Jalma Jurado

Jalma Jurado (July 18, 1937 – May 8, 2022) was a Brazilian plastic surgeon known for his work on gender-affirming surgery. Jurado earned his PhD in medicine from the University of São Paulo and worked for more than three decades as a professor of plastic surgery at the Faculty of Medicine of Jundiaí. He also served as the president of the Lions Club International of Indaiatuba, in the interior of São Paulo State. He is known as the doctor that performed the most gender-affirming surgeries in Brazil. An earlier measure before the Conselho Regional de Medicina of São Paulo State had already ordered Dr. Jurado not to engage in any medical activity, but a later proceeding left the ban on gender-affirming surgeries in place. The Conselho Regional de Medicina of São Paulo State, having heard numerous complaints from Jurado's former patients, launched a disciplinary inquiry. The authorities decided to revoke Dr. Jurado's professional rights and he remained inactive after June 2015.

Dr. Jurado died on May 8, 2022, in Indaiatuba.