Members and Memberships

Membership types:

  • Founding Members are the above-mentioned twelve specialists who founded the group in 2022.
  • Honorary Members can be invited by the General Assembly or the unanimous voting of the Founding Members.
  • Full Members of the association are admitted by the Board Members upon application.
  • Associate members are SLPs (Speech-Language Pathologists, Surgeons who don’t yet meet the full membership criteria (number of procedures) and ENT surgeons in training) without the right to vote
Become a IATVS member

Why become a member of IATVS?

  • Professional information
  • Reduced registration fees at IATVS congresses and other educational events
  • Updated website and the possibility to publish information about local scientific organizations
  • Links to recent publishes articles
  • Possibility to participate in one or more Committees and Research Groups (Full member)
  • Vote during the general assembly (Full member)
  • Can be elected for an administrative position (Full member)
  • Members are allowed to use the IATVS logo
  • Be part ou the IATVS-WhatsApp-Group to share files, questions, information etc.
IATVS Full Member 2024

How to become a member of IATVS?

Full Membership of the International Association of TransVoice Surgeons is open to Laryngologists and ENT surgeons who hold a special interest in transgender voice surgery or voice deepening surgery.  A minimum of 25 interventions in the field of voice feminization or voice deepening must have been performed.
Associate members are SLPs (Speech-Language Pathologists) or Surgeons who don’t yet meet the full membership criteria (number of procedures) as well as ENT surgeons in training. Associate members don’t have the right to vote.
To qualify for membership, applicants must fill out a form detailing their transgender voice surgery work with a dedicated section. The final decision on membership application shall be taken by the board, by way of a majority vote within 4 weeks.

Memberships Fees

Membership fees will be 110 € per year payable in advance. Membership always refers to a full calendar year.

Become a member

Disclaimer

Membership of the International Association of TransVoice Surgeons is based on self-declared experience and number of procedures. IATVS does not verify this data. Membership is not an endorsement of the surgeon experience or surgical outcomes.