Castle Connolly has recently announced their 2019 Top Doctors. Among those that made the list are several UW Urology faculty including Drs. Sara Best, Wade Bushman, Tracy Downs, Dan Gralnek, David Jarrard, Craig Kozler, Sarah McAchran, Stephen Nakada, David Paolone, and Daniel Williams.
Faculty News
Kristina Penniston, PhD, selected by the American Urological Association Office of Research to serve on the Urology Research Conferences Advisory Board (URCAB)
We would like to congratulate Kristina Penniston, PhD, senior scientist in the Department of Urology, who recently accepted an invitation from the American Urological Association (AUA) Office of Research to serve on the Urology Research …
The University of Wisconsin Department of Urology establishes the Dr. David Paolone Lecture Series in Men’s Health Visiting Professorship
December 6, 2018 Madison, WI Thanks to a generous gift by faculty member David R. Paolone, MD, the University of Wisconsin Department of Urology hosted its inaugural Dr. David Paolone Lecture Series in Men’s Health …
Dr. Nakada featured in Endourology Sound Bites
Endourology Sound Bites, a podcast from the Journal of Endourology features Dr. Nakada in episode 8. Episode #8: Do We Need a Guidewire for Ureteroscopy? Podcast Summary: In this episode Dr. Nakada discusses wireless ureteroscopy …
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 …
Dr. Penniston Elected to National Leadership Role
Kristina Penniston, PhD, RD has been announced as the new Secretary/Treasurer of the Research on Calculus Kinetics (R.O.C.K.) Society.
Dr. Tracy Downs selected as UWSMPH Medical School Recognition Ceremony Speaker
The UWSMPH 2018 Medical School graduating class has selected Dr. Tracy Downsto be their Recognition Ceremony speaker this year. The Recognition Ceremony will take place on May 11, 2018, at Memorial Union. Congratulations to Dr. …
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 …