Dr. Marci Bowers

03/29/2022

SEEKING NEW FRONT DESK/ PATIENT COORDINATOR

While medical management/clinical experience is ideal, we are first and foremost looking for passionate, caring people to join us in our mission to serve the transgender community. If you are detail-oriented, self-directed, driven, dedicated, and willing to learn, you’ll fit right in.

08/31/2021

A message from our exiting Practice Manager, Robin:

After 15 years of serving the transgender community, and after much soul searching, I am being called into a new vocation and so am leaving my role as Practice Manager. Throughout the years, I have been honored to bear witness to the struggles and triumphs of thousands of individuals courageously walking a path toward their true selves. Both our transgender patients and the cis women who come for restorative surgery following FGM, must often defy culture, lose family, friends, and jobs, and always show incredible strength and fortitude as they claim their identities, bodies and selves.
What a gift, to be nearby to that courage and tenacity and authenticity. I have gained so much.

Our patients are in good hands with our wonderful new Practice Manager, Monica, and with Beth-Elle, our fantastic new Patient Care Coordinator. Janet and Betty, (the unsung heroes of the transgender insurance world!) remain in the Billing Office.

It is with deep appreciation to Marci, to my colleagues, and to our amazing patients, that I say my goodbyes. I am forever grateful.

Robin Lassiter
linkedin.com/in/robinlassiter

07/02/2021

Happy Friday everyone!

Our office will be closed on Monday 7/5/2021 in observance of Independence Day.

Have a great weekend and stay safe.

06/08/2021

The UCLA Gender Health Program is seeking participants for a research study. The goal of this study is to better understand the goals and expectations of folks who are interested in or already receiving gender affirming hormone replacement or other treatments. Participants must be at least 18 years old and assigned male at birth (AMAB). There is an option to enter a raffle for one of eight $25 gift cards and participation in the study is not required to participate in the raffle.

You can find the survey and more information at the following link: https://uclahs.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0q7EPL1rtDrloQ5?Q_CHL=email&Q_EmlRd=pcll

06/01/2021

Cynthia is a Casting Director who is seeking special coming out stories about FATHERS who came out later in life to their kids for a PRIDE media campaign rolling out on a large social media platform.

Your story can help other fathers contemplating - or going through - the same experience.

If your story is featured, you will be compensated and your confidentiality will be respected at all times until production is locked.

Please submit to this link below:

Seeking special coming out stories about FATHERS who came out later in life to their kids for a PRIDE media campaign rolling out on a large social media platform. Your story can help other fathers contemplating - or going through - the same experience. Share your story here with the Casting Director...

05/28/2021

The office will be closed on Monday, May 31st in observance of Memorial Day. We send our utmost respect to those who have served our country to fight for a better future. Wishing you all safe weekend!

"When I was in the military, they gave me a medal for killing two men and a discharge for loving one."

05/24/2021

Dr. Bowers was interviewed by Lesley Stahl on 60 Minutes Overtime. They discussed the current healthcare challenges that face the transgender community and the importance of the WPATH Standards of Care. Follow the link to watch the full interview!

Correspondent Lesley Stahl takes viewers inside her report on the health care challenges facing the transgender community.

05/17/2021

Register for Dr. Bowers' discussion in the first International Cl****is Summit! The virtual summit will be held on Saturday, May 22nd from 9 am to 7 pm pst. The panel includes 18 renowned speakers whose pioneer work in medicine, sexology, arts, and activism has contributed to giving the cl****is the voice it deserves! We hope to see you there!

Register today!

INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT on all things CL****IS — Scientists, doctors, artists, authors, philosophers, poets, musicians and activists - elevating this beauty of an organ to her rightful place in the world, as the seat of human pleasure and dignity.

05/13/2021

Going live in 3...2...1! This is a reminder that Dr. Bowers’ discussion in the Balfour Lecture: “Ethical Dilemmas in Gender Confirming Surgery: Do the Right Thing” airs today from 5-6:30 PM EST!

Registration is still open!

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Balfour Lecture. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

04/27/2021

Registrations are now open for Dr. Bowers’ discussion in the Balfour Lecture: “Ethical Dilemmas in Gender Confirming Surgery: Do the Right Thing”. The virtual webinar will take place on Thursday, May 13th from 5-6:30 pm est.

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://ejsestudio.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMoceqopjwjG9fJ-Xa6ExHgbzlI9ISDoNTP

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

04/23/2021

SEEKING NEW TEAM MEMBERS!

Our team is changing and we are restructuring! While medical management/clinical experience is ideal, we are first and foremost looking for passionate, caring people to join us in our mission to serve the transgender community. If you are detail-oriented, self-directed, driven, dedicated, and willing to learn, you’ll fit right in.

After several wonderful years our beloved Clinic Manager is moving on to attend medical school. We are so happy for her, and we’re looking to find someone to fill her rather large shoes. We are seeking someone who has a supportive management style, team-oriented approach, along with high levels of efficiency and dedication. Please review the job description for Medical Practice Manager and send in your cover letter and resume to robin@marcibowers.com if you think you’re our next team leader.

We are also filling the position of Front Office/Patient Care Coordinator. This vital position in our office works closely with the Practice Manager, Dr. Bowers, and our Billing Team, and also directly with patients. Someone with a calm, compassionate demeanor, along with the ability to handle high volume calls, emails, and clinic days, will be the right person for this role. Please submit your cover letter and resume to robin@marcibowers.com after reading through the details of the job description.

Both positions will need to take on both administrative and clinical tasks, assisting with minor procedures and being responsible for routine post-operative care.

04/16/2021

New Book Alert! Going to Trinidad: A Doctor, A Colorado Town, And Stories from an Unlikely Gender Crossroads by Martin J. Smith is now available to purchase! The book uncovers the complicated post-surgery lives of transgender pilgrims whose personal journeys led them to a country doctor in the small mining and ranching town of Trinidad, Colorado, which between 1969 and 2010 was improbably known as a world center of gender transformation. Grab a copy today and find an exclusive Afterword by Yours Truly!

New book highlights Seattle’s key role in transgender movement