Tracy Downs, MD has been nominated by the UW medical students into the Gold Humanism Honor Society which recognizes doctors who best display qualities of integrity, compassion, altruism, respect, and empathy within their patient-centered care. …
Awards
AFCH Ranked #45 in Pediatric Urology
Our pediatric urology program at American Family Children’s Hospital (AFCH) is ranked #45 in the nation in the 2018-2019 U.S. News and World Report Best Children’s Hospitals issue. Five other pediatric specialties at AFCH are …
Dr. Kyle Richards Recognized for Resident Teaching
Kyle Richards, MD is the recipient of the 2018 Wear Teaching Award. Dr. Richards was recognized at the Chief Resident Banquet on June 22nd for his outstanding commitment to resident education.
Congratulations Resident Award Winners
Third year resident Natasza Posielski, MD and fourth year resident Jonathan Wang, MD are the 2018 Ira Sisk Award recipients. This award recognizes outstanding performance on the urology resident in-service exam. This year we had …
Dr. Sara Best Funded in Multi-Center Veteran Study
Sara L. Best, MD has received funding as the site Principal Investigator for a Veterans Affairs (VA) collaborative study: “A multi-modal, physician-centered intervention to improve guideline-concordant prostate cancer imaging”. Dr. Danil V. Makarov, MD, MHS …
Dr. Tracy Downs elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Society
Congratulations to Tracy Downs, MD, FACS! Dr. Downs has been elected to the Wisconsin Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha as one of six faculty inductees. He will be officially inititated April 6, 2018, at the …
Wisconsin Urologic Honors
Two residents, Natasza Posielski, MD and Matt Grimes, MD each received the Prize Paper Award at the 2018 annual Wisconsin Urological Society meeting in April. Dr. Posielski’s paper is titled “Do I need to see …
Dr. Sara L. Best receives WMAA Early Career Achievement Award!
Dr. Sara L. Best has been selected to receive the WMAAEarly Career Achievement Award from the Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association (WMAA) Board of Directors and Awards Committee. This award honors a UW School of Medicine and …
Dr. Jason Abel is 2018 recipient of Gold Cystoscope Award from American Urological Association
The Department of Urology is pleased to announce that E. Jason Abel, MD, FACSis the 2018 recipient of the Gold Cystoscope from the American Urological Association! The Gold Cystoscope Award is presented annually to one …
David F. Jarrard, MD and Bing Yang, PhD win 2017 WARF Innovation Award
Professor David F. Jarrard, MD and Researcher Bing Yang, PhD won the 2017 WARF Innovation Award for developing a molecular-based method to diagnose prostate cancer in a biopsy from non-tumor associated tissue. This could reduce …