When Dr. Angela Rodriguez shifted her specialty from pediatric plastic and craniofacial surgery to gender affirmation care after 20 years of practicing medicine, she didn’t consider the move all that different. After all, she was still doing what she set out to do when she became a surgeon: Help everyone feel comfortable in their own skin.
“My work has to be really aligned with what I believe,” Dr. Rodriguez says. “I felt that this was the fight of this century — transgender care, getting this population up to date and serving their needs.”
