Gaines Blasdel
NYU Langone Health, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, New York University
Papers
11
Total Citations
254
H-Index
9
About
Gaines Blasdel has emerged as a leading surgical innovator in gender-affirming care, with a research focus centered on vaginoplasty techniques, surgical outcomes, and revision procedures for transgender and gender-diverse patients. Working at the intersection of reconstructive urology and robotic surgery, Blasdel has made particularly significant contributions to the development and refinement of robotic peritoneal flap vaginoplasty — a technique that addresses longstanding challenges such as inadequate tissue availability and neovaginal stenosis. Their most-cited work, comparing Da Vinci Single Port and Xi robotic systems for peritoneal flap vaginoplasty (88 citations), helped establish the technical foundation for this approach, while subsequent studies tackled complex revision scenarios, complication management, and outcomes in patients with genital hypoplasia. Notably, Blasdel has also advanced understanding of patient-centered sexual health outcomes, including the trajectory of orgasmic function following surgery. With a cumulative body of work spanning over 250 citations and a landmark cohort study of 500 consecutive patients, Blasdel's research provides critical long-term evidence guiding both surgical practice and patient counseling in one of medicine's most rapidly evolving subspecialties.
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Top Papers
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- 3Coming Soon: Ability to Orgasm After Gender Affirming Vaginoplasty23 citations · 2022
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- 9Gender-affirming Vaginoplasty Using Robotic Peritoneal Flap Method9 citations · 2025
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