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 …
Recognition
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 …
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. 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 Urology Celebrates 10 Years as a Department
On May 3, 2018 the Department of Urology celebrated its 10th Anniversary on the evening of the Robert F. Schnoes Lecture. Special guests included UW School of Medicine & Public Health (SMPH) Dean Robert Golden, …
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. 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 …