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Dr. Barry 2020 Meeting Take-Away’s
Meeting Abstract Take-Aways. Kimbrough 2020 CONTRIBUTED BY JOHN M. BARRY, MD The principle of regenerative pharmacology is to stimulate the body to self-heal in situ. Local administration of the chemokine CXCL12 is being studied in a nonhuman primate male model of chronic post-prostatectomy erectile dysfunction and post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence. We hope it works. The…
Read More2020 Meeting “Take-Aways” from Dr. Joe Clark (must read)
Research on stem cell therapy for treating post prostatectomy incontinence has focused on both injecting stem cells as well as targeting in-situ regeneration of tissue with small molecules. Despite changes to government service urology, there continues to be similar types of research presented at the SGSU meetings. It is possible to not place a ureteral…
Read More2020 Kimbrough Award Winners
Congratulations to the 2020 Annual James C. Kimbrough Seminar Award Winners – Charlotte, NC HG Stevenson Award For outstanding support and dedicated service to the SGSU and urology residency programs. Presented to: Steve Lynch, MD Honorary Lifetime Membership Award For lifeme dedicatioon and service to the SGSU. Presented to: Al Squitieri, MD…
Read MoreTripler Army Medical Center study published in the October issue of The Journal of Urology
Using Opioids After Vasectomy May Trigger Persistent Use: Study By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Taking opioids after a vasectomy doesn’t improve pain control and is associated with increased risk of persistent use of the addictive painkillers months later, a new study says. It included 228 men who had…
Read MoreIn Memoriam – Preston Littrell
To the entire SGSU membership, It is with a heavy heart that I report sad news. Our beloved Preston Littrell has passed away. Kathy Littrell called me yesterday to let me know that he died peacefully in his sleep early in the morning (7/27/19). Preston served as the SGSU administrator for nearly 20 years. He…
Read More2019 Kimbrough Award Winners
Congratulations to the 2019 Annual James C. Kimbrough Seminar Award Winners – Kona, Hawaii HG Stevenson Award for outstanding support and dedicated service to the SGSU and urology residency programs. Presented to: Joseph Clark, MD. Honorary Lifetime Membership Award for lifetime dedicatioon and service to the SGSU. Presented to: COL (Ret.) Noah Schenkman, MD Prince…
Read MoreDr. Barry 2019 Meeting Take-Away’s
CONTRIBUTED BY JOHN M. BARRY, MD Single stage sacral neuromodulation may replace the two-stage procedure. NLRP3 inflammasome activation triggers bladder dysfunction in diabetic (Prize winner – Basic Science) The NLRP3 mediates bladder decompensation during bladder outlet obstruction in rats. Glyburide inhibits it. (Prize winner – Basic Science) The combination of low-energy shock wave therapy and…
Read MoreOutlook Newsletter – May 2019
Click link below to view the 2019 meeting highlights ! https://govurology.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sgsu-may-2019-newsletter.pdf
Read MoreFormer Air Force officer calls Washington’s approach to veteran health care ‘short-sighted’
The HILL.com Feb. 14, 2019 Washington is often disconnected from the veterans communities, and that division can lead to ineffective policies, former Air Force officer Michael Haynie told Hill.TV. “The extent to which we have conversations in D.C. about the social, economic, wellness concerns of this community without connecting those conversations back to the communities…
Read MoreOutlook Newsletter – March 2018
Click link below to view the 2018 meeting highlights ! https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=https://govurology.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sgsu-2018-meeting-newsletter.pdf
Read MoreCongratulations 2018 Kimbrough Award Winners
HG Stevenson Award for outstanding support and dedicated service to the SGSU and urology residency programs. Presented to: Gerald Jordan, MD . Honorary Lifetime Membership Award for lifetime dedication and service to the SGSU. Presented to: John M. Barry, MD . Prince Beach Award for best paper (#65) presented by a society member staff physician…
Read MoreUSAV – President’s Report 2018
Urological Society for American Veterans Success at the AUA San Francisco! I would like to personally thank all of this year’s USAV annual meeting organizers and sponsors for their contributions in producing an outstanding meeting at the AUA. We were able to complete our business objectives for the organization, have professional interactions with our meeting…
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