American Urological Association

AUA Announces 2019 Award Program Recipients

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Donnerstag, Dezember 13, 2018
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BALTIMORE, Dec. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --The American Urological Association (AUA) is pleased to announce recipients of its 2019 AUA Awards Program.

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  • BALTIMORE, Dec. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --The American Urological Association (AUA) is pleased to announce recipients of its 2019 AUA Awards Program.
  • Hugh Hampton Young Award: The Hugh Hampton Young Award is presented annually to an individual for their outstanding contributions to the study of genitourinary tract disease.
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented annually to an individual who has been deemed to have made outstanding contributions to advance the mission and goals of the AUA.
  • Gold-Headed Cane Award: The Gold-Headed Cane Award is presented to a senior urologist distinguished by outstanding contributions to the profession and the AUA.

AUA Names Dr. Elizabeth "Brook" Brown as 2019 Gallagher Health Policy Scholar

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Montag, Dezember 3, 2018
Medicine, Health, American Urological Association, Urology

LINTHICUM, Md., Dec. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Urological Association (AUA) today announced that Dr. Elizabeth "Brook" Brown has been named as the 2019 Gallagher Health Policy Scholar.

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  • LINTHICUM, Md., Dec. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Urological Association (AUA) today announced that Dr. Elizabeth "Brook" Brown has been named as the 2019 Gallagher Health Policy Scholar.
  • The Gallagher Health Policy Scholarship is designed to train the next generation of urologists for leadership positions in health policy.
  • Scholars also engage in other educational activities that ensure their immersion in and understanding of health policy issues of importance to urology.
  • For more information about the Gallagher Health Policy Scholar Program, or to request a headshot of Dr. Brown, please contact Wendy Isett at 410-689-3789 or [email protected] .

Urology Care Foundation Names Inaugural Recipient of the Physician Scientist Residency Training Award

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Donnerstag, November 15, 2018
Medicine, Surgery, Health, Urology, American Urological Association, Prostate cancer, Mani Menon, Ashutosh Tewari

LINTHICUM, Md., Nov. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Urology Care Foundation, the world's leading nonprofit urological health foundation and the official foundation of the American Urological Association (AUA), is pleased to announce the selection of Joel Berends as the inaugural recipient of its new Physician Scientist Residency Training Award.

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  • LINTHICUM, Md., Nov. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Urology Care Foundation, the world's leading nonprofit urological health foundation and the official foundation of the American Urological Association (AUA), is pleased to announce the selection of Joel Berends as the inaugural recipient of its new Physician Scientist Residency Training Award.
  • Launched in 2017, the Physician Scientist Residency Training Award was first competed among academic institutions to determine which urology residency programs could provide the necessary training and support for this innovative program.
  • The Physician Scientist Residency Training Award is the newest addition to the Urology Care Foundation's portfolio of mentored research training grants and was made possible thanks to an endowed partnership with Dornier MedTech.
  • The Urology Care Foundation is the world's leading nonprofit urological health foundation and the official foundation of the American Urological Association.

American Urological Association Names New Editor Of Urology Practice

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Donnerstag, Oktober 25, 2018
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BALTIMORE, Oct. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Urological Association (AUA) announced today J. Stephen Jones, MD, MBA, FACS as the incoming editor of Urology Practice , an official journal of the AUA.

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  • BALTIMORE, Oct. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Urological Association (AUA) announced today J. Stephen Jones, MD, MBA, FACS as the incoming editor of Urology Practice , an official journal of the AUA.
  • Dr. Jones currently is associate editor of Urology Practice, a role in which he will continue until he begins his three-year term as editor on January 1, 2020.
  • "We are honored to appoint Dr. Jones as editor of Urology Practice," said AUA President Robert C. Flanigan, MD, FACS.
  • About the American Urological Association:Founded in 1902 and headquartered near Baltimore, Maryland, the American Urological Association is a leading advocate for the specialty of urology, and has more than 21,000 members throughout the world.

Urology Care Foundation Welcomes Three New Board Members

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Freitag, Juni 8, 2018
Medicine, Surgery, Health, Urology, American Urological Association, Prostate cancer, Mani Menon, European Association of Urology

LINTHICUM, Md., June 8, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The Urology Care Foundation, the official foundation of the American Urological Association (AUA), announces three new public members at large, Jay G. Baitler, Ryan D. Drant and Michael W. Hodin, PhD, will join the Urology Care Foundation Board of Directors (BOD).

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  • LINTHICUM, Md., June 8, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The Urology Care Foundation, the official foundation of the American Urological Association (AUA), announces three new public members at large, Jay G. Baitler, Ryan D. Drant and Michael W. Hodin, PhD, will join the Urology Care Foundation Board of Directors (BOD).
  • The Urology Care Foundation, the world's leading nonprofit urological health foundation, strives to improve patients' lives and advance urologic research and education through its work with patients, caregivers, researchers and the general public.
  • About the Urology Care Foundation:The Urology Care Foundation is committed to advancing urology research and education.
  • We work with researchers, health care professionals, patients, and caregivers to improve patients' lives.The Urology Care Foundation is the official foundation of the American Urological Association.

Urology Care Foundation Names Recipients of 2018 Research Awards of Distinction

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Donnerstag, Mai 17, 2018
Medicine, Surgery, Health, American Urological Association, Urology, Prostate cancer, Jay Y. Gillenwater, Ashutosh Tewari

SAN FRANCISCO, May 17, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The Urology Care Foundation, the world's leading nonprofit urological health foundation and the official foundation of the American Urological Association (AUA) is pleased to announce the 2018 Research Awards of Distinction.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, May 17, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The Urology Care Foundation, the world's leading nonprofit urological health foundation and the official foundation of the American Urological Association (AUA) is pleased to announce the 2018 Research Awards of Distinction.
  • Marshall L. Stoller, MD, professor and vice chair of Urology at the University of California, San Francisco, will be honored with the 2018 Urology Care Foundation Distinguished Mentor Award.
  • This award honors former Urology Care Foundation Research Scholars who have achieved a substantial body of impactful research and who demonstrate an unwavering commitment to scholarship and academic leadership in the field of urology.
  • The Urology Care Foundation is the world's leading nonprofit urological health foundation and the official foundation of the American Urological Association.

Award-Winning Olympus Brings a "Full Circle" Urology Offering to AUA

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Donnerstag, Mai 17, 2018
Surgery, Medicine, American Urological Association, AUA, Urology, Health

Launching the new line at the American Urological Association (AUA) 2018 Annual Conference in San Francisco, Olympus is also proud to receive the 2018 AUA Health Science Award for its continuous innovation in the field of urology.

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  • Launching the new line at the American Urological Association (AUA) 2018 Annual Conference in San Francisco, Olympus is also proud to receive the 2018 AUA Health Science Award for its continuous innovation in the field of urology.
  • This high power laser portfolio offers greater efficiency with higher hertz, in addition to offering customizable user settings.
  • Also of note will be Olympus' acceptance of the 2018 AUA Health Science Award.
  • AUA will present the award to Olympus during the Congress proceedings, recognizing Olympus' longstanding leadership in medical innovations for urology.

AUA Names Dr. Kevin Koo As AUA Holtgrewe Legislative Fellow

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Freitag, Mai 11, 2018
Medicine, American Urological Association, Urology, AUA, Health

BALTIMORE, May 11, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The American Urological Association (AUA) today announced that New Hampshire urologist, Kevin Koo, MD, MPH, MPhil, has been named the 2018-2019 H. Logan Holtgrewe Legislative Fellow.

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  • BALTIMORE, May 11, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The American Urological Association (AUA) today announced that New Hampshire urologist, Kevin Koo, MD, MPH, MPhil, has been named the 2018-2019 H. Logan Holtgrewe Legislative Fellow.
  • As the AUA's Holtgrewe Fellow, Dr. Koo will complete a four-week fellowship with a legislative office in Washington, DC, participate in major AUA advocacy initiatives, including the Annual Urology Advocacy Summit and meetings of the AUA's Public Policy Council and Legislative Affairs Committee.
  • "Dr. Koo brings to this fellowship extensive experience in the field of health care policy and we are honored that he will serve as our next Holtgrewe Fellow," said AUA Public Policy Council Chair Dr. Christopher Gonzalez.
  • The Holtgrewe Fellowship program was established in recognition of Dr. H. Logan Holtgrewe, former AUA president and past chairman of the AUA's Health Policy Council.

Jennifer Robles, MD, Named AUA Science & Quality Fellow

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Donnerstag, Mai 3, 2018
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LINTHICUM, Md., May 3, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The American Urological Association (AUA) has named Jennifer Robles, MD, as its 2018 Science & Quality Fellow.

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  • LINTHICUM, Md., May 3, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The American Urological Association (AUA) has named Jennifer Robles, MD, as its 2018 Science & Quality Fellow.
  • The AUA developed the Science and Quality Fellow program in 2016 to advance the fields of guidelines, quality and data, and to help residents and fellows develop insight into how the AUA improves and promotes the advancement of evidence-based science.
  • Science & Quality Fellows spend a full year engaged in critical seminars, conferences and meetings at the national level.
  • "We had a number of highly qualified applicants for this year's Science and Quality Fellow, and the committee had quite a challenge to select the best one," said AUA Science & Quality Chair Dr. J. Stuart Wolf Jr., who led the selection committee.