Top Surgery in Colorado
Colorado has become a national leader in transgender healthcare. In 2021, it became the first state to require that individual and small-group health insurance plans cover gender-affirming care—including Top Surgery—when deemed medically necessary. Then, in April 2023, Governor Jared Polis signed legislation safeguarding access to gender-affirming procedures and medications, protecting both Coloradans and out-of-state patients from prosecution. Colorado Medicaid also covers gender-affirming treatments.
But it wasn’t always this way.
For many years, transgender individuals seeking Top Surgery in Colorado had very few options. The handful of surgeons who offered the procedure typically did so as an occasional service, rather than as a core part of their practice. As a result, most people were forced to travel out of state for surgery—often at great financial and emotional cost.
That changed in 2014, when internationally recognized surgeon Dr. Paul Steinwald relocated his practice from Chicago to Denver. Dr. Steinwald has performed hundreds of FTM Top Surgeries and is well known for pioneering the Inverted-T technique—a method designed to preserve as much nipple and areola sensation as possible. Patients from around the world now travel to Colorado specifically for this procedure.
Since then, the landscape has continued to improve. Numerous surgeons in private practice now offer Top Surgery across the state. Major healthcare systems, including UCHealth in Aurora and Denver Health, have proactively trained providers across departments to deliver affirming, respectful, and competent care to transgender and nonbinary patients. Both systems accept Colorado Medicaid and Medicare, expanding access to essential surgical and medical care.
Surgeons in Colorado
Dr. Paul Steinwald, MD
The Center for Cosmetic Surgery
501 S. Cherry St, Ste. 900
Denver, Colorado 80246
Toll-Free: 877-255-2600
Local: 303-278-2600
www.topftmsurgery.com
Double-board certified; accepts CareCredit; $75 consult fee; minimum age 15 (with parental support); therapy/letter not required (informed consent) for those 18 and over; 25 years experience; pioneered the Inverted-T procedure.
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Surgeon Research Tools:
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- Dr. Joyce Aycock, MD
36 Steele St., Suite 200
Denver, Colorado 80206
Accepts insurance. - Dr. Michael Bateman, MD
4700 Hale Parkway, Suite 520
Denver, Colorado 80220
Accepts insurance. - Dr. Stacey Folk, MD
Folk Plastic Surgery
4700 Hale Parkway, Suite 520
Denver, Colorado 80220 - Dr. Winfield Hartley, MD
Boulder Plastic Surgery
2525 4th St.
Boulder, Colorado 80304
Accepts insurance. - Dr. Lisa Hunsicker, MD, FACS
Revalla Plastic Surgery and Medical Aesthetics
7750 South Broadway, Suite 150
Littleton, Colorado 80122 - Dr. Christodoulos Kaoutzanis, MD
Dr. David Mathes, MD
Dr. Julian Winocour, MD
Dr. Justin Cohen, MD
UCHealth Transgender Program
1635 Aurora Crt., 6th Floor
Aurora, Colorado 80045
Accept insurance, Medicaid and Medicare. - Dr. Hans R. Kuisle, MD, FACS
Boulder Plastic Surgery
2525 4th St.
Boulder, Colorado 80304 - Dr. Stephanie Malliaris, MD
Dr. Corrine Wong, MD
Denver Health's LGBT Center of Excellence
777 Bannock St.
Denver, Colorado 80204
Accepts insurance, Medicaid and Medicare. - Dr. Terrence Murphy, MD
Murphy Plastic Surgery
799 E Hampden Ave., Suite 540
Englewood, Colorado 80113 - Dr. John R. Nesiba, MD
Flourish Surgical Arts
1075 S Peoria St.
Aurora, Colorado 80012 - Dr. Nathan Roesner, DO
Mile High Plastic Surgery
9141 Grant St., #125
Thornton, Colorado 80229
Accepts insurance. - Dr. Nicolas Slenkovich, MD
Colorado Plastic Surgery Center
761 SouthPark Dr.
Littleton, Colorado 80120 - Dr. Jeffrey Swail, MD
Boulder Valley Plastic Surgery
2575 Pearl St., #300
Boulder, Colorado 80302 - Dr. Steven Vath, MD
The Center for Cosmetic Surgery
300 South Jackson St, Suite 310
Denver, Colorado 80209
Last updated: 04/17/25
