When Ms. Wheelchair Wisconsin reaches up to adjust her tiara, you might catch a glimpse of one of her many tattoos. The one on Autumn Neugent’s right forearm shows a looping rollercoaster – with a …
Faculty News
Dr. David F. Jarrard featured lecturer for the 14th Oncologic Imaging Conference
Dr. David F. Jarrard was a featured lecturer for the 14th Oncologic Imaging Conference, a multidisciplinary continuing education and charitable trip for radiologists, oncologists, and surgeons held in Havana, Cuba this past February. As a …
Dr. E. Jason Abel named Robert F. and Dolores K. Schnoes Chair in Urologic Oncology
Dr. E. Jason Abel has been named the Robert F. and Dolores K. Schnoes Chair in Urologic Oncology. Dolores (Jinx) Schnoes and her late husband Robert (Bob) endowed this chair to support the Department in the realm …
Castle Connolly announces 2019 Top Doctors
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.
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.