Dr Jatan Parmar

Written by a NHS patient at Danetre Hospital

I am a trans man and I recently spoke with Dr Jatan Parmar about my plans regarding top surgery, as I have been on testosterone for a year and a half, and I believe that he was extremely condescending and ignorant towards me. I told him that testosterone has helped with my dysphoria, as my voice has dropped and I am growing facial hair, and his response was shock that I would still want to get surgery, as he took this as my dysphoria magically disappearing the second I started testosterone. I explained that I still have debilitating chest dysphoria that makes me not be able to shower without discomfort, or sometimes even go outside, and his response was "you don't have to get top surgery just because other trans men do it," implying that getting top surgery is some sort of trend and people only do it to "fit" the narrative of being trans, which is incredibly insensitive, offensive and ignorant. It is good to explain that not every trans person wants to get surgery; however, he told me this in an extremely condescending manner after I already told him that my chest dysphoria is a burden on my life. I told him that it has been better since starting testosterone also because people do not misgender me as much, and his response was to question why I would want to get top surgery then. This clearly shows that he does not understand how dysphoria works at all, and possibly does not think it even exists, as he believes that people only get surgery to be seen as the gender they want by other people, and not because of how they see and feel about themselves. I, for one, do not want to get top surgery so that people view me as a man, I want to get it so that I can look in the mirror and finally be happy at what I see. It is obviously important to inform patients about possible negative effects of surgery, however it seemed as though Dr Jatan Parmar was, instead of informing me, talking me out of what he believed to be the biggest mistake a person could make in their life. I have had him a few times and every time his tone has been condescending and not understanding, and every time I dread speaking with him.

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Written by a NHS patient at Danetre Hospital

Dr Parmar is thoughtful, considerate and empathetic. He listens to everything I say and gives clear expert recommendations for treatment. I never feel like he is rushing me or pushing me out of the door; he always seems to have enough time for me.

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Written by a NHS patient at Danetre Hospital

Dr Parmer always explains things in depth, checks in on how everything is going and whether I feel any changes need to be made to my treatment/plans. I feel very well understood and that I can ask questions or for further information and that I will receive everything I need in a timely manner, and I feel well respected and listened to during my appointments.

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Written by a NHS patient at Danetre Hospital

Doctor Parmar was incredibly compassionate and brilliant at explaining all aspects of the necessary information, he maintained patient dignity as well as remaining respectful and informative throughout the entirety of the appointment.

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Written by a NHS patient at Berrywood Hospital

As other reviewers have said, I felt that Dr Parmar was extremely professional and conducted an online video consultation extremely well. He has an extremely friendly and open manner and I felt that he allowed the consultation to flow freely with me raising issues and us jointly discussing treatment options and him listening to and accepting concerns I raised.

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