Jordan Deschamps-Braly
Jordan Christopher Deschamps-Braly (born 1979) is an American maxillofacial and craniofacial surgeon specializing in facial gender-affirming surgery for transgender people.[1] He co-developed a procedure for building a new Adam's apple for trans men and is known for his work as a plastic surgeon for trans women.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Deschamps-Braly grew up in Ada, Oklahoma.[1] He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Oklahoma Honors College with an advanced degree in biochemistry in 2001, then from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in 2005.[3]
Career
[edit]Surgeon Douglas Ousterhout picked Deschamps-Braly as successor to his surgical practice focused on transgender clients.[4] Deschamps-Braly calls these procedures facial gender confirmation surgery, which includes facial feminization surgery and facial masculinization surgery.[5] In 2017, Deschamps-Braly published a case report on the first facial gender-affirming surgery for trans men that included his new procedure for masculinization of the Adam's apple.[6] In 2019, he moved into a new office designed by Delugan Meissl Associated Architects.[7][8]
Personal life
[edit]In 2011, during his craniofacial surgery fellowship in Paris, Deschamps-Braly met Sorbonne student Maya Alex. They married in San Francisco in 2013.[9][10] The couple divorced in 2020.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Mead, Rebecca (June 16, 2018). "The story of a trans woman's face". The New Yorker.
- ^ Hoyle, Ben (March 19, 2018). "Interview with Jordan Deschamps-Braly, transgender women's favourite surgeon". The Sunday Times.
- ^ Nics, Sara (April 13, 2018). "A Trans Woman Finds Her True Face Through Surgery". WNYC.
- ^ Kron, Joan (June 12, 2015). "A look at Caitlyn Jenner's facial feminization surgery". Allure.
- ^ Deschamps-Braly JC (2018). Facial Gender Confirmation Surgery: Facial Feminization Surgery and Facial Masculinization Surgery. Clinics in Plastic Surgery, July 2018 Volume 45, Issue 3, Pages 323–331. doi:10.1016/j.cps.2018.03.005
- ^ Deschamps-Braly JC, Sacher CL, Fick J, Ousterhout DK (2017). First female-to-male facial confirmation surgery with description of a new procedure for masculinization of the thyroid cartilage (Adam's apple). Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 139, 883e–887e.
- ^ Verner, Amy (November 2019). "Delugan Meissl's transformative take on a top surgeon's clinic in San Francisco". Wallpaper*.
- ^ Nash, David (January 13, 2020). "This San Francisco Surgeon's Office Is Anything But Typical". Architectural Digest. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
- ^ Zinko, Carolyne (April 5, 2013). Couple met in Paris, make a life in Bay Area. San Francisco Chronicle
- ^ Sheeler, Jason (September 21, 2019). "Hacking the Binary Dress Code". Air Mail. Retrieved May 18, 2025.