Medical Care Resources

Additional resources

Additional national and state resources can be found in the Trans in the South Guide by the Campaign for Southern Equality and the Outlist. / Se pueden encontrar recursos nacionales y estatales adicionales en la Guía Trans en el Sur de Campaign for Southern Equality y la Outlist.

• WPATH (World Professional Association of Transgender Health) Standards of Care

• The Queer Wellness Center is the first LGBTQ+ community center and wellness clinic in Upstate SC!

• Project HEAL announced a new direct-service program offering free, impartial, and culturally-competent diagnoses for individuals struggling with disordered eating. The new Clinical Assessment Program is available to anyone living in the U.S. regardless of their insurance, financial capacity, race, gender, age, previous treatment history, or co-occurring diagnoses.

Dental Care

• Monica J. Cayouette, DMD:

  • 29 Bee St., Charleston, SC 29425

  • 1-843-792-2101

• Michael K. Lecholop, DMD:

  • 29 Bee St., Charleston, SC 29425

  • 1-843-792-2101

Electrolysis

• Judy’s Electrolysis:

  • 202 Castle Harbor Dr., Summerville, SC 29483

  • 1-843-871-1020

• Advanced Permanent Hair Removal:

  • 106 Blythe Ave., Summerville, SC 29485

  • 1-843-670-7000

• Lowcountry Plastic Surgery:

  • 1205 Two Island Court, Suite 203, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466

  • 1-843-971-2860

• Mount Pleasant MediSpa:

  • 999 Lake Hunter Circle, Suite D, Mout Pleasant, SC 29464

  • 1-843-375-0270

Empowerr Program

• Provides services for Substance Abuse, Sexual Health, and case management; has 3 youth programs.

• 67 President St., MSC 861, Charleston, SC 29425

• 1-843-792-8356

• 1-843-792-3625

Endocrinology & Hormone replacement therapy

• Debra Bowlby, MD, MSc:

  • 2250 Mall Dr., North Charleston, SC 29406

  • 2705 Highway 17 N., Mount Pleasant, SC 29466

  • 1-843-792-1414

  • bowlbyd@musc.edu

• Harasha Karanchi, MD:

  • 2124 Charlie Hall Blvd., Charleston, SC 29414

  • 8992 University Blvd., North Charleston, SC 29406

  • Waccamaw Medical Park West, 4040 Highway 17 Bypass, Suite 306, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576

  • 1-843-792-9200

• QueerMed

  • Popup clinics in North Charleston, SC and virtually

  • 1-404-445-0350

Fetter Healthcare

• Offering low-cost or free health care for Primary Care, Dental, Pediatrics, Female Assigned Reproductive Health, Behavioral Health, Pharmacy, Homelessness Program, Migrant Outreach, School-Based Services, & Case Management.

• 20+ locations in the TriCounty Area

• 1-843-722-4112

HIV Care

• Ryan White Wellness Center

  • 1481 Tobias Gadson Blvd., Charleston, SC 29407

  • 1-843-402-3093

• Palmetto Community Care

  • 1-843-747-2273

  • information@palmettocare.org

Internal Medicine

• Virginia Frontiero, MSN:

  • 135 Rutledge Ave., Charleston, SC 29425

  • 1-843-876-0888

• Marie-Florence Shadlen, MD:

  • 116 West 2nd N. Street, Summerville, SC 29483

  • 1-843-810-0464

Planned Parenthood

• Offering low-cost or free health care for Hormone Replacement Therapy, Birth Control, General Healthcare, HIV testing, Emergency Contraception, Pregnancy testing and services, STD testing and services, Female Assigned Reproductive Health, & Male Assigned Reproductive Health.

• 1312 Ashley River Rd., Charleston, SC 29407

• 1-800-230-7526

• 1-843-628-4380

Primary Care

• Gweneth Lazenby, MD:

  • 135 Cannon St., Charleston, SC 29425

  • 1-843-792-5300

• Cristin Adams, DO:

  • 650 Ellis Oak Dr., James Island, SC 29412

  • 1-843-792-3451

• Christopher Bunt, MD:

  • 864 Island Park Dr., Suite 101, Daniel Island, SC 29492

  • 1-843-876-7975

• Richard Kidd, DNP:

  • 8992 University Blvd., North Charleston, SC 29406

  • 1-843-876-8555

• David Castellone, MD:

  • 213 West 4th Street N., Summerville, SC 29483

  • 1-843-873-0681

• Stuart Dawson, MD:

  • 213 West 4th Street N., Summerville, SC 29483

  • 1-843-873-0681

• Susan Datta, MD:

  • 180 Wingo Way, Suite 306, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

  • 1-843-884-1777

• Amanda Jones, PA-C, MPH:

  • North Charleston, Downtown, and James Island Locations

  • Provides gender affirming care (including hormones)

  • 843-792-3451

SpeEch Therapy & Voice Modification Training

• Katie Hodgson, M.Ed, MA, CCC-SLP (she/her):

  • 1316 Rutledge Ave., Charleston, SC 294033050

• Northern Tides Speach and Language:

  • 843-474-2240

  • 1744 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., Charleston, SC 29407

Truesdale Medical Center

• Offers primary health care, mental health care, hormone replacement therapy, women’s health care, HIV care, and PrEP.

• 6296 Rivers Avenue, Suite 310 North Charleston, SC 29406

• 843-266-3870

• info@truesdalemedical.org

Telehealth

• Plume provides gender-affirming care directly from your smartphone. Membership with Plume includes everything you need to start, continue, and maintain your gender-affirming hormone treatment.

• Folx Health

• QueerDoc provides telemedicine-based gender affirming medical care from queer and gender-diverse providers and offer services in Alaska, California, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

• True U Clinic is an online hormone therapy clinic that provides safe and medically supervised hormone therapy to the trans and non-binary community.

Top Surgery

• William Terranova, MD:

  • 2901 Tricom St., North Charleston, SC 29406

  • 1-843-797-0440

• Cosmetic Concierge:

  • 325 Arlington Ave., Charlotte, NC 28203

  • 1-980-938-0459

• Keelee MacPhee, MD:

  • 5826 Fayetteville Rd., Suite 209, Durham, NC 27713

  • 1-919-341-0915