15 - Dr. Yonah Krakowsky: Far From Perfect

Accidental Intellectual

Yonah Krakowsky, MD, FRCSC, joins us to discuss his work as the director of the Transition-Related Surgery Program at Women’s College Hospital, religion and the ways in which it enriches both his practice and his life, experiences telling stories on stage, and so much more!

Dr. Yonah Krakowsky is a surgeon-educator in the Division of Urology at the University of Toronto. He completed his medical school and urology residency at the University of Toronto and a fellowship in sexual medicine and surgery at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Krakowsky is the medical lead of the Transition-Related Surgery Program at Women's College Hospital and is the assistant program director of the urology residency program at the University of Toronto. His clinical and research interests are in peyronies disease, erectile dysfunction, female sexual medicine, and increasing access for trans surgery in Canada.

Follow Dr. Yonah Krakowsky on Twitter. Read his article about how he navigates practicing Orthodox Judaism and his work doing transition-related surgeries, here. Also, find out more about the Women’s College Hospital Transition-Related Surgery Program on their website!

This episode of Accidental Intellectual is produced by Bronwyn Lamond, Rachael Lyon, Harrison McNaughtan, Stephanie Morris, Lee Propp, and Ariana Simone. Our theme music is by Alexandra Willet and our branding by Maxwell McNaughtan.

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