Another TS girl I know was trying to get her orchiectomy scheduled with Dr. Spector, but was told by him that he is about to retire. Spector e-mailed her stating that he is about to close his practice and suggested that perhaps Dr. Biber in Colorado might do it now (Dr. Biber is an SRS surgeon BTW).

Dr. Spector going out of business really would be the end of an era.

Love,

Kelly (class of Dr. Spector, 2001)

How many has he done in his 40 years or whatever of practice? And how many, like me, are grateful for his help?

I asked him how many. He said that he has been actively doing this on a regular basis starting just a few years ago. He said about 400 or so.

Most, if not all of his former patients that I know are satisfied. At least the TS ones.

Kelly

I emailed Jeff to find out if Dr. Spector really is retiring. Below is his reply.

Please read this post that I have submitted to the news servers,

Thanks.

Hello all:

This is Jeff from Dr. Spector's office. There have been rumors going

around

about Doc retiring. Well they are only partially true. Doc is 84

years old

and has decided to step back a little. He has entered into partnership

with

another doctor, a urologic surgeon, who will be performing the

operations.

Doc will remain the chief of staff and will set up all appointments and

continue to offer his 50+ years of experience to those in need. Feel

free

to call or e-mail doc with any concerns. His e-mail is:

felixspector.com@felixspector.com

telephone: 215-339-4090 (10am - 6pm) 215-351-9114 (after 6pm)

Thanks for your time.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Jeff

If Doctor Spector has indeed been able to find one or more replacement surgeons to carry on his work of legal, safe castrations, this is indeed good news, and I thank you for bringing it to our attention. I assume this means he will continue to screen and counsel patients about the operation before referring them to the actual surgeon. Much safer then those underground cutters, and maybe cheaper than a trip to Thailand.

That the work of Spector's clinic may continue is welcome news. While I know there are some that would like to see Spector's practice expand to include other procedures, especially penectomies, this will only occur if someone in the clinic gains hospital priveleges. Spector doesn't have it. There may be some issue in obtaining it for the purposes of the clinic. BTW, while not well-publicised, I'm aware that Spector does remove scrotums, either at the time of castration or later. He also routinely offers scrotal reductions with castration.