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Andrew Stephenson, MD
Cleveland Clinic
"Randomized Trial of Decision Analysis Model to Facilitate Treatment Decision-Making for Localized Prostate Cancer" |
Sunil Sudarshan, MD
University of Texas – San Antonio
"Role of Fumarate Hydratase in Renal Hypoxia and Tumorigenesis" |
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William Roberts, MD
University of Michigan
"Histotripsy for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia"
- Received NIH R01 award, “Histotripsy Tissue Interactions for BPH Therapy “
- Co-Founded a startup medical device company HistoSonics, Inc.
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Edward Schaeffer, MD
Johns Hopkins Medical Institution
"Roles for Phospholipase A2 Signaling in Prostate Development"
- Received prestigious Howard Hughes Research Grant to study Phospholipase A2 Signaling in Prostate Development
- Promoted to Co-Director of Prostate Cancer Multi-Disciplinary Clinic at Johns Hopkins
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| 2007 Astellas Rising Star in Urology Award Winners |
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Ganesh Palapattu, MD
Texas Methodist Hospital
"The Isolation and Characterization of Human Prostate Cancer Stem Cells"
- Appointed as Chief of Urologic Oncology at Texas Methodist
- Was selected to be a 2010 AUA/Urological Society of India (USI) Academic Exchange Program Scholar
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Christopher Smith, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
"Central Role of ATP in Bladder Overactivity"
- Submitted an application for a $1.3M, 4-year DOD multicenter grant to investigate spinal cord injury
- Serves as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army reserve
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| 2006 Astellas Rising Star in Urology Award Winners |
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Brent Hollenbeck, MD
University of Michigan
"Identifying Best Practices for Managing Superficial Bladder Cancer"
- Was promoted to Head of the Division of Health Services Research, Department of Urology at the University of Michigan
- Has over 100 publications in peer reviewed journals
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Willie Underwood, MD
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
"Patient's Factors That Influence Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the Treatment of Nonmetastatic Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer"
- Served on multiple Federal Panels related to health care, prostate cancer and health disparity
- Submitted a proposal to partner with large practices to get patients involved in clinical trials and build a data repository
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| 2005 Astellas Rising Star in Urology Award Winners |
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Stephen Jay Freedland, MD
Duke University
"Molecular Dissection of the Association Between Obesity and Aggressive Prostate Caner"
- Promoted to Director of Translational and Outcomes Research for Urology at Duke University
- Selected for 2010 AUA/EAU Academic Exchange Program
- Contributed to the development of the National Urology Research Agenda
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B. Price Kerfoot, MD
VA Boston Healthcare System/Harvard Medical School
"Optimizing VA Healthcare Delivery Through Web-Based Interventions"
- Awarded Harvard University Presidential Distance Learning Grant for a randomized trial for spaced education. The American Board of Urology is considering his model for potential use in large trials.
- Contributed to the development of the National Urology Research Agenda
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