS Experience with Dr. Gary Alter". Retrieved October 23, 2010.
- Alter, Gary J. "Augmentation phalloplasty." The Urologic clinics of North America 22.4 (1995): 887.
- Pryor, John, et al. "Priapism." The Journal of Sexual Medicine 1.1 (2004): 116-120.
- Alter, Gary J., and Richard M. Ehrlich. "A new technique for correction of the hidden penis in children and adults." The Journal of urology 161.2 (1999): 455-459.
- Alter, Gary J. "Reconstruction of deformities resulting from penile enlargement surgery." The Journal of urology 158.6 (1997): 2153–2157. APA
- Alter, Gary J., C. E. Horton, and Charles E. Horton Jr. "Buried penis as a contraindication for circumcision." Journal of the American College of Surgeons 178.5 (1994): 487-490. APA
- Ehrlich, Richard M., and Gary Alter. "Split-thickness skin graft urethroplasty and tunica vaginalis flaps for failed hypospadias repairs." The Journal of urology 155.1 (1996): 131-134. APA
- Alter, Gary J., Christopher J. Salgado, and Harvey Chim. "Aesthetic surgery of the male genitalia." Seminars in plastic surgery. Vol. 25. No. 3. Thieme Medical Publishers, 2011.
- Publishing, Here (August 22, 1995). "The Advocate". Here Publishing – via Google Books.
- "Circumcision: A History of the World's Most Controversial Surgery – David Gollaher – Google Boeken".
- Jeffreys, Sheila (May 31, 2005). "Beauty and Misogyny: Harmful Cultural Practices in the West". Routledge – via Google Books.
- Tschachler, Heinz; Devine, Maureen; Draxlbauer, Michael (April 17, 2003). "The EmBodyment of American Culture". LIT Verlag Münster – via Google Books.
- "Gary Alter Filmography". Retrieved October 23, 2010.
- MD, Gary J. Alter, MD & Harrison H. Lee. "Caitlyn Jenner's Plastic Surgeon's Revealed Today: Gary J. Alter, MD & Harrison H. Lee, MD". www.prnewswire.com.
- "A new technique for correction of the hidden penis in adults and children - Yahoo Search Results". search.yahoo.com.
- "A new technique for aesthetic labia minora reduction alter - Yahoo Search Results". search.yahoo.com.
- "Use of prefabricated tunica vaginalis fascia flap to reconstruct the tunica albuginea after recurrent penile prosthesis extrusion alter - Yahoo Search Results". search.yahoo.com.
- "Reconstruction of deformities resulting from penile enlargement surgery alter - Yahoo Search Results". search.yahoo.com.
- "RE: Complications of penile lengthening and augmentation seen at 1 referral center alter - Yahoo Search Results". search.yahoo.com.