Dr. Sara Becker, M.D.

Sara Kristine Becker is a board certified Family Physician who has practiced Family Medicine and Obstetrics in Portland, Oregon for 31 years. She obtained a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science at Michigan State University where she taught for two years. She graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School with her MD Degree in 1977. Her residency in Family Medicine was completed in 1980. She started her practice in Milwaukie, Oregon in 1980. She is a Diplomat of the American Board of Family Practice and an Associate Clinical Professor of Family Practice at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, Oregon. She is a licensed multiengine; instrument rated commercial pilot and an Aviation Medical Examiner for the Federal Aviation Administration. Her hobbies are flying, computers, piano, guitar, growing orchids, walking, and teaching.

Her professional interests are general Family Medicine, Aviation Medicine, and hormone replacement therapy. She is a member of the, the Oregon Academy of Family Medicine, the Oregon Medical Association, and the American Academy of Family Physicians. She is on the Active Staff of Providence Milwaukie Hospital and the Courtesy Staff of Portland Adventist Medical Center. She was the 1989 Chief of Staff for Providence Milwaukie Hospital.

Dr. Becker presents:

The Alchemy of Hormonal Transformation in Male to Female Transsexuals

This presentation will discuss the methods and rational for hormone therapy in Male to Female Transsexuals. It will review medications, risks, benefits and costs. The outcomes of over 830 transsexuals followed for more than thirteen years will be presented.