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. …
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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. Thomas Gasser Honored as UW Urology Distinguished Alumni
On May 19th Wisconsin Urology Alumni gathered for a reception during the annual AUA conference in San Francisco. The highlight of the event was presenting Dr. Thomas Gasser with the second annual Reginald C. Bruskewitz …
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 …
Second Blue Tie Bash A Resounding Success
May 10, 2018 the Department hosted our second annual Blue Tie Bash (previously Sky’s the Limit) event to create awareness of urologic cancers and men’s health while raising money for urologic research. This year we …
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 …