About Catalyst Surgical
Catalyst surgical is located in the heart of Toronto (GTA). We specialize in gender affirming procedures, including top surgery (both mastectomy and breast augmentation) and facial feminization surgery (FFS).
Our expertise also extends to a wide array of plastic and cosmetic surgery procedures such as breast reduction, breast lift (mastopexy), tummy tuck (abdominoplasty), liposuction, body contouring (including Brazilian Butt Lift or BBL), and various facial procedures (facelift, blepharoplasty).
Our Surgeon
Dr. Bryan Chung, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.S.C., is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon who recognizes that sexually and gender diverse clients have unique needs in meeting their vision of their true selves.
He has clinical interests in the LGBT2SQIA+ community, both for their aesthetic and functional plastic surgery needs, and also specifically in surgical gender affirmation, but does not limit his practice to these procedures and patients alone. Dr. Chung is known for providing thorough pre-operative information and opinion consults to all of his patients, providing personalized gender affirming care and a supportive transgender surgery experience, while ensuring they are confident and comfortable along every step of their surgical journey. In additional to his work at Catalyst Surgical, he works in collaboration with Sherbourne Health in Toronto.
As a specialist in gender affirming surgery and LGBTQ+ healthcare, his Toronto (GTA) gender surgery services include facial feminization surgery (FFS), top surgery, facial masculinization surgery, body contouring surgery, adam’s apple reduction, breast augmentation, and other LGBTQIA+ support and plastic surgery needs.
In additional to his work at Catalyst Surgical, he works in collaboration with healthcare providers who do transgender and gender diverse care at Sherbourne Health in Toronto.
Educational Background
After completing his Masters at McGill in Rehabilitation Science, and Ph.D. in Medical Science at the Sport Medicine Centre at the University of Calgary, Dr. Chung went on to graduate from medical school at the University of Calgary. He completed his residency at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia. He has a fellowship at NYU in Hand and Microsurgery with Dr. David Chiu and Dr. Michael Hausman, as well as a fellowship in Breast Aesthetic Surgery and Body Contouring with Dr. Elizabeth-Hall Findlay in Banff, Alberta.
Striving for excellence in his training, he also received fellowship training in Gender Affirming Surgery with Professor Stan Monstrey at UZ Gent in Belgium, and has invested in additional training in advanced facial gender affirmation techniques with Align Surgical in San Francisco with Dr. Thomas Satterwhite and is the first Facialteam Fellow at FacialTeam in Marbella Spain.
Professional Background
Dr. Chung is double-certified as a specialist in plastic surgery as a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and The American Board of Plastic Surgery.
He is a member of the Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons as well as the World Professional Association for Transgender Health. He serves on the Editorial Board of the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, and his research can be found in prestigious publications such as the British Medical Journal, Nature, and Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery.
His contributions to transgender health and surgery are highly regarded in both the medical and LGBTQ+ communities.
we Are Proudly Gay-Owned
As part of the community, Catalyst Surgical embraces all identities within the 2SLGBTQ+ family. Whether you identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary, queer, or are exploring your 2SLGBTQIA+ gender identity, we are here to support you. We believe in providing personalized care that acknowledges and celebrates your unique journey. We are friendly and open to cis-gender and heterosexual clients as well. We are not a safe space–we are a space that celebrates people and their identity.
At Catalyst Surgical, we believe in more than just physical transformation. We are dedicated to affirming your identity and assisting you in expressing your true self. Dr. Chung is an experienced plastics and gender surgeon, and we are committed to providing top-tier, personalized gender affirming surgery and plastic surgical care tailored to your unique needs!