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| What is Urology? |
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Urology is a surgical specialty which deals with diseases of the male and female urinary tract and the male reproductive organs. Although urology is classified as a surgical specialty, a knowledge of internal medicine, pediatrics, gynecology and other specialties is required by the urologist because of the wide variety of clinical problems encountered. In recognition of the wide scope of urology, the American Urological Association has identified seven subspecialty areas:
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- Pediatric Urology
- Urologic Oncology (cancer)
- Renal Transplantation
- Male Infertility
- Calculi (urinary tract stones)
- Female Urology (urinary incontinence, pelvic outlet relaxation disorders)
- Neurourology (voiding disorders, urodynamic evaluation of patients and erectile dysfunction or impotence)
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| Mission and Vision |
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The American Urological Association Foundation partners with physicians, researchers, healthcare professionals, patients, caregivers, families, and the public, established to support and promote research, patient/public education, and advocacy to improve the prevention, detection, treatment and cure of urologic diseases.
The vision of the Foundation is to be the premier provider and resource for the most current, comprehensive, and reliable urologic health information for patients and the public.
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| History |
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Originally established in 1987 as the American Foundation for Urologic Disease (AFUD), the organization entered a new era of service in 2005 when it consolidated its programs with the American Urological Association and a new entity was created – the American Urological Association Foundation (AUA Foundation). Through this consolidation, we are able to integrate the activities and programs of research, patient/public education and patient advocacy through a Foundation that is part of its medical specialty organization. The AUA and its Foundation can now think and act as one by linking the resources and professional expertise of the AUA and its members to address the information and education needs of patients, caregivers and the public. We know of no other medical specialty organization that has taken this approach.
The AUA Foundation is the nation's leading urologic health charity that promotes research, education and advocacy. Our mission is to improve prevention, detection, treatment and ultimately, cure urologic diseases.
To learn more about our programs and services and how you can be a part of the AUA Foundation, visit the other areas of this site.
By becoming a member – it’s free – you will receive the very latest information about urologic conditions and ways to improve and maintain your urologic health. We hope you will join us in fulfilling our mission.
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| Foundation Education & Programs Council |
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The Foundation Education & Programs Council is comprised of 11 members, including six urologists with expertise in major areas of urology, three non-urologist health-care professionals and the editor of the Foundation's primary publication. The Council advises the Board and staff on matters requiring medical and scientific judgment, and regarding patient or public educational information. It serves as a resource for the development, review and oversight of educational materials and programs.
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| Chair: |
| Allan D. Seftel, MD |
Camden, NJ |
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| Members: |
| Carlos Galvan Aleman, Ph.D |
Harrisonburg, VA |
| Tamara Dickinson, RN, CURN, CCCN, BCIA-PMDB |
Dallas, TX |
| Jack S. Elder, MD |
Detroit, MI |
| Franklin Lowe, MD |
New York, NY |
| Martin Miner, MD |
Providence, RI |
| Diane K. Newman, R.N.C., M.S.N. |
Philadelphia, PA |
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| Research Council |
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AUA Foundation Research Council
The Research Council supports the research component of the AUA Foundation's mission by working to increase and diversify funding for research in urologic disease. The council provides oversight to the AUA Foundation’s Office of Research to enhance funding opportunities for urologic investigators.
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Chair:
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| Johannes Vieweg, MD |
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Peter C. Albertsen, MD
Michael Edward Albo, MD
Wade Bushman, MD, Ph.D
Michael Shawn Cookson, MD
Graham Foley Greene, MD
Simon Hayward, Ph.D
Raymond J. Leveillee, MD
James Lloyd Mohler, MD
Robert C. Newman, MD
J. Curtis Nickel, MD
Kenneth Michael Peters, MD
Joseph Charles Presti, Jr., MD
Anthony Schaeffer, MD
Ridwan Shabsigh, MD
Dan Theodorescu, MD, Ph.D
Mr. Brian Walsh
Hari K. Koul , M.Sc., Ph.D
Carrie Rinker-Schaeffer, Ph.D
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| Patient Advocacy Council |
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The Patient Advocacy Council is comprised of 10 members, at least two of whom shall be urologists, who have interest, experience and expertise in patient advocacy, health policy or government affairs. The Council will advise the Board and staff on matters regarding patient advocacy and will serve as a resource in the planning, development, implementation and oversight of the Foundation’s patient advocacy program.
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| Development Council |
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The Development Council is comprised of 10 members, at least two of whom shall be urologists, who have interest, experience and expertise in resource development. The Council will advise the Board and staff on matters regarding raising funds to support the Foundation's programs and activities. The Council will serve as a resource in planning, development, implementation and oversight of the Foundation's resource development program.
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| Chair |
| Frederick Thompson |
Greenwich, CT |
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| Robert S. Waldbaum, MD |
Plandome Manor, NY |
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| Dean Assimos, MD |
Winston-Salem, NC |
| Richard K. Babayan, MD |
Boston, MA |
| Brendan M. Fox, MD |
Niantic, CT |
| Roger Herring |
Western Springs, IL |
| Diane G. Krane |
Boston, MA |
| Sushil S. Lacy, MD |
Lincoln, NE |
| Willie Lanier, Jr. |
Kansas City, MO |
| Daniel A. Nachtsheim, MD |
La Jolla, CA |
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Dr. Wagle is currently the chief of urology at both St. Joseph Hospital and Sisters of Charity Hospital in Buffalo, NY.
He received his urology training at Roswell Park Memorial Institute and the Cleveland Clinic after receiving his medical
degree from Deaconess Hospital in Buffalo, NY.
Dr. Wagle has served as president for the American Association of Clinical Urologists,
the Northeastern Section of the AUA, New York State Urological Society, Medical Society of the County of Erie,
St. Joseph's Hospital Medical Staff and the Buffalo Urological Society. He is a member of 21 national and international
organizations and has served on 15 different medical boards and 79 various committees. Dr. Wagle received the Northeastern Section of
the AUA's Distinguished Service Award in 1999. He has authored over 100 publications including journal articles and book chapters.
Dr. Wagle has been a member of the AUA since 1973.
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Sushil S. Lacy, MD, has been a faculty member at the University of Nebraska Medical Center since 1970. Dr. Lacy currently serves as a clinical professor of urology, and is in private practice in Lincoln, NE, with seven other urologists. He received his medical degree from Christian Medical College in Vellore, India, and completed his post graduate general surgery residency at King George's Medical College in Lucknow, India. Dr. Lacy conducted his vascular surgery fellowship at Duke University and his urology residency training at Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University.
Dr. Lacy has served on the AUA Board of Directors and several AUA committees. He presently serves on the AUA Foundation Development Council and is a mentor in the AUA Leadership Program. Dr. Lacy has served as a member of the Board of Directors for UROPAC, the Nebraska Clinician's Group and the American Association of Clinical Urologists (AACU). He also served as president of the AACU, South Central Section of the AUA, and the Nebraska Urological Association (NUA) and NUA Foundation. Dr. Lacy has been a member of the AUA since 1973.
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Robert C. Flanigan, MD, is a professor and chair of urology at the Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, IL. Dr. Flanigan has served on the Graduate Medical Education, Education, Program and Socioeconomic committees of the AUA. He has been on the editorial board of The Journal of Urology® and is also a reviewer for the publication. In addition to the AUA, Dr. Flanigan is a member of numerous other professional organizations, including the American College of Surgeons (of which he is presently a governor), the American Association of Clinical Urologists, the American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons and the Clinical Society of Genitourinary Surgeons. He was also a founder and the first president of the Society of Urologic Chairpersons and Program Directors, and a former president of the American Board of Urology, the Society of Urologic Oncology, the Society of University Urologists, the Society of Pelvic Surgeons, the North Central Section of the AUA and the Chicago Urological Society. Dr. Flanigan has been a member of the AUA since 1982.
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Gopal H. Badlani, MD, is currently professor of urology, vice chair of clinical affairs, and director of the Urogynecology Regenerative Medicine Program at Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC. Dr. Badlani was president of the New York Section of the AUA and has served on numerous AUA committees, including the Bylaws, Section Secretaries and Annual Program committees. He is the former president of the Endourological Society and the Association of Indian Urologists in North America. In addition, Dr. Badlani has served on the boards of the International Volunteers in Urology, the National Kidney Foundation, and the Society of Female Urology & Urodynamics, to name a few. He has held numerous editorial appointments throughout his career and is currently managing editor of both the Journal of Endourology and the Journal of Videourology.
Dr. Badlani is a renowned expert in voiding dysfunction, specifically related to urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse in women, male incontinence from prostate surgery and neurological disease. He has completed a number of trials for new minimally invasive treatments for benign prostate obstruction. Dr. Badlani completed his urological training at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York and a fellowship at Baylor University in 1983. He has been a member of the AUA since 1986.
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Richard A. Memo, MD is a practicing urologist at the NEO Urology Associates, Inc. in Youngstown, OH.
Currently, Dr. Memo serves on the AUA Compensation Committee.
He was president-elect of the North Central Section in 2000.
In addition, he was a fellow of the American College of Surgeons,
as well as past-president of the Ohio Urological Society. Dr. Memo has been an AUA member since 1981.
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John H. Lynch, MD, is a professor and chair of the Department of Urology at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC, and has served as program director there for the past 19 years. Dr. Lynch received his medical degree from the Georgetown University School of Medicine, where he also completed his urology residency. In 2009, Dr. Lynch was inducted into Georgetown University Medical Center's MAGIS Society of Master Teachers. He has authored more than 125 publications and abstracts and has delivered more than 150 presentations in the area of urologic oncology.
Dr. Lynch previously served on the AUA Practice Guidelines Committee and the Education Council and helped develop the AUA online Ethics Curriculum. He is also a fellow in the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and serves on the Credentials Committee of the Washington Chapter of the ACS. Dr. Lynch has served numerous roles in local and regional urological or medical organizations, including the Mid-Atlantic Section of the AUA. He is also a member of the Society of Urologic Oncology, the Society of University Urologists and serves on the Executive Committee of the Society of Urology Chairs and Program Directors. Dr. Lynch has been a member of the AUA since 1981.
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Dr. Green is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University School of Medicine and completed his post-graduate training in urology at Yale University. Following his residency, Dr. Green was an AUA Scholar and Assistant Professor of Surgery at Yale. Dr. Green is a Fellow in the American College of Surgeons, a Member in the American College of Physician Executives and a Diplomate of the American Board of Urology. Currently, Dr. Green is senior partner at Concord Hospital’s Center for Urologic Care in Concord, NH, where he has practiced since 1987. Dr. Green is also the Chief Medical Officer at Concord Hospital, as well as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Surgery at Dartmouth Medical School. Over the past two decades Dr. Green has served in several capacities with the New England Section (State Representative, Secretary, President and AUA Long Range Planning Committee) and the AUA (Bylaws, Manpower and Public Relations Committees). Dr. Green has been a member of the AUA since 1987.
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Dr. Sogani is a professor of clinical oncology at Cornell University Medical College and an attending surgeon at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. He has served as treasurer and president of the New York Section of the AUA and is a member of 25 national and international medical societies. He is a fellow of American College of Surgeons and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, as well as the recipient of the 2006 John K. Lattimer Award of Excellence in Urology. Dr. Sogani earned his medical degree from MGM Medical College in India and has been a member of the AUA since 1983.
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Dr. Pessis is a graduate of the University of Illinois and Chicago Medical School. He completed his urological residency in 1978 at Rush Medical College in Chicago, IL. Dr. Pessis joined the Rush faculty following his residency, earning the rank of professor in 2003. He also currently serves as Associate Chairman of the Department of Urology at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center. Dr. Pessis has more than 20 publications and 100 presentations to his credit, spanning the full spectrum of urologic conditions. He has held numerous positions with local, regional and national medical societies, including the AUA and the North Central Section, for which he served as Treasurer (1999-2004), President (2006-2007) and on countless committees. Dr. Pessis has been a member of the AUA since 1982.
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Dr. Pranikoff is a graduate of Cornell University and the University of Florida Medical School. After two years of general surgical training at the Jewish Hospital of Saint Louis at Washington University and two years in the navy, Dr. Pranikoff completed his urology residency in 1979 at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, NY. Dr. Pranikoff is an Associate Professor of Urology and Rehabilitation Medicine and Vice-Chairman of the Department of Urology at the University at Buffalo. He also serves as Clinical Director of Urology at the Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, NY. His clinical and research interests include neurourology, urologic trauma and reconstructive urology and geriatric urology. Dr. Pranikoff has served in countless leadership roles for local, regional and national professional organizations, including the Northeastern Section of the AUA (Secretary, President-elect and President). He has been a member of the AUA since 1981.
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J. Brantley Thrasher, MD, is a professor and the William L. Valk Chair of the Department of Urology, as well as the co-director of operative services at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. Dr. Thrasher received his medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina, and completed his internship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and urology residency at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center. He subsequently completed a urologic oncology fellowship at Duke University Medical Center.
Dr. Thrasher has held numerous leadership roles within the AUA, including president of the South Central Section, Kansas state representative to the Board of Directors of the South Central Section, vice chair of the AUA Prostate Cancer Guidelines Panel, chair of the Public Media Committee and mentor for the AUA Leadership Program. He has also served as chair of the Fellowship Committee for the Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO), and is currently the secretary of the SUO and a chair of the Metropolitan Kansas City Committee on Applicants of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Dr. Thrasher is a fellow of the ACS and was recently appointed a trustee of the American Board of Urology. Dr. Thrasher has been a member of the AUA since 1994.
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B. Thomas Brown, M.D. practices with Atlantic Urological Associates,
a professional corporation of physician's and one of the largest and most
prominent urology practices in the southeast United States and is an assistant
professor at the University of South Florida School of Medicine.
Dr. Brown has held various professional appointments throughout his career including chairman
of the Committee on Applicants for the American College of Surgeons, and Chairman for the Department
of Urology at both Halifax Medical Center and Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Brown has served two years as Chair of the AUA Judicial and Ethics Council.
In addition to being certified by the American Board of Urology, Dr. Brown is also a fellow in the American College of Surgeons. He has been a member of the AUA since 1980.
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John C. Prince, M.D. practiced urology for more than 30 years in Santa Ana, CA.
He currently teaches and serves in the clinic at Loma Linda University Medical School.
A past recipient of the AUA Gold Cane Award, he holds a medical degree from the University of California,
San Francisco and completed his urology residency at Orange County General Hospital.
Dr. Prince has been a member of the AUA since 1974.
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Ms. Sandra Vassos joined the American Urological Association (AUA) Foundation in September 2007. She brings over 17 years of experience in strengthening organizational quality, building successful development and programmatic operations and establishing long term institutional partnerships. Ms. Vassos has worked in a leadership role for similar organizations including: Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer of the American Liver Foundation, Vice President and Chief Development Officer of the Jackie Robinson Foundation and Executive Director of both Athens College and the American Farm School. Ms. Vassos is guiding the AUA Foundation towards achieving its vision as the leading national organization for Urologic education, advocacy and research.
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| Job Opportunities |
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Outreach Programs Manager |
The American Urological Association (AUA) Foundation is the leading national urology health foundation and the official Foundation of the American Urological Association. We are actively recruiting for a Manager - Outreach Programs. Our office is located near Baltimore Washington International Airport in Linthicum, Maryland.
This position reports to the Outreach Director, AUA Foundation. The Manager will oversee and manage program strategy, execution and will support a nation-wide effort to expand the Foundation's public outreach and educational programs. The Manager will be expected to develop an outreach program that will include patient advocacy by working collaboratively with advocate groups aligned with the Foundation's mission and goals. The Manager will develop cutting edge outreach programs via technologically advanced and traditional delivery methods and will be responsible for all healthcare communications for the Foundation, including national awareness campaigns.
The successful candidate will have:
- Advanced degree preferred in healthcare communications, advocacy, business, social service, or related field.
- Demonstrated experience in advocacy, awareness, education or related initiatives in a nonprofit health agency.
- Experience including budgets, grants, development and program evaluation.
- Experience working with a governing board as well as volunteers.
- Experience in grant writing, particularly government grants.
- Minimum 7 years experience in non profit work.
- Excellent communication skills. Public speaking experience is required.
- Highly motivated and organized.
- Internet, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and database high proficiency required.
- Travel is required.
AUA offers a rich total compensation including competitive salary, medical, dental and prescription plans, two defined contribution plans, an on-site fitness center and many more exciting benefits.
Make a decision to join our outstanding team at the American Urological Association - fax a resume and cover letter indicating salary requirements to Randi Cremmins, 410-689-3830, or by email to jobs@auanet.org.
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| Manager, Foundation & Corporate Relations |
The American Urological Association (AUA) Foundation is the leading national urology health foundation and the official Foundation of the American Urological Association. We are actively recruiting for a Manager, Foundation and Corporate Relations. Our office is located near Baltimore Washington International Airport in Linthicum, Maryland.
The Manager position reports to the Senior Manager of Development, AUA Foundation. The Manager of Foundation & Corporate Relations is an experienced fundraiser who will be responsible for achieving the Foundation's revenue goals from both foundation and corporate donors. The Manager will assume the effective stewardship of existing donors and take the lead in identifying and securing funding from new donors. Will work with the Development team to develop an overall development strategy in building and strengthening partnerships with and funding from corporations (including pharmaceutical companies), corporate foundations, and foundations. This will include the identification, research, solicitation and appropriate stewardship of these prospects. Additional responsibilities will include writing highly competitive proposals, tracking and reporting of grants, identification and ongoing relationship building of corporate and foundation contacts.
The successful candidate will have:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited 4 year college or institution;
- Minimum 4 years of related experience in foundation and corporate fundraising for a nonprofit organization
- Experience must include; competitive grant writing, sponsorships, foundation and corporation fundraising. Experience also must include writing successful foundation grants; preferably in a national nonprofit health organization
- Must be a self-starter and possess the ability to work independently and take initiative in a fast paced, results driven environment
- Must be able to manage multiple, simultaneous projects
- Excellent project management skills
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact with wide range of constituents, including physicians and other medical/scientific experts
- Exceptional presentation skills
- Result-oriented and driven with a strategic approach to fundraising and problem solving
- Ability to design and implement a comprehensive grant campaign
- Superior written and oral communication skills
- Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook required
- Donor and grants management database experience required, Raiser's Edge experience highly preferred
- This position will require travel
AUA offers a rich total compensation including competitive salary, medical, dental and prescription plans, two defined contribution plans, an on-site fitness center and many more exciting benefits.
Make a decision to join our outstanding team at the American Urological Association - fax a resume and cover letter indicating salary requirements to Randi Cremmins, 410-689-3830, or by email to jobs@auanet.org.
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