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Cecile A. Ferrando

🏥 University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA

Biography​

Cecile A. Ferrando is a professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences at UC San Diego and serves as fellowship and research director for urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery.1 She attended medical school at SUNY Stony Brook and completed an obstetrics and gynecology residency in the combined Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital program.2 She completed a urogynecology fellowship at Cleveland Clinic in 2015 and joined UC San Diego in 2024.1

Contributions​

Her confirmed work addresses gender-affirming pelvic and genital surgery, including hysterectomy, orchiectomy, vaginoplasty techniques and complications, pelvic floor therapy, and patient-reported outcomes. Other cited studies examine pelvic organ prolapse repair, including sacrocolpopexy, sacrospinous colpopexy, and uterosacral colpopexy.34567

Cited on WARWIKI

14 publications with Cecile A. Ferrando as a listed author are cited on WARWIKI, ordered by the number of pages that cite them. Papers whose author list is shortened to "et al." before this name are not included.

  1. Rahman S, Ferrando CA. Gender-affirming bilateral orchiectomy for the urogynecologist. Int Urogynecol J. 2026;37(4):1091–1094. doi
    Cited on: Genital Nullification — AMAB (Penectomy + Bilateral Orchiectomy + Scrotectomy + Perineal Urethrostomy) · Bilateral Simple Orchiectomy (Gender-Affirming)
  2. Ferrando CA. Updates on feminizing genital affirmation surgery (vaginoplasty) techniques. Neurourol Urodyn. 2023;42(5):931–938. doi
    Cited on: Penile Inversion Vaginoplasty (PIV) · Skin Graft Vaginoplasty (FTSG / STSG Canal Augmentation)
  3. Huber S, Ferrando C, Safer JD, et al. Development and validation of urological and appearance domains of the Post-Affirming Surgery Form and Function Individual Reporting Measure (AFFIRM) for transwomen following genital surgery. J Urol. 2021;206(6):1445–1453. doi
    Cited on: Feminizing Labiaplasty — Labia Majora and Labia Minora Construction · Feminizing Gender-Affirming Surgery
  4. Bretschneider CE, Sheyn D, Pollard R, Ferrando CA. Complication rates and outcomes after hysterectomy in transgender men. Obstet Gynecol. 2018;132(5):1265–1273. doi
    Cited on: Gender-Affirming Hysterectomy ± Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy (HBSO) · Genital Nullification — AFAB (HBSO + Colpectomy + Vulvectomy + Perineal Urethrostomy)
  5. Ferrando CA. Vaginoplasty complications. Clin Plast Surg. 2018;45(3):361–368. doi
    Cited on: Neovaginal Granulation-Tissue Debridement · Neovaginal Stenosis Management — Stepwise
  6. Rahman S, Ferrando CA. Clitoral sensation and report of orgasm following vulvoplasty and vaginoplasty surgery in transgender women. J Sex Med. 2026;23(1):qdaf290. doi
    Cited on: Zero-Depth / Shallow-Depth Vulvoplasty (Gender-Confirming Vulvoplasty)
  7. Rahman S, Ferrando CA. Transgender vulvar and clitoral anatomy: a guide for gynecologists. Obstet Gynecol. 2025. doi
    Cited on: Clitoroplasty — Preputial-Skin Flap with Dorsal Neurovascular-Bundle Pedicle
  8. Clay J, Ferrando C, Gallant T, King CR. "Laparoscopic Vecchietti Procedure: Pearls for Success." Fertil Steril. 2024;122(6):1154–1156. doi
    Cited on: Müllerian Anomalies & Vaginal Agenesis
  9. Casas-Puig V, Yao M, Propst KA, Ferrando CA. "Is There an Association Between 6-Month Genital Hiatus Size and 24-Month Composite Prolapse Recurrence Following Minimally Invasive Sacrocolpopexy?" Int Urogynecol J. 2023;34(10):2593-2601. doi
    Cited on: Perineorrhaphy
  10. Ferrando CA, Mishra K, Grimstad FW, Weigand NW, Pikula C. A randomized trial comparing perioperative pelvic floor physical therapy to current standard of care in transgender women undergoing vaginoplasty for gender affirmation: the FLOWER trial. Int Urogynecol J. 2023;34(12):2985–2993. doi
    Cited on: Neovaginal Stenosis Management — Stepwise
  11. Chang OH, Ferrando CA. Surgical Anatomy — Hysterectomy for Transgender Men. In: Nikolavsky D, Blakely SA, eds. Urological Care for the Transgender Patient: A Comprehensive Guide. Springer; 2021:101–114.
    Cited on: Gender-Affirming Hysterectomy ± Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy (HBSO)
  12. Chang OH, Tewari S, Sun JY, Ferrando CA. "Risk Factors for Ureteral Obstruction and the Diagnostic Value of the 'Cysto-Under-Tension' Technique at the Time of Uterosacral Colpopexy." International Urogynecology Journal. 2021;32(11):2985-2992. doi
    Cited on: Uterosacral Ligament Suspension (USLS)

Footnotes​

  1. Urogynecology & Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery. Accessed October 2026. ↩ ↩2

  2. ICS. Dr Cecile Ferrando. Accessed October 2026. ↩

  3. Huber S, Ferrando C, Safer JD, et al. Development and validation of urological and appearance domains of the Post-Affirming Surgery Form and Function Individual Reporting Measure (AFFIRM) for transwomen following genital surgery. J Urol. 2021;206(6):1445–1453. doi:10.1097/ju.0000000000002141 ↩

  4. Bretschneider CE, Sheyn D, Pollard R, Ferrando CA. Complication rates and outcomes after hysterectomy in transgender men. Obstet Gynecol. 2018;132(5):1265–1273. doi:10.1097/aog.0000000000002936 ↩

  5. Rahman S, Ferrando CA. Gender-affirming bilateral orchiectomy for the urogynecologist. Int Urogynecol J. 2026;37(4):1091–1094. doi:10.1007/s00192-025-06463-w ↩

  6. Ferrando CA. Vaginoplasty complications. Clin Plast Surg. 2018;45(3):361–368. doi:10.1016/j.cps.2018.03.007 ↩

  7. Ferrando CA. Updates on feminizing genital affirmation surgery (vaginoplasty) techniques. Neurourol Urodyn. 2023;42(5):931–938. doi:10.1002/nau.25088 ↩