{"id":368735,"date":"2025-08-24T02:49:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T02:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/368735\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T02:49:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T02:49:33","slug":"top-transgender-surgeon-left-patient-with-deformed-stub-penis-that-had-to-be-chopped-off-lawsuit-alleges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/368735\/","title":{"rendered":"Top transgender surgeon left patient with deformed ‘stub’ penis that had to be chopped off, lawsuit alleges"},"content":{"rendered":"

By RACHEL BOWMAN, US NEWS REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 17:08 EDT, 21 August 2025 | Updated: 05:04 EDT, 22 August 2025 <\/p>\n

A top transgender<\/a> surgeon is being sued by two patients who claim their operations left them with deformed genitals.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Two anonymous transgender men have filed separate lawsuits against Dr. Curtis Cetrulo over their ‘botched’\u00a0phalloplasties at Massachusetts<\/a> General Hospital (MGH) in Boston.<\/p>\n

Cetrulo, a renowned plastic surgeon who performed the first successful penis transplant in the United States in 2016, worked at MGH’s\u00a0Transgender Health Program.<\/p>\n

The lawsuits claim that Cetrulo’s ‘delayed abdominal phalloplasty’ operations on both patients were ‘untested and experimental’ procedures that resulted in severe complications.<\/p>\n

According to the court filings, a delayed abdominal phalloplasty is a staged procedure that uses skin from the abdomen to construct a penis.\u00a0<\/p>\n

One patient from New Mexico<\/a>\u00a0who traveled to Boston for the surgery claimed the operation left him with a ‘severely deformed, scarred, and nonfunctional structure that was intended to serve as phallus.’<\/p>\n

The patient said doctors ultimately had to remove it.<\/p>\n

The other patient, a transgender man from Massachusetts, said the botched surgery has caused his wife to suffer the ‘severe restriction of the benefit of the full services, society, and affection of [him].’<\/p>\n

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Two anonymous patients have filed separate lawsuits against Dr. Curtis Cetrulo (pictured) over their ‘botched’ phalloplasties<\/p>\n

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The lawsuits claim that Cetrulo’s ‘delayed abdominal phalloplasty’ operations at Massachusetts General Hospital (pictured) were ‘untested and experimental’ procedures<\/p>\n

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Cetrulo (pictured), a renowned plastic surgeon who performed the first successful penis transplant in the United States in 2016, worked at MGH’s Transgender Health Program<\/p>\n

‘The phalloplasty performed by Dr. Cetrulo ultimately failed, causing [the patient] to require extensive additional medical treatment including but not limited to revision phalloplasty,’ the lawsuit said.<\/p>\n

Both patients claims they suffered severe complications including having their surgical wounds split open, catheter leakage, urinary complications and infections.<\/p>\n

Cetrulo left MGH in 2023\u00a0\u00a0to join the plastic surgery department at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

‘While we cannot comment on ongoing litigation, our priority remains delivering safe, high-quality care,’ a spokesperson from\u00a0Mass General Brigham, the healthcare system the oversees MGH, told the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n

‘We strive to ensure patients are fully informed about risks and complications before procedures, empowering them to make the best decisions for their treatment.’<\/p>\n

MGH spokeswoman Laura Oggeri denied that Cetrulo’s surgeries were ‘experimental,’ but\u00a0declined to comment further to the Boston Globe<\/a>.<\/p>\n

‘Mass General Brigham’s transgender surgery program has extensive expertise in performing advanced gender-affirming surgery and uses the latest medical technology to ensure optimal outcomes,’ she said.<\/p>\n

The Daily Mail contacted the patients’ lawyers, Cetrulo’s attorney and his new employer for comment.<\/p>\n

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