{"id":922,"date":"2019-12-30T19:21:44","date_gmt":"2019-12-31T00:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.grsmontreal.com\/?p=922"},"modified":"2021-01-03T15:13:15","modified_gmt":"2021-01-03T20:13:15","slug":"dr-pierre-brassard-recipient-of-the-phenicia-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.grsmontreal.com\/en\/dr-pierre-brassard-recipient-of-the-phenicia-medal\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Pierre Brassard, recipient of the CC-LGBT Ph\u00e9nicia Medal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Ph\u00e9nicia Gala<\/a>, an initiative of the Quebec LGBT Chamber of Commerce<\/a>, recognizes the commercial or social achievements of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans community.<\/h2>\n\n
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On May 30th, 2019, Dr. Pierre Brassard<\/a> was awarded the Ph\u00e9nicia Medal, surrounded by his main collaborators<\/a>. Plastic surgeon, and medical director of Complexe chirurgical CMC<\/a> and GrS Montreal<\/a>, Dr. Brassard<\/a> is recognized worldwide for his work in the field of FTM<\/a> and MTF<\/a> gender affirmation surgeries.<\/p>\n

Career<\/strong><\/p>\n

Recently, Dr. Brassard<\/a> told a journalist from the newspaper Le Devoir<\/a>, about his first patient:<\/p>\n

“I saw the extraordinary effect that the surgery had on this person and the suffering that had beset him until then. […] There is no better patient than a trans patient.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dr. Brassard<\/a> graduated from Laval University in medicine and then in plastic surgery at University of Montreal. He then worked in various hospitals before becoming medical director of the Centre M\u00e9tropolitain de Chirurgie<\/a> in 2000. Dr. Brassard<\/a> has carried out thousands of trans surgeries.<\/p>\n

He is also invested in different institutions<\/a> as an instructor or a lecturer emeritus. In addition to being a brilliant presence in the community, he contributes to the training of doctors who will follow in his footsteps.<\/p>\n

The GrS Montr\u00e9al Clinic<\/strong><\/p>\n

The main contribution of Pierre Brassard<\/a> is not a small one. His clinic, GrS Montreal<\/a>, is the only one in Canada that specializes in FTM<\/a> surgery and MTF<\/a> surgery. Since its opening in 1980, surgeons have operated on nearly 10,000 patients. The four surgeons currently working there are labouring tirelessly. GrS Montreal<\/a> welcomes patients from around the world who come for phalloplasty<\/a>, vaginoplasty<\/a>, mastectomies<\/a>, or even facial and body feminization surgeries<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Ph\u00e9nicia Medal<\/a> recognizes his dedication and empathy towards the well-being of patients who often carry a long, complicated history with them. His surgical skills<\/a> and dedication to continuous improvement of his science make him an outstanding practitioner.<\/p>\n