Department of Identity Clinic
Provides holistic, high quality integrated health care to Transgenders, Gender non-confirming and Intersex individuals. Our aim is to provide integrated care to these individuals in a comfortable and supportive setting. We are committed to respecting the identity of each person who comes to us. We currently offer our services to transmen, transwomen, gender non- confirming, non binary and intersex clients. Our protocols are designed to reduce the barrier to health care accesibilty for third gender citizens, leading to longer, healthier and more productive lives. At Identity clinic we have created a trans- affirmative environment that encourages patients to seek beyond just getting hormones and looks at all of their health and wellness needs. Whether you are considering transitioning, are in the process of transitioning, or already have transitioned, we offer expert management that you deserve.
Our Team
Appointments are made on individual basis and specialists meet to coordinate care when indicated. Hence we offer the benefit of multispeciality care who work as one team under the same roof. We look forward to partnering with you on your comprehensive healthcare needs.
We recognise how complex ideas around gender can be and that there is a huge range of human diversity in how people feel about and express their gender. You can always talk candidly and comfortably with your doctor and other providers, knowing that you are receiving leading –edge care.
meet Experts
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Dr Suja P SukumarConsultant Endocrinologist
Professional experience
Dr Suja started her medical career at Thrissur medical college, kerala where she completed her MBBS and then moved on to pursue postgraduate medical degree (MD General Medicine) at Coimbatore medical college, Tamil Nadu and secured state level first rank in MD Medicine. She worked for 1 year as senior resident in the department of Endocrinology at JIPMER, Puducherry. She secured first rank in DM endocrinology entrance at the nation's premier institute of endocrinology in PGIMER, Chandigarh, India. Equipped with training and experience to treat common as well as complex hormonal disorders and diabetes, her special areas of expertise include reproductive endocrinology, paediatric endocrinology (disorders of growth and puberty, type 1 Diabetes, ambiguous genitalia), metabolic bone diseases, difficult to treat diabetes, thyroid, pituitary and adrenal disorders. She is among the few endocrinologists in India who has been trained to perform invasive venous sampling for pituitary, adrenal and pancreas. She has several publications in indexed international journals and has actively participated in many national and international conferences.
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Dr Hafeez RahmanGynaecologist and Laparoscopic Surgeon
Professional experience
Our department is headed by Dr Hafeez Rahman MBBS, MD, DipNB, Chairman of Sunrise Hospital. He is one of the pioneers in the world for Minimally Invasive Surgery and has developed many unique techniques now followed worldwide. Accompanying him on the panel are some of the best-known doctors from varied specialties to bring you the very best in treatment and procedures. Our medical and paramedical staff are periodically trained in the latest techniques and procedures to deliver the very best in treatment and care.
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Dr Mahesh K NairConsultant Plastic, Aesthetic & Hair Transplant Surgeon
Professional experience
Dr. Nair is a board certified plastic surgeon having done his MBBS from the prestigious Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai. His surgical training, both, speciality and super speciality (M.S. General Surgery and M.Ch Plastic Surgery) were from B.Y.L. Nair Ch. Hospital & TNMC, Mumbai.
He has worked as an Assistant Professor at B.Y.L. Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai where he has performed numerous microvascular free flaps for onco-reconstruction and other complex post traumatic defects.
Prestigious International Aesthetic Fellowships to his credit:
- DAFPRS (Dutch Association of Facial Plastic & Recon Surgeons), Belgium.
- Instituto de Benito, Spain.
He has received advanced training in the art of Hair Transplantas well as in non-surgical facial rejuvenation with Dermal Fillers and Botox. He has specialized in cosmetic procedures like facelift, facial rejuvenation (centrofacial/periorbital/perioral), rhinoplasty (Nose job), blepharoplasty (Eye lid surgery), ear reconstruction, otoplasty, lipo-filling/Fat Grafting (Face and Breast), liposuction, tummy tuck, breast surgeries (augmentation/reduction/mastopexy), Mommy makeover surgeries, genital rejuvenation and many more as well as microvascular reconstructive surgery of complex onco-surgical and traumatic defects.
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Dr D Kamalesh KumarConsultant Urologist & Andrologist
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Dr D Kamalesh Kumar has more than 5 year of experience as Assistant Professor, at Stanley Medical College & Hospital, Chennai. He is trained in Renal Transplant donor and recipient surgery, Cadaver Renal Transplantation, Lap Pyeloplasty/pyelolithotomy/ureterolithotomy, Lap Donor Nephrectomy.
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Dr V. Chalam DasSr. Consultant Psychiatry
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Ms Roshini CConsultant Clinical Psychologist
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
RCI licensed clinical psychologist who have completed MSc Psychology from University of Calicut and MPhil in Clinical Psychology from National Institute of Mental Health And Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS),Bangaluru. She has provided services in various hospitals including Govt. Medical college, Kozhikode, Institute of Mental Health And Neuro Sciences (IMHANS), Kozhikode and Nair's hospital, Ernakulam. An experienced professional focuses on providing psychological treatments for children, adolescents, adults, families and couples. Provides helps for people facing difficulties such as anxiety, depression, anger dyscontrol, difficulty facing other people, sexual difficulties, work stress, relationship problems etc. Provides therapeutic interventions for children and adolescents with issues like autism, restlessness, poor attention, anxiety, behavioural problems etc. Provide psychological assessment for children and adults. Specialized in Neuropsychology and provides Neuropsychological remediation for improving cognitive functions (attention, memory etc.).
Our services
- Hormone therapy – allows the acquisition of secondary sex characteristics more aligned with an individual's gender identity. We offer hormones in a safe and effective way to maximize your results and get your transition going/ continuing/ maintaining while also keeping you safe throughout the process.
- Sexual and reproductive health – Trans sensitive pelvic exams, pap smears, prostate exams, STD and HIV testing, diagnosis and treatment
- Mental health services –We offer a range of services that are affirmative, sex positive, respectful and culturally sensitive. If you are struggling with substance abuse, alcohol dependence, depression, anxiety, body image issues, eating disorder and compulsive behavious; don’t struggle alone, we are here to help
- Surgical reassignment and procedures – Feminising genitoplasty, Masculinising phalloplasty/ scrotoplasty, oophorectomy, orchidectomy,Breast augmentation and reduction, Gynaecomastia correction, Facial aesthetic procedures
Terminology and definitions
Gender Identity: A person's internal sense of self and how they fit into the world, from the perspective of gender
Transgender: A person whose gender identity differs from the sex that was assigned at birth. May be abbreviated to trans. A transgender man is someone with a male gender identity and a female birth assigned sex; a transgender woman is someone with a female gender identity and a male birth assigned sex. A non-transgender person may be referred to as cisgender (cis=same side in Latin).
Gender nonconforming: A person whose gender identity differs from that which was assigned at birth, but may be more complex, fluid, multifaceted, or otherwise less clearly defined than a transgender person. Genderqueer is another term used by some with this range of identities.
Nonbinary: transgender or gender nonconforming person who identifies as neither male nor female.
Feminising hormone therapy: The goal of feminizing hormone therapy is the development of female secondary sex characteristics, and suppression/minimization of male secondary sex characteristics. General effects include breast development, a redistribution of facial and body subcutaneous fat, reduction of muscle mass, reduction of body hair (and to a lesser extent, facial hair), change in sweat and odor patterns, and arrest and possible reversal of scalp hair loss. Sexual and gonadal effects include reduction in erectile function, changes in libido, reduced or absent sperm count and ejaculatory fluid, and reduced testicular size. Feminizing hormone therapy also brings about changes in emotional and social functioning.
Masculinizing hormone therapy: The goal of masculinizing hormone therapy is the development of male secondary sex characteristics, and suppression/minimization of female secondary sex characteristics. General effects include the development of facial hair, virilizing changes in voice, a redistribution of facial and body subcutaneous fat, increased muscle mass, increased body hair, change in sweat and odor patterns, frontal and temporal hairline recession, and possibly male pattern baldness. Sexual and gonadal effects include an increase in libido, clitoral growth, vaginal dryness, and cessation of menses.