Dr Bryan Chung

Urgent Care

Do not send referrals for trauma or infectious processes.

I am not a hospital-based surgeon and this will result in delays in timely and urgent treatment.

Please page the plastic surgeon on call in your local hospital for these cases.

Practice Areas

I practice primarily in the Toronto area at Catalyst Surgical and at Sherbourne Health.

I also provide service as a locum surgeon in Northern Ontario

Gender Affirmation Referrals

Referrals for surgical gender affirmation fall into five categories. Please note the one that applies to your client.

1) Clients WITH OHIP Approval for Top Surgery (Mastectomy or Augmentation):

If you have never made a referral to me for gender-affirming surgery, please contact info@catalystsurgical.ca to get referral information.

2) Clients who are looking to self-pay for Top Surgery:

If you have not applied for OHIP pre-approval or are from another province or territory that does not have an arrangement with Catalyst Surgical, please fill in our webform at catalystsurgical.ca

3) Clients who are looking to have Facial Feminization Surgery (this is not covered by OHIP):

Please fill in a webform at catalystsurgical.ca and we should get back to you within 3 business days.

4) OHIP Clients WITHOUT OHIP Approval at any pre-surgical stage for any Gender Affirming Surgery anywhere in the world:

Unfortunately, I am no longer able to provide information consults for those seeking to have surgery outside of Ontario. I do provide peer-support to physicians to help with this matter. Physicians and Nurse Practitioners can send an E-consult to me through OTN.

PLEASE NOTE: I do not perform primary or secondary assessments for OHIP pre-approval, and do not perform assessments for Out-Of-Country surgery.

5) Clients returning from gender affirming surgery from outside Ontario:

I have limited resources to perform surgical follow-up for clients who have had surgery outside Ontario.

This is a service I perform due to the overall lack of resources and expertise in Ontario relative to other centres in the world. These referrals require substantially more information than regular referrals and require at least phone contact with the referring physician to create a collaborative relationship.

Please send me an E-consult through OTN. Referrals made without prior consultation will not be accepted.

OHIP-covered Plastic Surgery

I offer limited out-of-hospital based plastic surgery in addition to Gender Affirming procedures.

Please email us at info@catalystsurgical.ca for referral information.

Breast Reduction:

  • Please note that clients who have a BMI higher than 38 will be considered for surgery at the Catalyst Surgical facility after additional anesthesia consultation. This surgery is only partially covered by OHIP.

Hand issues:

  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Trigger finger
  • Dequerevain’s tenosynovitis
  • Dupuytren’s contracture
  • Please note that I do NOT perform ganglion cyst surgery.

Skin issues:

  • Basal cell carcinoma
  • Squamous cell carcinoma
  • Biopsy-proven melanoma in-situ or Breslow depth < 1mm

Procedures / Aesthetic SURGERY NOT COVERED BY OHIP

I offer some procedures not covered by OHIP. These are all performed under private pay. We do not direct bill insurance. Consultations are covered under OHIP with a referral letter.

A referral is always welcome and preferred. Patients can self-refer if they wish.

Non-malignant skin lesions and masses which include:

  • non-cancerous moles and skin lesions, small hemangiomas
  • lipomas

Aesthetic procedures:

  • breast augmentation
  • breast lift (mastopexy), with or without augmentation
  • gynecomastia surgery
  • abdominoplasty
  • body contouring

Sudbury/Northern Ontario

I am not accepting referrals for elective procedures at Health Sciences North in Sudbury. This includes most biopsies, skin cancer care, elective breast surgery, elective hand surgery and elective gender care.

Emergent/Urgent referrals from the community require pre-approval before they are accepted. Please page me through the appropriate hospital if I’m on call.

Relevant fax numbers for approved referrals while I’m on call:

Health Sciences North ACU 2 Clinic (Sudbury): (705) 671-5660