Find a Hospital With Female Surgeons
We have compiled an online directory of hospitals where female cardiothoracic, orthopedic, and spine surgeons practice. These specialties may be particularly important for women seeking to protect their modesty during surgery.
Heart and lung surgeries often involve breast exposure, while certain hip and spine surgeries may require exposure of the genital area unless special dignity garments are used. Female general surgeons who perform procedures such as gallbladder and appendix removal are more readily available and are not included in this directory.
Please keep in mind that surgeon availability can change when doctors leave or relocate. We also cannot guarantee that the surgeons listed will accommodate your modesty preferences. Before choosing a surgeon, discuss your concerns and ask specific questions about how your privacy and dignity will be protected during surgery.
Dignity garments for surgery: Patients undergoing hip surgery, cardiac catheterization through the groin, cardiac bypass surgery, and other procedures involving the groin area should explore the dignity garments developed by an orthopedic surgeon at COVR Medical, which are designed to cover the genital area.
Women undergoing shoulder surgery may also be able to wear a special bra that covers the breasts throughout the procedure while providing access to the shoulder.
Read our article, Surgery and Your Modesty, to learn what steps you can take to help ensure your modesty wishes are respected. Remember that several medical professionals may be present during surgery, including an anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist, circulating nurse, other nurses, and additional staff. Discuss your request for an all-same-sex medical team with both the hospital and your surgeon well in advance.
If you find outdated information or would like us to add a surgeon who is not yet listed, please This directory is a work in progress, and we welcome your help in keeping it current.
You can also use our Female Surgeon Locator to search for female surgeons within a specified distance.