Curriculum Vitae
Gary J. Alter M.D.

ACADEMIC AFFILIATION

• Assistant Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery
• UCLA School of Medicine
• Los Angeles, CA

BOARD CERTIFICATION

• American Board of Plastic Surgery
• American Board of Urology

CITIZENSHIP

• USA

EDUCATION

• 1963-1966 Pioneer High School, San Jose, CA
• 1966-1969 University of California- Berkeley
• 1969-1973 UCLA School of Medicine (M.D.)

MEDICAL TRAINING

• 1973-1975 Surgery Resident, UCLA
• 1975-1979 Urology Resident, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
• 1990-1992 Plastic Surgery Resident, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
• July 1992-Dec.1992 Fellow in Genitourinary Reconstruction and Plastic Surgery, Eastern Virginia Graduate School of Medicine, Norfolk, Virginia

LICENSURE

• California, G27611
• New York, 219450

MEDICAL PRACTICE

• Private practice in Urology, Los Angeles, 1980- 1990
• Private practice in Plastic Surgery, May 1993- present

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

• UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
• Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

SOCIETIES

• American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• American Association of Plastic Surgeons
• American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
• International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
• American Urological Association
• Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons
• Sexual Medicine Society of America
• World Professional Association for Transgender Health

PUBLICATIONS

• • • Alter GJ. Scrotum Reduction. SKINmed. 2021:19:298-300
    • Alter GJ: Commentary on: The Surgical Treatment of Adult Acquired Buried Penis Syndrome: A New Classification System. Aesth Surg J 2019, 39:989-992
    • Alter GJ. Commentary on: Surgical Management of Penile Lesions Secondary to Foreign Body Reaction: A Case Report and Systematic Review. Aesthet Surg J 2018; 38:781-784
    • Alter GJ. Commentary on : The Safe Labiaplasty: A study of nerve density in labia minora and its implications. Aesthet Surg J (2016) 36 (6): 710-711 DOI:
    • Alter GJ. Editorial comment on “Penile girth enhancement with PMMA-based soft tissue fillers”. J Sex Med. 2016;13(9):1423.
    • Alter GJ. Commentary on: The Safety of Aesthetic Labiaplasty: A Plastic Surgery Experience. Aesth Surg J. 2015:10:1093

  Alter GJ. Response to : Going in the Wrong Direction with Monsplasty.

Aesth Surg J. 

2013; 33:1210
• Alter GJ. Pubic contouring after Massive Weight Loss in Men and Women: Correction of Hidden Penis, Mons Ptosis, and Labia Majora Enlargement. Plas Reconst Surg, 2012:130:936-947
• Mirzabeigi MN, Jandali S, Mettel, RK, Alter GJ. The nomenclature of “Vaginal Rejuvenation” and elective vulvovaginal plastic surgery. Aesth Surg J. 2011; 31:723-724
• Alter GJ, Salgado CJ, Chim, H. Aesthetic surgery of the male genitalia. Semin Plast Surg 2011;25:189-195
• Alter GJ. Labia minora reconstruction using clitoral hood flaps, wedge excisions, and YV advancement flaps. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011; 127:2356-2363
• Alter GJ. Comparison of Wedge versus Straight-Line Reduction Labioplasty. Reply Letter to the editor. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010; 125:1047-1048
• Alter GJ. Management of the mons pubis and labia majora in the massive weight loss patient. Aesth Surg J. 2009; 29:432-442
• Alter, GJ. Aesthetic labia minora and clitoral hood reduction using extended central wedge resection. Reply to letter to the editor. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009; 124:337-338
• Alter GJ. Aesthetic labia minora and clitoral hood reduction using extended central wedge resection. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008; 122:1780-89
• Alter GJ. Correction of penoscrotal web: Surgical techniques. J Sex Med. 2007; 4:844-847
• Alter, GJ. Aesthetic labia minora reduction with inferior wedge resection and superior pedicle flap reconstruction. (Letter) Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007; 120(1): 358
• Alter GJ, Jordan G, Penile Elongation and girth enhancement. AUA Update Series 2007;26(23)
• Alter GJ. Surgery to correct hidden penis; Surgical techniques. J Sex Med. 2006; 3:939-942
• Alter, GJ. Central wedge nymphectomy with a 90-degree Z-plasty for aesthetic reduction of the labia minora. Letter to the editor. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2005; 115: 2144
• Alter GJ. Editorial comment in Yearbook of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery 2004 on “A new technique for augmentation phalloplasty: albugineal surgery with bilateral saphenous grafts-three years of experience”, page 214
• Pryor j, Akkus E, Alter G, Jordan G, Lebret T, Levine L, Mulhall J, Perovic S, Stackl W. Priapism. J Sex Med. 2004 Jul:1(1):116-20. Review
• Pryor j, Akkus E, Alter G, Jordan G, Lebret T, Levine L, Mulhall J, Perovic S, Stackl W. Peyronie’s Disease. J Sex Med. 2004 Jul:1(1):110-5. Review
• Alter GJ. Editorial comment in Yearbook of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery 2002 on Penile Lengthening, page 215-216
• Alter GJ, Ehrlich RM. A new technique for correction of the hidden penis in adults and children. J of Urol. 1999;161:455
• Alter GJ. Penile enhancement surgery. Tech in Urol. 1998; 4:70,
• Alter GJ. A new technique for aesthetic labia minora reduction. Ann of Plast Surg. 1998; 40:287
• Alter GJ, Greisman J, Werthman PE, Seid AS, Joseph BJ. Use of prefabricated tunica vaginalis fascia flap to reconstruct the tunica albuginea after recurrent penile prosthesis extrusion. J of Urol. 1998; 159:128,
• Alter GJ. Reconstruction of deformities resulting from penile enlargement surgery, J of Urol. 1997 158:2153
• Alter GJ. RE: Complications of penile lengthening and augmentation seen at 1 referral center”, Letter to the editor. J of Urol 1996; 156:1784
• Alter GJ. Penis enhancement. Aesth Surg Quarterly 1996; Vol 16:226
• Alter GJ. Penis enhancement. Advances in Urol. Vol 9, p 225-254, 1996, Mosby, Chicago
• Alter GJ. Penis enhancement. AUA Update Series, Lesson 12, Volume XV: p 99-100, 1996, American Urological Association; Houston, Texas, Ehrlich RM, Alter GJ. Split thickness skin graft urethroplasty and tunica vaginalis flaps for failed hypospadias repairs. J of Urol 1995; 155:131
• Alter GJ. Augmentation phalloplasty. Urologic Clinics of North America Vol 22, N 4, p 887-902 November 1995, W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia
• Alter GJ, Gilbert DA, Schlossberg SM, Jordan GN. Prosthetic implantation after phallic construction. Microsurgery 1995:16:322
• Ehrlich RM, Alter GJ. Use of tunica vaginalis in hypospadias cripples. Soc for Pediatr Urol Newsletter September 26, 1994
• Trengove-Jones, G, Alter GJ. Total phallic reconstruction. Dialogues in Pediatr Urol. 1995; Vol 18, No 3, 4-6
• Jordan GN, Alter GJ, Gilbert DA, Horton CE. Penile implantation in total phalloplasty. J of Urol 1994; 152:410
• Alter GJ, Horton CE, Horton CE Jr. Buried penis as a contraindication for circumcision. J of the Amer Coll of Surgeons 1994; 178:487
• Alter GJ, Trengove-Jones, G, Horton CE Jr., Hemangioma of the penis and scrotum. Urol 1993; August
• Woods JE, Alter GJ, Meland NB, Podratz K. Experience with vaginal reconstruction utilizing the modified Singapore flap. Plast and Reconstr Surg 1992; 90:270

BOOK

• Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery of the External Genitalia, Editors Gary J. Alter and Richard M. Ehrlich, W.B. Saunders and Co, Philadelphia. 1999

BOOK CHAPTERS

• Alter GJ. Labia Minora Reduction Using Central Wedge Labiaplasty Technique. In: Hamori, C editor, Clin Plastic Surg 49(2022) 447-453. Elsevier .Inc
• Alter GJ. Discussion on chapter on “Female aesthetic plastic surgery”. In: Cohen M and Thaller S, editors. Unfavorable Results in Plastic Surgery. CRC Press.
• Alter GJ. Aesthetic Genital Surgery. IN: Neligan P and Rubin JP editors. Plastic Surgery. 4rd Edition, Vol 2, Chapter 30. Elsevier Publishing. 2018 London. pp 742-764
• Alter GJ. Contouring of the female external genitalia. In: Aly A. et al. editor. The Art of Body Contouring: A Comprehensive Approach. Thieme Medical Publishing. 2017 New York pp 555-579
• Alter GJ. Contouring of the male genitalia. In: Aly A. et al. editor. The Art of Body Contouring: A Comprehensive Approach. Thieme Medical Publishing. 2017 New York pp 581-599
• Alter GJ. Aesthetic Genital Surgery. IN: Neligan P and Warren RJ editors. Plastic Surgery. 3rd Edition, Vol. 2, Chapter 31. Elsevier Publishing, 2012 London pp 655-677
• Alter GJ. Female Aesthetic Genital Surgery: Labia minora, Labia majora, Mons pubis lift. In: Nahai F, editor. The Art of Aesthetic Surgery: Principles and Techniques, 2nd Edition, Chapter 86. St. Louis, MO: Quality Medical Publishing, Inc; 2011 pp `3097-3123
• Alter GJ. Male Genital Anomalies; Congenital., Male Genital Anomalies: Acquired., Female Genital Anomalies: Congenital., Female Genital Anomalies: Acquired. In: Marsh JL, and Perlyn CA, editors. Decision Making in Plastic Surgery, 2nd Edition. St. Louis, MO: Quality Medical Publishing, Inc. 2010. Pp154-163
• Alter GJ. Reconstruction of the Penis for Complications of Penile Enlargement Surgery. In: Graham SD Jr, Keane TE, editors. Glenn’s Urologic Surgery. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/ Lippincott Williams &Wilkins; 2010. pp 537-543.,
• Alter GJ. Aesthetic Genital Surgery. In: Mathes SJ, Hentz VR, editors. Plastic Surgery, 2nd ed. Vol. VI, Philadelphia: WB Saunders and Co; 2000. pp 389-410
• Pryor J, Akkus E, Alter, G, Jordan G, Lebret, T, Levine L, Mulhall, J, Perovic S, Ralph D, Stackl, W . Priapism, Peyronie’s Disease, Penile Reconstructive Surgery. In: Lue T, Basson R, Rosen R, Giuliano,F, Khoury S, Montorsi F.., editors. Sexual Medicine-Sexual Dysfunctions in Men and Women. 2nd International Consultation on Sexual Dysfunctions. Paris: 2004
• Alter GJ. Complications of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery of the Penis. In: Taneja SS, Smith RB, Ehrlich RM, editors. Complications of Urologic Surgery, Prevention and Management. Philadelphia: WB Saunders and Co; 2001. pp 532-541
• Alter GJ, Jordan GJ, Gilbert DA. Penile prosthesis implantation after total phalloplasty. In: Ehrlich RM, Alter GJ, editors. Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery of the External Genitalia. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders and CO; 1999>
• Alter GJ. Aesthetic surgery of the male genitalia. In: Ehrlich RM, Alter GJ, editors. Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery of the External Genitalia. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders and CO; 1999
• Alter GJ. Female aesthetic genital surgery, Part II: Aesthetic labia minora reduction. In: Ehrlich RM, Alter GJ, editors. Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery of the External Genitalia. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders and CO; 1999
• Alter GJ, Ehrlich RM. Skin graft urethroplasty and tunica vaginalis flaps for failed hypospadias repairs. In: Ehrlich RM, Alter GJ, editors. Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery of the External Genitalia. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders and CO; 1999
• Ehrlich RM, Alter GJ. Buried penis. In: Ehrlich RM, Alter GJ, editors. Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery of the External Genitalia. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders and CO; 1999
• Werthman P, Alter GJ. Treatment of penile and testicle amputations. In: Ehrlich RM, Alter GJ, editors. Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery of the External Genitalia. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders and CO; 1999
• Alter GJ. Adult Genital Plastic Surgery. In: Greer S, Benhaim, et al., editors. Handbook of Plastic Surgery, New York: Macel Dekker; 2004
• Alter GJ. Pediatric Genital Plastic Surgery. In: Greer S, Benhaim, et al., editors. Handbook of Plastic Surgery, New York: Macel Dekker; 2004

MEDICAL PRESENTATIONS

• Panel: “Labia Rejuvenation-Current State of the Art”: Central Wedge Labiaplasty and Clitoral Hood Reduction”, Presented at New York Reginal Society of Plastic Surgeons’ Fall Annual Meeting. November 19, 2022 New York, NY
• “Management of the Buried Penis”, “Reconstructing the Penis after Enlargement Gone Wrong”. Presented at 23rd Annual Fall Scientific Meeting if the Sexual Medicine Society of North America? 23rd International Society of Sexual Medicine Meeting, October 27-30, 2022, Miami, FL
• Key Lecture: “Intimate surgery: Female Aesthetic Genital Surgery and Buried Penis”, German annual meeting of Society of Reconstructive and Aesthetic Intimate Treatments (GAERID), Leipzig, Germany, October 14,2022
• “Buried penis”, Presented at biennial International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery World Congress Meeting 2022, Istanbul, Turkey, September 22
• “Central wedge labiaplasty with anatomic variations”, Presented at biennial International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery World Congress Meeting 2022, Istanbul, Turkey, September 21
• Panel: Beyond Labiaplasty Comprehensive Female Genital Aesthetics: ““Clitoral hood and Clitoral Reductions” Presented at annual Aesthetic Meeting 2022. San Diego, CA . April 24
• “Labiaplasty and Female Aesthetic Genital Surgery”, Gary J. Alter, Teaching course at American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons’ Annual meeting 2022, San Diego, CA. April 22
• Revision Labiaplasty and Reconstruction” presented at ASPS Spring Meeting 2022: Gary J. Alter. March 6, 2022. Virtual
• “Treatment of the Mons Pubis in Women after Weight Loss ”, “Buried penis (Hidden Penis if the Adult and Children”, “Female Genital Aesthetic Surgery”. At 51st Congreso Argentino de Cirugia Plastica, Mar del Plata, Argentina, November 20-December 2
• “Reconstruction of Labiaplasty Deformities”. Presented at International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, , 25th Congress, Vienna, Austria September 11, 2021,
• “Special Presentation: Evolution in My Approach to Labiaplasty”: Presented at annual Aesthetic Meeting 2021. Miami Beach, FL May 2, 2021
• “Panel: Female Aesthetic Genital Plastic Surgery: A Comprehensive Approach. “Mons Pubis Lift”. Presented at annual Aesthetic Meeting 2021. Miami Beach, FL May 2, 2021
• “Female Aesthetic Genital Surgery”. Presented to grand rounds, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. John’s Medical Center, Santa Monica, CA July 22, 2020
• “Panel: Comprehensive Techniques in Female Genital Rejuvenation- Reconstruction of Deformities from Labiaplasty Complications: at American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Annual meeting 2019, Sand Diego, CA. September 22, 2019
• “Male to Female Gender Confirming Surgery”, “Reconstruction of Penile Enlargement Deformities”, “Scrotum Reduction”, “Hidden Penis”, “Master class: Female Genital Aesthetic Surgery”. Presented at XVI Chilean Congress of Plastic Surgery, Santiago, Chile, August 8-10, 2019
• “Panel: Nuances in Aesthetic Female Aesthetic Genital Surgery: A 360 Degree Perspective. Reconstruction of Labiaplasty Deformities:“ Presented at American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, May 20, 2019.
• “Labiaplasty and Female Aesthetic Genital Surgery”, Gary J. Alter, Teaching course at American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons’ Annual meeting 2019, New Orleans, NY. May 18, 2019
• “Master Class on Genital Surgery: Labiaplasty and correction of secondary deformities; Scrotal lifts; Correction of buried penis”. “Beware of pitfalls of potential complications of penis enlargement surgery”. Presented at Aesthetica Super Symposium, Sponsored by American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Las Vegas, NV. March 16, 2019
• “Central Wedge Labiaplasty and Labia Reconstruction”, Presented at 4th Emirates Plastic Surgery Congress. Dubai, UAE, December 8, 2018
• “Treatment of the Buried (Hidden) Penis”. Presented at International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, 24th Congress, Miami, Florida, November 3, 2018
• “Female Aesthetic Genital Surgery”; Master Class. Presented at International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, 24th Congress, Miami, Florida, November 4, 2018
• “Central Wedge Labiaplasty, Clitoropexy, and Labia Reconstruction”, Presented at panel “Vaginal Rejuvenation” at International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, 24th Congress, Miami, Florida, November 4, 2018
• “Hidden Penis in the Adult and Child”, Gary J. Alter, Presented at panel “Aesthetic Surgery of the Male Genitalia” at American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Annual meeting 2018, Chicago, IL October 1, 2018
• “Female Genital Aesthetic Surgery”. Gary J. Alter, Presented at panel “Comprehensive Techniques in Female Genital Rejuvenation” at American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Annual meeting 2018, Chicago, IL September 30, 2018
• “Vaginal Rejuvenation”. Gary J. Alter, Presented at panel. California Society of Plastic Surgeons. San Diego, CA May 19, 2018
• “Buried penis and Male to Female Sexual Reassignment”. Gary J. Alter, Guest speaker at Quarterly Meeting, Los Angeles Society of Plastic Surgeons, , Beverly Hills, CA. May 18, 2018
• “Labiaplasty and Female Aesthetic Genital Surgery”, Gary J. Alter, Teaching course at American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons’ Annual meeting 2018, New York, NY. April 28, 2018
• “Female Aesthetic Genital Surgery” and “Reconstruction of Labiaplasty Complications and Labial Deformities”. Gary J. Alter. Presented at American Brazilian Aesthetic Meeting. Florianopolis, Brazil. February 24, 2018.
• “Female Aesthetic Genital Surgery”, Gary J. Alter, Presented at panel “Private Perfection: Genital Surgery Trends for Women“ at American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual meeting 2017, Orlando, Fl, October 8, 2017
• “Labiaplasty and Female Aesthetic Genital Surgery”, Gary J. Alter, Teaching course at American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons’ Annual meeting 2017, San Diego, CA. April 29, 2017
• “Male Genital Plastic Surgery”. Gary J. Alter, Presented at University of Southern California Department of Urology Grand Rounds, February 10, 2017
• “Buried Penis, Genital Skin Grafts, and Male to Female Sexual Reassignment “. Gary J. Alter. Presented at UCLA Division of Plastic Surgery, Los Angeles, CA. January 4, 2017
• “Hidden Penis”, and “Male to female sexual reassignment surgery”. Gary J. Alter. Presented at Multi-Specialy Plastic Surgery Symposium and the Bernard G. Sarnat, MD Lectureship. Sponsored by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Los Angeles, CA November 5, 2016
• “Female genital aesthetic surgery”. Gary J. Alter. Presented at International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS), 23 rd Congress, Kyoto, Japan. Sponsored by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. October 27, 2016
• “Female genital aesthetic surgery”, “Male genital aesthetic surgery” and Male to female sexual reassignment surgery. Gary J. Alter. Presented at Aesthetica. Sponsored by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Washington D.C. June 23-25, 2016
• “Discussion of “Avoidance of labiaplasty complications and indications for revision labiaplasty”. Gary J. Alter. Presented at panel ”Incorporating labiaplasty into your practice: Tips for success”. at American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons’ Annual meeting 2016, Las Vegas, NV. April 6, 2016
• “Labiaplasty and Female Aesthetic Genital Surgery”, Gary J. Alter, Teaching course at American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons’ Annual meeting 2016, Las Vegas, NV. April 4, 2016
• “The different approaches to intimate surgery” and “The treatment of buried penis”. Gary J. Alter, Presented at XVII Simposio Internacional de Cirurgia Plastica and III Body Contour, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. March 19, 2016.
• “Male Genital Plastic Surgery”. Gary J. Alter, Presented at University of Southern California Department of Urology Grand Rounds, February 19, 2016
• “Female Aesthetic Genital Surgery. Gary J. Alter, Presented at panel “Vaginal Rejuvenation” at the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons’ Annual Meeting 2015, Montreal, Canada, May 17, 2015.
• “Labiaplasty and Female Aesthetic Genital Surgery”, Gary J. Alter, Teaching course at American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons’ “Annual Meeting 2015, Montreal, Canada, May 16, 2015
• “Female Genital Aesthetic Surgery”, Gary J. Alter, Presented at Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine, and Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU) Winter Meeting. Phoenix, AZ February 28, 2015
• “Female Genital Aesthetic Surgery: Plastic Surgeon or Gynecologist” and “Reconstruction of deformities from failed labiaplasties”. Presented at panel “Cosmetic Gynecology”. at the 1st Aesthetic and Anti-Aging Medicine World Congress (AMWC) Latin America, Medellin, Colombia. November 29, 2014
• “Hidden Penis Treatment, Scrotum Reduction, and Penoscrotal Web”: “ Post-enlargement Deformities of the Penis”, “Male to Female Sexual Reassignment Surgery”. Presented at panel “Cosmetic Urology and Sex Change” at the 1st Aesthetic and Anti-Aging Medicine World Congress (AMWC) Latin America, Medellin, Colombia. November 28, 2014
• “Female Genital Aesthetic Surgery”, Gary J. Alter, Presented at panel “Genital Surgery-In Your practice” at the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 22nd Congress, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil September 22, 2014
• “Female Genital Aesthetic Surgery”, Gary J. Alter, Guest speaker at Illinois Society of Plastic Surgery. Chicago, Ill August 21, 2014
• “Labiaplasty” and “Correction of the Hidden Penis”. Gary J. Alter, Presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgery Breast Surgery and Body Contouring Symposium. Santa Fe, New Mexico August 9, 2014
• “Labia minora and majora remodeling”. Gary J. Alter. Instructional course. Presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgery Breast Surgery and Body Contouring Symposium. Santa Fe, New Mexico August 9, 2014
• “Labiaplasty and Female Aesthetic Genital Surgery”, Gary J. Alter, M.D. Teaching course at American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons’ “Aesthetic Meeting 2014, San Francisco, CA, April 26, 2014
• “Surgical management of the transgender early to mid-adolescent”. Gary J. Alter . In mini-symposium. “How young is too young? Clinical, ethical and surgical management of the transgender early adolescent”. Presented at the World Professional Association for Transgender Health Symposium. Bangkok, Thailand. February 16, 2014.
• “Labia minora and labia majora reductions”. Gary J. Alter, Presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgery/American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Breast Surgery and Body Contouring Symposium. Santa Fe, New Mexico August 24, 2013
• “Hidden penis and scrotum reduction”. Gary J. Alter. Instructional course. Presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgery/American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Breast Surgery and Body Contouring Symposium. Santa Fe, New Mexico August 24, 2013
• “Primary aesthetic female genital surgery: labia minora, labia majora, clitoral hood, clitoris”; Management of mons descent”; “Male to female sexual reassignment”, “Buried penis”: “Male aesthetic genital surgery: scrotal enlargement, penoscrotal web, penile and scrotal skin grafts, reconstruction of penile enlargement”; “Female genital reconstructive surgery”. Gary J. Alter. Presented at 36th Annual Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Conference, Port Douglas, Australia. July 8-13, 2013
• “Correction of the Buried Penis in Adults and Children”, “Scrotum Reduction, Genital Skin Grafts, and Correction of Penoscrotal Web”, “Male for Female Sexual reassignment”, and “Female Aesthetic Genital Surgeries”. Gary J. Alter. Presented at 10th Turkish National Andrology Congress, Bodrum, Turkey. May 29-June 1, 2013
• “Transgender Aesthetic Surgery” and “Female Genital Aesthetic Surgery”. Gary J. Alter, Presented at “The Aesthetic Show”. Las Vegas, NV. May 17 and 18.
• “Management of Buried Penis”, Gary J. Alter, Presented at Sexual Medicine Society of North America, 20th Annual Scientific Program. In association with the American Urological Association, San Diego, CA, May 4, 2013
• “Panel: Incorporating Genital Surgery into your Practice”, Gary J. Alter. Presented at American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons’ “Aesthetic Meeting 2013 New York, NY, April 15, 2013
• “Labiaplasty and Female Aesthetic Genital Surgery”, Gary J. Alter, M.D. Teaching course at American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons’ “Aesthetic Meeting 2013 New York, NY, April 13, 2013
• “Male to Female Sexual Reassignment Surgery”. Gary J. Alter. Presented at the World Meeting on Sexual Medicine 2012, Surgery Symposium Video Course, Chicago, Il August 26, 2012
• “Surgical Treatment of the Buried (Hidden) Penis in Adults and Children”, Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA March 8, 2012
• “Female Genital Aesthetic Surgery” Gary J. Alter, Presented at the Aesthetic Dinner Conference, UCLA Division of Plastic Surgery, Los Angeles, CA December 13, 2011
• “Video: Labia Reduction”, “Labia Reduction and Clitoropexy: Techniques, Complications, and Women’s Expectations”, “Penile Enlargement and Elongation: Male Expectations, Results, and Complications”. Gary J. Alter, Presented at the Cutting Edge 2011: Advanced Body Sculpting Head to Foot. 31st Aesthetic Surgery Symposium, Sponsored by American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, The American Society of Plastic Surgeons, International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. New York, New York. December 1,2,3, 2011
• “Male Genital Aesthetic Surgery”. Gary J. Alter, Presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgery/American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Breast Surgery and Body Contouring Symposium. Santa Fe, New Mexico August 27, 2011
• “Female Genital Aesthetic Surgery”. Gary J. Alter, Presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgery/American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Breast Surgery and Body Contouring Symposium. Santa Fe, New Mexico August 27, 2011
• “Labia minora reduction”. Instructional course. Gary J. Alter, Given at the American Society of Plastic Surgery/American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Breast Surgery and Body Contouring Symposium. Santa Fe, New Mexico August 27, 2011
• “Surgical management of the buried penis in children and adults”, Gary J. Alter, Presented at the Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons, General Membership Annual Scientific Session in association with the American Urological Association, San Francisco, CA May 30, 2010
• “Aesthetic Genital Surgery in Adolescents”, Gary J. Alter, Presented at web symposium “Surgical Problems in Pediatric Gynecology”, Case Western University, September 10, 2009
• “Debate: Timing and Approaches to Vulvoplasty and Vaginoplasty: Gary J. Alter, Presented at web symposium “Surgical Problems in Pediatric Gynecology”, Case Western University, September 10, 2009
• “Penile Enhancement Surgery: Historical and Current Aspects”, Gary J. Alter, Presented at the Sexual Medicine Society of North America Annual Meeting at the American Urological Association meeting, April 26, 2009, Chicago Illinois
• “Genital Plastic Surgery”, presented in the Special Seminar, “ Cosmetic Rehabilitation of the Post-Bariatric Patient”, Gary J. Alter, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting, May 2, 2008, San Diego, California
• “Female Genital Aesthetic Surgery” presented in “Panel: Genital Rejuvenation and Reconstruction: Fringe Procedure or New Frontier, Gary J. Alter, American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, October 31, 2007, Baltimore, Maryland
• “Hidden penis surgery”,” Labia Minora Reduction”, “Male to Female reassignment surgery” , Gary J. Alter, Presented at First International Course about Aesthetic Genital surgery Male and Female, February 15,16,17. 2007. Sponsored by Centro Medico Teknon, Barcelona, Spain
• Live Surgery “Labia minora reduction”, Gary J Alter, Performed at First International Course about Aesthetic Genital surgery Male and Female, February 17, 2007. Sponsored by Centro Medico Teknon, Barcelona, Spain
• “Female Genital Aesthetic Surgery”, “Complications of Penile Enlargement Surgery”, “Male to Female Sexual Reassgnment”. Presented at Vll International Symposium on Plastic Surgery, March 24-26, 2006, Sao Paolo, Brazil, Sponsored by Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgeons.
• “Male Genital Plastic Surgery”, Gary J. Alter, M.D. Presented at Kaiser Permanente 2005 Urology Symposium, Santa Barbara, CA October 23, 2005
• “Plastic Surgery of the External Genitalia”, Gary J. Alter, Visiting Professor, Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA, September 21, 2005
• Debater of the “Point-Counterpoint: Surgery Aimed to Modify Penile Dimensions YES OR NO” during the 11th World Congress of the International Society for Sexual and Impotence Research, Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 21, 2004
• Participant on committee for international standards for “Priapism, Peyronie’s Disease, and Penile Reconstructive Surgery” at 2nd International Consultation on Erectile and Sexual Dysfunctions; Co-sponsored by International Consultation on Urological Diseases, World Health Organization, International Society of Urology, and International Society for Sexual and Impotence Research. Paris, France, June 28-July 1, 2003.
• “Plastic Surgery of the Male Genitalia”, Gary J. Alter: Presented at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 21st Annual Urology Day, Los Angeles, CA, October 21, 1999
• “Penile enhancement surgery”, Gary J. Alter; Presented at the Lipoplasty Society 15th Annual Scientific Program, San Francisco, CA, September 20, 1997
• “Reconstruction of deformities resulting from penile enlargement surgery”, Gary J. Alter; Presented at the American Urological Association 92nd Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 16, 1997
• “Penile enhancement surgery” Update 1997”, Gary J. Alter; Presented at the Society for the Study of Impotence Fourth Annual Meeting at the American Urological Association 92nd Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 12, 1997
• “Plastic surgery of the genitalia and penile augmentation”, Gary J. Alter; Presented at the Annual Mayo Clinic Update on Plastic Surgery, Phoenix, Arizona, February 25, 1995
• “Plastic surgery of the male genitalia”, Gary J. Alter; Presented at Los Angeles Association of Plastic Surgeons, February 21. 1995
• “Mesh skin graft urethroplasty for hypospadias cripples”, Richard M. Ehrlich, Gary J. Alter; Presented at 70th Annual Meeting of Western Section American Urological Association, Seattle, WA, August 21, 1994
• “Grafts in penile reconstruction” and “Total phallic reconstruction”, Gary J. Alter; Panelist at INNOVATIONS IN UROLOGY , American Urology Association Postgraduate Course, Seattle, WA, August 20, 1994
• “The use of dermal-fat grafts in penile augmentation surgery”, Gary J. Alter; Presented at the Society For The Study Of Impotence First Annual Meeting at the American Urological Association 89th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May 14, 1994.
• “Surgery of the male genitalia”, Gary J. Alter; Presented at combined meeting of the San Diego Plastic Surgery Society and the San Diego Urological Association, San Diego, CA, May 5, 1994
• “Penile implantation in total phalloplasty”, Gerald Jordan, Gary J. Alter, D. Gilbert, C. Horton; Presented at the Annual Meeting of American Urological Association, May, 1993
• “The Modified Singapore Flap in Vaginal Reconstruction”, John E. Woods and Gary J. Alter: Presented at Seventieth Annual Meeting of American Association of Plastic Surgeons, San Antonio, Texas, April 17, 1991
• “Experience with vaginal reconstruction utilizing the modified Singapore flap”, John E, Woods, Gary J. Alter, N. Bradly Meland, Karl Podratz; Presented by Gary J. Alter at the American Association of Plastic Surgeons annual meeting, San Antonio, Texas, April, 1991 Presented at Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons, St. Louis, Missouri, May 1991 Presented at Plastic Surgery Senior Resident’s Conference, Montreal, Quebec, May, 1992 SIXTH BIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CORPUS CAVERNOSUM REVASCULARIZATION AND THIRD BIENNIAL WORLD MEETING ON IMPOTENCE. Boston, Massachusetts, October 1988. Paper presentations: “Comparison of penile systolic pressures and duplex sonography assessment of arteriogenic impotence”, Gary J Alter, Harold B. Rose “Results of American Medical Systems model 700 inflatable penile prosthesis”, Gary J. Alter.
• “Penile systolic pressures, pulse volumes combined with quantified ergometry in non-invasive assessment of vasculogenic impotence”, Gary J. Alter, Harold B. Rose
• “An algorithmic approach to comprehensive assessment of the sexually dysfunctional male”, Harold
  1. B. Rose, Gary J. Alter
• SEXUAL SCIENCE: BRIDGING THE DISCIPLINES WITH THE MASTER CLINICIANS. UCLA Extension and School of Medicine, February 1987, Los Angeles, California Conference Co-Director.
• Presentations of:
  1. Penile Prosthesis; Review and Update
  2. Peyronie’s Disease and Reconstructive Surgery
  3. Evaluating Impotence by History and Physical
• “Results of American Medical Systems model 700 inflatable penile prosthesis”, Gary J. Alter; Presented at Western Section of American Urological Association, 1988, San Francisco, CA
• “An algorithmic approach to comprehensive assessment of the sexually dysfunctional male”, Harold B. Rose, Gary J. Alter, et al.; San Diego Symposium on Non-Invasive Diagnostic Techniques in Vascular Disease, 1988
• “Penile systolic pressures, pulse volumes combined with quantified ergometry in non-invasive assessment of vasculogenic impotence”, Gary J. Alter, Harold B. Rose, et al.; Presented at Second International Symposium, London, England 1986, American Urological Association 1987, Western Section of American Urological Association 1987.
• “Results of American Medical Systems model 700 inflatable penile prosthesis”, Gary J. Alter; Presented at Western Section of American Urological Association, 1987, Kona, Hawaii

VISITING PROFESSOR

• Cleveland Clinic, Department of Plastic Surgery, Cleveland, OH, February 24, 2017
• University of Texas at San Antonio, Division of Plastic Surgery, San Antonio, TX, October 21, 2010
• Mayo Clinic, Division of Plastic Surgery, Rochester, MN, June 16, 2008
• University of California, San Diego, Division of Plastic Surgery, San Diego, CA 2005

AWARD

• Best Reconstruction Paper at Plastic Surgery Senior Resident’s Conference, Montreal, Quebec, May 1992