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Anyone familiar with Dr. Greenwald in Tampa FL?


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Guest Lizzie McTrucker

Has anyone had experience with Dr. Daniel Greenwald in Tampa, FL?

He does GRS (among other things) and since Tampa is less than 30 miles away from home, the thought of having it done really close to home is very alluring. Just curious if anyone has any experience with him either for GRS itself, consultations, etc.

I really like the idea of having this done close to home so it would be fairly easy for my family to stop by during recovery and stuff, not to mention already being a bit familiar with the local hospitals and such that he may do the operation at.

He also does breast augmentation and I'm wondering if someone who does GRS may be a little better capable for doing a BA on a transgender body frame with really good results compared to, perhaps, other plastic surgeons who have only done BA on natal females.

Just thought I'd ask around.

Bonus question that I just thought of: is there any simple way to figure out through your health insurance website to figure out if your plan covers GRS? The way these guidelines and inclusions/exclusions are written is really confusing! I tried calling our benefits department a few years ago and the lady was kind of short with me on the phone but who knows, maybe with the new healthcare laws my plan covers it now. I'm just....too scared to call again and get treated like that again! (pathetic, I know)

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Guest Deanna

I don't know this surgeon, but Tampa would be easier for me as I have family there. But on the bonus question, the only way I could really find out for sure was to go through a health care advocate. Your HR should know who that is. They are supose to speak on your behalf without identifing you and they will take the BS.

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Guest Annutty

I dont know about the surgeon but i found out my insurance has guidelines for GRS by calling the general number on my insurance card and the lady found out the procedure number or something and told me where to look it up on their website...that being said, i have no idea if every single plan with them (aetna) covers GRS because they seem to be massive and sell plans to companies wholesale and i guess companies can pick what coverage their plans include?

Maybe find the procedure number or something on your companies website then call?

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Guest Lizzie McTrucker

Ah! So maybe I need to talk to our benefits people and ask them nicely if they could include procedure (whatever it is on the site) in their benefits package next year pretty pretty please?!

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Sorry to revive an old thread but does anyone have feedback on Dr. Greenwald? I'm starting the inquiry phase for my GRS since I know it can be a long process. I have family in St. Petersburg so Tampa would be a good location for me.

Thanks,

Jani

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Guest Lizzie McTrucker

Sorry to revive an old thread but does anyone have feedback on Dr. Greenwald? I'm starting the inquiry phase for my GRS since I know it can be a long process. I have family in St. Petersburg so Tampa would be a good location for me.

Thanks,

Jani

While I haven't received any responses via this thread, I'm still considering him for breast augmentation since he has experience with transgender clients.

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I have experience with Dr Greenwald.  He told me he has been serving the TG community for 24 years (basically his whole career) and is apparently chummy with the veterans in the field.  His practice does fine without advertising or fanfare and that's the way he likes it - which may explain why he is harder to find among transgender surgeons.  HE returns inquiries promptly, his office is top notch, his numerous staff is professional and helpful and there were always patients in his waiting room.  Of the very few reviews I have seen, none have been negative.  If you have questions, I can be more specific via PM.

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Dr Greenwald has been seeing me for 4 years. He answers questions, everything is out of pocket but his prices are reasonable and his staff is excellent.

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Thanks for the news Happy.  You say he's been seeing you for 4 years.  What else besides plastic surgery does he offer? 

Why don't you pop over to the Introductions forum to post a short intro!

 

Cheers,

Jani

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