Urology Associates history

Doctor George Strong coauthored the historic “Jewett-Strong” classification with Doctor Jewett in 1946.

“Intubated ureterotomy: Experimental work and clinical results” won the first prize at the AUA and was published in the May 1948 Journal of Urology.

In 1949, with A.A. Marchetti, a gynecologist, and K.E. Krantz, then a resident, Doctor Marshall developed a procedure to treat stress urinary incontinence.

Doctor Drake obtained a United States patent for the device, entitled "Uroflometer" in 1953.

At Washington University in St Louis, she began doing infertility research, and began working with William H. Masters in 1957.

Ralph Landes, MD, head of urology at Danville, VA., succeeded Wirt Dakin, MD as AUA Historian in 1966.

The roots of Mystic Valley Urology date back to 1969 when three urologists merged a Tufts academic urologic practice with a private practice based in Winchester.

The Grayhack lab is enhanced by the recruitment of endocrinologist Chung Lee, PhD. Doctor Lee arrives at Northwestern in 1971 to conduct endocrinology research in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

In July 1972, Doctor Hock donated a large collection of numerous instruments—including cystoscopes, lithotritors, catheters and resectoscopes—to the newly created William P. Didusch Museum. more

In 1974, Doctor Grayhack recruits him to the Department of Urology as an assistant professor and director of the Urology Research Laboratory.

Doctor Schaeffer comes to Northwestern as an assistant professor in 1976 and becomes an AUA Scholar upon his arrival.

Nation served as president of the American Urological Association in 1977.

He establishes a research laboratory and by 1980 has achieved NIH funding.

First report of ureteroscopic ultrasonic lithotripsy, by Doctor Bagley in 1983.

First report of endoscopic recanalization of the obliterated upper urinary tract, by Doctor Bagley in 1985.

First report of ureteroscopy performed under local anesthesia, by Doctor Bagley in 1987.

Doctor Lichtwardt was a fellow at the American College of Surgeons, held many posts including president of the North Central Section of the AUA, served on numerous committees for the national AUA and became the AUA Historian 1988.

First report of electroejaculatory stimulation of a quadriplegic man resulting in pregnancy, by Doctor Hirsch in 1990.

First formal Urological Laparoscopy Programs in Philadelphia in 1991.

First use of RT-PCR to identify circulating cells in prostate cancer patients, 1992, by Drs.

Board of Trustees appointed Doctor L. G. Gomella the first Bernard W. Godwin Associate Professor in Prostate Cancer in 1994, the first prostate cancer specific chair in the United States

First report of endoluminal ultrasound of the ureter, by Doctor Bagley in 1995.

First Multidisciplinary GU Cancer Center, Kimmel Cancer Center, established in 1996, by Doctor Gomella and associates.

First Microwave Thermotherapy Unit in the Delaware Valley at the Pennsylvania Prostate Center at Jefferson in 1997.

Sakti Das, MD, FACS became the AUA historian in 2006.