Cecile Ferrando, MD

Dr. Cecile Ferrando is a board-certified female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery specialist at the Cleveland Clinic. Her clinical and research interests include surgical outcomes after complex pelvic floor reconstruction in women suffering from vaginal narrowing or shortening as a result of previous pelvic surgery or exposure to radiation therapy, and women who have concurrent colon and rectal disorders requiring a multi-disciplinary approach to their management.

Dr. Ferrando is also the director of the Cleveland Clinic Transgender Surgery & Medicine Program, which is housed under the Cleveland Clinic Center for LGBTQ+ Care. This program provides all aspects of transgender-specific services to patients including gender affirmation surgery. She is very committed to this patient population and has been a long-standing advocate for their health and well-being.

She is passionate about teaching and mentoring trainees in her field and is currently the program director of the Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery fellowship at Cleveland Clinic. She has authored more than 70 peer-reviewed articles and 10 book chapters and has made numerous presentations at national meetings. She is also the editor of the textbook Comprehensive Care of the Transgender Patient.