MD, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Residency, The University of Chicago Hospitals, General and Plastic Surgery
Fellowship, The University of Chicago Hospitals, Reconstructive Microsurgery
Loren S. Schechter, MD, is a Board Certified plastic surgeon and is a national and international expert in gender affirmation surgery.
Schechter is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, the American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgery, the Midwest Association of Plastic Surgeons, the Society of Plastic Surgeons, and the Chicago Surgical Society. Schechter is also on the Board of Directors for the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) and a founding member and President-elect of the American Society of Gender Surgeons.
After receiving his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan, Schechter received his medical degree with honors from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and completed his residency in general and plastic surgery as well as a fellowship in reconstructive microsurgery at the University of Chicago Hospitals.
Based in Chicago, Schechter offers the full spectrum of transfeminine and transmasculine procedures. Schechter also lectures nationally and internationally at surgical meetings, universities and community groups.