This is what my doctor says despite 1. Performing a clitoral hood reduction without my consent. He denies this to this day despite the fact that I have visible scars to prove it. 2. Cutting the dorsal nerves, thus denervating my clitoral glans — something most surgeons doing these procedures don’t acknowledge can happen because they don’t know the anatomy well enough. 3. Completely removing all of my labia minora, which he explained was my fault, as I requested a labiaplasty when I was 17 years old.

After my surgery, he became president of the Texas Medical Association. His colleagues continue to believe he can do no wrong. When I was trying to get the neurovascular anatomy added to OB/GYN board exams, the director agreed to meet with me. After he learned who my doctor was, he refused. When I tried to get one residency department to teach the anatomy, they refused to respond to me and contacted their legal counsel to make sure they aren’t liable for not teaching it.

My dad consults for many lawsuits and often doctors will think they could not have done better when they clearly could and should have done better. The problem is their egos and cognitive dissonance prevents them from acknowledging even the most egregious mistakes. He thinks it is extremely difficult for patients to win malpractice lawsuits, even in the most obvious cases.