About
Pioneer of sex reassignment surgeries. He performed more than 5,000 of them during his career.
Before Fame
He was among the first and only doctors to perform sex change operations for years.
Trivia
He turned his little town of Trinidad, Colorado, where he held his practice, into the sex change capital of the world.
Family Life
He had seven children, seven stepchildren, and 22 grandchildren.
Associated With
He was fictionalized in an episode of the Trey Parker and Matt Stone animated series South Park.
