Dr. Jess Ting is a trailblazer
in gender-affirming care
and heads up Mount Sinai’s
Center for Transgender Medicine and
Surgery.
A native New Yorker, Jess originally
pursued a career as a classical double
bass player. Shortly before graduating
from Julliard, however, he set his
sights on becoming a doctor — a lifechanging
decision that would pave
the way for a groundbreaking career in
health care.
Dr. Jess
Ting
Center for Transgender Medicine
and Surgery at Mount Sinai (CTMS)
Jess worked in plastic surgery after
graduating at the top of his class at
Columbia College of Physicians and
Surgeons. He shifted gears again in 2016
to focus on gender-affirming care and
introduced a new, innovative approach
to surgery that helped serve as a model
for others in the medical field.
He performed the hospital’s first genital
reassignment surgery in 2016, and the
following year he launched a fellowship
in transgender surgery.
Jess’ team has now logged over
2,000 gender-affirming surgeries for
trans and non-binary patients, leading
to recognition in a feature-length
documentary called “Born to Be,” which
received two Emmy nominations.
Jess has developed a strong
reputation among patients for providing
comprehensive, compassionate care,
and he is known for his devotion to
helping aspiring medical students as
they prepare for their careers. He is an
assistant professor of plastic surgery at the
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
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