“You’re at the number one plastic surgery program, you’re just grateful to be there. There’s no room to speak up. You’re a soldier\u2026” he said.<\/p>\n
201 HOUSE DEMOCRATS VOTE AGAINST BLOCKING MEDICAID DOLLARS FOR KIDS’ TRANSGENDER SURGERIES<\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Ira Savetsky attends American Friends of Soroka Medical Center Hope Healing and Heroism Gala on Nov. 17, 2025, in New York City. (Sean Zanni\/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)<\/p>\n “You work so hard to get there\u2026 you don’t want to make waves.”<\/p>\n Savetsky’s comments come as the Manhattan hospital announced it would end its Transgender Youth Health Program<\/a>, a move that follows regulatory pressure from the Trump administration, which has threatened to pull federal funding from hospitals offering such care.<\/p>\n “Given the recent departure of our medical director, coupled with the current regulatory environment, we made the difficult decision to discontinue our Transgender Youth Health Program,” a hospital spokesperson told The New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n THE MEDICAL SYSTEM PUSHED TRANSGENDER SURGERY ON KIDS \u2014 NOW IT’S FACING LEGAL JUSTICE<\/a><\/p>\n Outside the NYU Langone Health emergency room entrance during the coronavirus pandemic on April 6, 2020, in New York City. (Noam Galai\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n “We are committed to helping patients in our care manage this change. This does not impact our pediatric mental health care programs<\/a>, which will continue.”<\/p>\n While reflecting on the patient procedures, Savetsky questioned the pressure families receive when their child questions their gender.<\/p>\n “I can only imagine what the parents were going through. I mean, they’re told that their child is going to kill themselves if they don’t have these surgeries,” he said.<\/p>\n![\"Dr.](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/plastic-surgeon-dr-ira-savetsky.jpg\")
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